Last night in Grafton featured only mediocre TA cx, unlike Friday which was rather good. Only 684 Spain was in well and on peaks was rather easy to listen to for several minutes at a time.
1134 has a strong signal there, but needs to really blast in to get buy local WISN slop even with phasing. 73 KAZ DXing in Grafton WI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Renfrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 8:17 PM Subject: [Amdx] SEP 8 TA and antenna report > Jim Renfrew > Holley NY > > SEP 8 > 2105 EDT > > 1134 A huge signal tonight from Croatia, on my new 150 foot NE wire, as > well as the 250 foot south wire. My 500 foot wire aimed west (used for > TA's > last year) is being relocated further from the house and I hope to have it > back on line tomorrow evening. The NE wire that crosses a quarry pond to > an > inaccessible part of my property can be extended (neighbor has given > permission) when I figure out a way to get over there. The first 150 feet > of wire got across over the ice, but the hill on the far side was too > slippery for my son to climb at that time. The pond is drying out and > there > are a few crossing points emerging, but still pretty muddy down there. > The > shore has receded enough that I've been able to straighten the wire by > reaching around a tree that is now on dry ground. > > 585 Amazingly, this is the only other signal with audio tonight. Some > wishful thinking audio noted on 1341 and 909. > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
