Guy and Bruce, Great work on pinpointing the 1710 Russian's approximate location. Given the very weak daytime signal in south Puget Sound, demographically, the northern Seattle suburbs were always a logical target area, with a significant Russian population. And the northerly bearing matches the loop nulls we had here in Puyallup. 73, Gary In a message dated 5/28/2009 2:02:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, d...@guyatkins.com writes:
Today I needed to be in the Bothell/Mill Creek WA area for a totally unrelated reason, so before I returned to my office I drove north on the Bothell-Everett Highway, past the Maltby Road intersection which is where Bruce had turned back yesterday. The farther I went, the stronger the 1710 signal became. Eventually I turned left at 164th St. SE, as I was running out of time and couldn't head farther out (north). As I headed west, the signal grew even stronger, and was VERY strong when I neared Mill Creek Community Church (16415 North Rd.) on the corner. I drove around the building as far as possible, looking for any sign of an antenna, but nothing was seen. Not only that, the signal appeared slightly weaker right near the church. I drove north on North Road (north side of 164th St. SE), and found the 1710 mystery station stronger still! Unfortunately I didn't have a portable radio with a ferrite loop with me, but the area of strongest signal seems to be among a group of apartment complexes. Here's a Google Maps link to the location: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mill+creek+commu nity+church,+mill+creek,+wa&ie=UTF8&ll=47.850106,-122.23651&spn=0.002606,0.0 04812&t=h&z=18 In the few minutes I had remaining I scanned for antennas or wires around balconies and rooftops, but didn't see anything. I feel confident though that the transmitter is within a few blocks of here. A return trip to the neighborhood seems inevitable :^) Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA www.perseus-sdr.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ 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 **************Cooking Dinner For Two? Sign Up & Get Immediate Member-Only Savings. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222652750x1201460983/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215225797%3B37274671%3Bq%3Fhttp:%2 F%2Frecipes.cookingfor2.pillsbury.com%2F%3FESRC%3D934) _______________________________________________ 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
