Gary, The beverage is what brings the Eastern DX in. Without it, I would not hear half of what I do from the East. I do not live in a great location for Eastern DX with the foothills of the Coast Range not that far away. I remember back in the early 70s when Bill Block just using a loop, living in Portland and we would compare DX. I did not have a beverage, but I did have a 600 foot longwire. Bill Block always got the Eastern stations stronger than I did and he got more of them. That extra mountain range really can knock down the signal strength. The guys up North, where you are, as well as Lower BC get the TAs much stronger than I do. When Nick reports a TA carrier, I never get a peep. When he reports a weak TA signal, I may get a moderate carrier. Strong signals he reports, I have a shot at. Too many close-in mountains in the way. I do well on some frequencies, but only if there are no strong blocking stations. Of course the exception is anything with a waterpath like TPs an DUs. 1610 does have two TIS locals. One at Cape Disappointment, WA (straight across the Columbia River at about 10-15 miles and Warrenton, near the Boat Basin has a lp TIS too, but neither really block the frequency, but as you mentioned other TIS stations around the NW can QRM often.
73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager _______________________________________________ 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