Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-23 Thread Bill Whitacre 

On Feb 19, 2016, at 3:15 PM, Neil Kazaross wrote:

> Bill wrote, "If you’re living along a coast and point mostly in one
> direction for your DX, the DKAZ with Vactrol remote termination control is
> ‘THE way to go!’"
> 
> I inquire, so Bill, you're convinced that you're getting better across the
> band F/B with a vactrol than with a fixed Rt? Or are you just using the
> vactrol to squeeze out a few dB more F/B in a part of the band?
> 
> Hmm.. me things that I need to test this.

---

The Vactrol is VERY handy on a DXpedition where I don't have time/energy to 
make multiple trips out to the antenna before dark to 'home in' on the proper 
single value of Rt.  The trade-off is a long run of CAT5 but that's fairly 
simple.  Once I find the best spot on the pot I don't play with it much so a 
fixed Rt after that would be just as good ... except that if I got inquisitive 
I could check things out with the Vactrol.

The first night I just shoved a 1K resistor at the back-end of the DKAZ and it 
showed the next day when I replaced it with the Vactrol and got up to 30dB 
nulls on Portland 750 and 25dB or more on Seattle 1000 & 950.  Given that I was 
facing around 280-290 deg. neither Portland nor Seattle were right 'off the 
back' so those aren't bad nulls -- depth or width!

What I want are my 'two days' back that I missed when the Monday flight I was 
on was diverted to Dulles after 'smoke in the cockpit.'  Left on Wednesday 
instead after a major 'hit' from the sun made things auroral for the first two 
days or more of the visit.  In a quick review of wav files that doesn't seem to 
have translated into much more than a couple of Philippine stations and more 
than the usual number of Aussies.
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA 
--- Begin Message ---

<<
Nick, I was seeing 621 quite clearly around 22:45 local in Victoria, and
snippets of audio. My, Grayland was very lively this morning on the temp
DX Fishbarrel, while dead in Victoria at the same time! Walt
>>


Reminds me of sunset on the shore at Granite Pier, Rockport, MA versus 15 miles 
/ 25 km inland at Billerica, MA about a 55 minute drive away.  Live DX in the 
car at the seaside and same-time unattended home reception for comparisons were 
done a few times along with a lot of long term observations for both sites.


A ridiculous difference: the Algerian then on 1544 now 1550 hitting S9+40 at 
the pier and maybe about S8 peak inland.  760 Fortaleza, Brazil Q5 and S9 at 
Rockport and down in the noise at Billerica even on a better antenna.  1 kW 
Spaniards doing better at the shore than 100+ kW ones in the same frequency 
range did inland.


Over several decades, 25 or so Brazilians heard at coastal sites on Cape Ann 
and Cape Cod.  Maybe about 5 heard in suburbs northwest of Boston.  Go out to 
central MA and once in a while you *might* get the 1100 and 1220 Globo's once 
in a blue moon.


Crazy differences.  And that, my friends, is why we DXpedition.


Look at this pattern for WJDA 1300 Quincy, MA, a one-stick NON-directional 
station.  Though it's for groundwave I have no trouble believing that long-haul 
skip would behave about the same way.
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/pictures1/wjda-1300_pattern.gif


For each 1 mile you go west you can go 10 miles east for the same amount of 
attenuation.
 
Then, thinking as a DXer, superimpose a cardioid pattern terminated loop on 
that, further stretching out the transoceanic reach and suppressing stateside 
pests.  That's why loggings from DXpeditions seem totally nutty compared to 
most DXers' home results.  It's true whether East Coast or West Coast.  
Newfoundland and Haida Gwaii are likely the most extreme.   


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread Walter Salmaniw 
Nick, I was seeing 621 quite clearly around 22:45 local in Victoria, and
snippets of audio.  My, Grayland was very lively this morning on the temp
DX Fishbarrel, while dead in Victoria at the same time!  Walt

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 11:12 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Some of the notorious Grayland noise?  It's gone now.   On the other hand,
> 729 is realmaybe New Caledonia?? The lady talking sounds French.
>
> And 621 is very real, lady in very readable accented Englishalso 1017
> had a job ad in Nuku'alofa.  Not quite the Miss Tonga contest, but still
> local colo(u)r.
>
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 6:48 AM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:
>
> > I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt
> >
> > On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Nicholas Hall-Patch 
> wrote:
> >
> > > Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
> > >
> > > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> > >
> > > sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
> > > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> > >
> > > best wishes,
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread Mark Durenberger Mobile 
Kaz, I will have a couple of these remote terminators built by the end of 
April for cabin (wx permitting) and desert "broadband F/B" evaluation.


Cheers!

Mark Durenberger
On The Road Again

-Original Message- 
From: Neil Kazaross

Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 3:15 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

Bill wrote, "If you’re living along a coast and point mostly in one
direction for your DX, the DKAZ with Vactrol remote termination control is
‘THE way to go!’"

I inquire, so Bill, you're convinced that you're getting better across the
band F/B with a vactrol than with a fixed Rt? Or are you just using the
vactrol to squeeze out a few dB more F/B in a part of the band?

Hmm.. me things that I need to test this.

DKAZ fix up continues here and I have great termination on one of my 21 x
120 footers aimed due west. As an example, I live 35 miles NW of Chicago
and basically can't tell that their 950 AM is on the air at night and
Denver is my dominant.

73 KAZ

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 1:31 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org> wrote:


Indeed it is GRF Gary.   I realized early this morning that it only shows
on the ALA100 phased array when I have that connected (the DKaz is deaf on
LW), so went down there to check, and 'GRF' beacon is reasonably strong,
though not overpowering.

best wishes,

Nick


On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 2:54 PM, <d1028g...@comcast.net> wrote:

> The 216 kHz signal is undoubtedly 216-GRF, an NDB pest in Fort Lewis 
> (now

> called JBLM, in between Tacoma and Olympia).
> It is the strongest NDB pest on the entire band here in Puyallup.
>
> Gary
>
>
> - Original Message -
>
> From: "Chuck Hutton" <charle...@msn.com>
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <
> irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 12:32:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel
>
> Never been heard at Grayland, and a west facing DKAZ would make it even
> less likely. But never say never.
>
> Chuck
>
> 
> From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Paul B. Walker,
> Jr. <walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 6:53 AM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel
>
> radio monte Carlo with 900kw?
>
> http://shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?now=true
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 9:48 PM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> > I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt
> >
> > On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Nicholas Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
> > >
> > > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> > >
> > > sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
> > > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> > >
> > > best wishes,
> > >
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread Neil Kazaross 
Bill wrote, "If you’re living along a coast and point mostly in one
direction for your DX, the DKAZ with Vactrol remote termination control is
‘THE way to go!’"

I inquire, so Bill, you're convinced that you're getting better across the
band F/B with a vactrol than with a fixed Rt? Or are you just using the
vactrol to squeeze out a few dB more F/B in a part of the band?

Hmm.. me things that I need to test this.

DKAZ fix up continues here and I have great termination on one of my 21 x
120 footers aimed due west. As an example, I live 35 miles NW of Chicago
and basically can't tell that their 950 AM is on the air at night and
Denver is my dominant.

73 KAZ

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 1:31 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org> wrote:

> Indeed it is GRF Gary.   I realized early this morning that it only shows
> on the ALA100 phased array when I have that connected (the DKaz is deaf on
> LW), so went down there to check, and 'GRF' beacon is reasonably strong,
> though not overpowering.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 2:54 PM, <d1028g...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > The 216 kHz signal is undoubtedly 216-GRF, an NDB pest in Fort Lewis (now
> > called JBLM, in between Tacoma and Olympia).
> > It is the strongest NDB pest on the entire band here in Puyallup.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> > - Original Message -
> >
> > From: "Chuck Hutton" <charle...@msn.com>
> > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <
> > irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 12:32:54 AM
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel
> >
> > Never been heard at Grayland, and a west facing DKAZ would make it even
> > less likely. But never say never.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > 
> > From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Paul B. Walker,
> > Jr. <walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 6:53 AM
> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel
> >
> > radio monte Carlo with 900kw?
> >
> > http://shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?now=true
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 9:48 PM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt
> > >
> > > On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Nicholas Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
> > > >
> > > > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> > > >
> > > > sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
> > > > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> > > >
> > > > best wishes,
> > > >
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread Nicholas Hall-Patch 
Indeed it is GRF Gary.   I realized early this morning that it only shows
on the ALA100 phased array when I have that connected (the DKaz is deaf on
LW), so went down there to check, and 'GRF' beacon is reasonably strong,
though not overpowering.

best wishes,

Nick


On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 2:54 PM, <d1028g...@comcast.net> wrote:

> The 216 kHz signal is undoubtedly 216-GRF, an NDB pest in Fort Lewis (now
> called JBLM, in between Tacoma and Olympia).
> It is the strongest NDB pest on the entire band here in Puyallup.
>
> Gary
>
>
> - Original Message -
>
> From: "Chuck Hutton" <charle...@msn.com>
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <
> irca@hard-core-dx.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 12:32:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel
>
> Never been heard at Grayland, and a west facing DKAZ would make it even
> less likely. But never say never.
>
> Chuck
>
> 
> From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Paul B. Walker,
> Jr. <walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 6:53 AM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel
>
> radio monte Carlo with 900kw?
>
> http://shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?now=true
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 9:48 PM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt
> >
> > On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Nicholas Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
> > >
> > > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> > >
> > > sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
> > > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> > >
> > > best wishes,
> > >
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread coffee_canuck 

Is fun doing the side by side this AM -

Kudos for NHP for setting up this awesome slide show.

Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC

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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread d1028gary 
The 216 kHz signal is undoubtedly 216-GRF, an NDB pest in Fort Lewis (now 
called JBLM, in between Tacoma and Olympia). 
It is the strongest NDB pest on the entire band here in Puyallup. 
  
Gary 
  

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From: "Chuck Hutton" <charle...@msn.com> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
<irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 12:32:54 AM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel 

Never been heard at Grayland, and a west facing DKAZ would make it even less 
likely. But never say never. 

Chuck 

 
From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
<walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 6:53 AM 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel 

radio monte Carlo with 900kw? 

http://shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?now=true 



On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 9:48 PM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: 

> I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt 
> 
> On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Nicholas Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org> wrote: 
> 
> > Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights. 
> > 
> > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm 
> > 
> > sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one 
> > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm 
> > 
> > best wishes, 
> > 
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread Bill Whitacre 
Thanks for putting that up Nick.  Sitting in the room next to you it’s nice to 
be able to graphically illustrate the ‘miracle’ that is Grayland.  ;-)

I would remind people that it takes more than a couple of blue bars to make an 
‘audible’ signal though.  In comparing bars to ears I’m guessing, depending on 
modulation level, one needs at least 2 or probably 3 bars before audio is 
forthcoming.

Still, the difference between Grayland and your home QTH in Victoria is amazing!

The high A-index and disturbed geomag cx have created an odd combination of 
‘summer’-like DU and Pacific Island stations and more normal ‘winter’ Japanese 
fare.  One thing we’re probably not hearing much of is Alaska.

If you’re living along a coast and point mostly in one direction for your DX, 
the DKAZ with Vactrol remote termination control is ‘THE way to go!’

Bill Whitacre
Room 15, Grayland Motel

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On Feb 19, 2016, at 1:44 AM, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Sorry for the resend.   For some reason, the "usual" web address didn't
> come out correctly...
> 
> 
> Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
> 
> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> 
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> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm
> 
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread Chuck Hutton 
Never been heard at Grayland, and a west facing DKAZ would make it even less 
likely. But never say never.

Chuck


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radio monte Carlo with 900kw?

http://shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?now=true



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> I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt
>
> On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Nicholas Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org> wrote:
>
> > Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
> >
> > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> >
> > sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
> > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-19 Thread Chuck Hutton 
Most winters, the Grayland Motel closes for a month or so. Caveat DXers.

Chuck


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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-18 Thread Dennis Vroom via IRCA 
--- Begin Message ---

Thanks Nick and happy to read that Grayland motel & cottages is opened. I read 
that Bennett's near the motel is now closed.  Best regards,

Dennis  Vroom, 
Kalama, WA
JRC NRD 545 + Drake R8B
1) NW ewe
2) SW ewe
3) Long wire
4) Random wire
5) Bog NW 280'

  From: Nicholas Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org>
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 Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 11:13 PM
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel
   
The owner may have been on holiday Dennis   The place isn't jumping (well maybe 
for DX), but seems open for business if a little short-staffed.

best wishes,

Nick

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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 06:55:32 + (UTC)
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What location were you DXing from Nick? A friend of mine went to Grayland Motel 
& Cottages in January and they were closed.  
Best regards,

Dennis  Vroom,
Kalama, WA

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I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt

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> Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
>
> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
>
> sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
>
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-18 Thread Nicholas Hall-Patch 
The owner may have been on holiday Dennis   The place isn't jumping (well
maybe for DX), but seems open for business if a little short-staffed.

best wishes,

Nick

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> What location were you DXing from Nick? A friend of mine went to Grayland
> Motel & Cottages in January and they were closed.
> Best regards,
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> > Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
> >
> > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> >
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-18 Thread Nicholas Hall-Patch 
Some of the notorious Grayland noise?  It's gone now.   On the other hand,
729 is realmaybe New Caledonia?? The lady talking sounds French.

And 621 is very real, lady in very readable accented Englishalso 1017
had a job ad in Nuku'alofa.  Not quite the Miss Tonga contest, but still
local colo(u)r.


best wishes,

Nick

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>
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> >
> > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> >
> > sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-18 Thread Dennis Vroom via IRCA 
--- Begin Message ---
What location were you DXing from Nick? A friend of mine went to Grayland Motel 
& Cottages in January and they were closed.  
Best regards,

Dennis  Vroom, 
Kalama, WA

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I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt

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> Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
>
> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
>
> sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-18 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
radio monte Carlo with 900kw?

http://shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?now=true



On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 9:48 PM, Walter Salmaniw  wrote:

> I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt
>
> On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:
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> >
> > http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
> >
> > sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
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Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-18 Thread Walter Salmaniw 
I want to know, who is on 216 kHz with such a big signal?  Walt

On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Nicholas Hall-Patch  wrote:

> Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.
>
> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm
>
> sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
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[IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-18 Thread Nicholas Hall-Patch 
Sorry for the resend.   For some reason, the "usual" web address didn't
come out correctly...


Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.

http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm

sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test/display.htm

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[IRCA] Fwd: Grayland Fishbarrel

2016-02-18 Thread Nicholas Hall-Patch 
Grayland has its own DXFishbarrel, at least for a couple of nights.

http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm

sort of amusing, flipping back and forth to the usual one
http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/test2/display1.htm

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