Re: [IRCA] not TP 30 May Victoria version

2017-06-01 Thread Mark Connelly via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Nick, I suspect that you (as a long-time DXer out there), as well as Pat Martin and Bruce Portzer, have some recollection of West Coast loggings of Latin Americans back in the '70s / '80s. There were other DXers active at the time such as Hank Wilkinson, Randy Seaver, Ralp

Re: [IRCA] not TP 30 May Victoria version

2017-06-01 Thread Donald Barnes via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Mark, Thanks to your referencing the DXploits of Richard Wood in Hawaii, I was aware of the potential for Latin American DX from Hawaii. The best opportunity for that for me, without setting up a one night DXpedition, was probably on the north coast of Kauai. The location

Re: [IRCA] not TP 30 May Victoria version

2017-06-01 Thread Donald Barnes via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Signed, Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2017, at 2:42 PM, Donald Barnes via IRCA > wrote: > > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Re: [IRCA] not TP 30 May Victoria version

2017-06-01 Thread d1028gary
Craig, I think that the FSL-based Hawaii DXpeditions in April were a pretty good learning experience for both of us. We were both swamped with lots of transoceanic DX that we had never heard before, and had to adjust to the new reality in a hurry. Your Chinese TP-DX in Princeville, Kauai was

Re: [IRCA] not TP 30 May Victoria version

2017-06-01 Thread Richard N Allen
I remember hearing stations from Brazil, Colombia and Peru here in Oklahoma in the 1970's. Of course DX-ing was far easier then, especially with stations closing down at night. It's been nearly 40 years since I last heard a South American on medium wave. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA. Se

Re: [IRCA] not TP 30 May Victoria version

2017-06-01 Thread C B via IRCA
--- Begin Message --- Gary, I am also tentatively planning on another trip to the NW perhaps in late July or early August. I hope to revisit Kalaloch for some more Olympic Peninsula TP DX accompanied by your superb "airport friendly" FSL. That's exciting to hear you're planning another trip to

[IRCA] TP 1 Jun Victoria version

2017-06-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Much the same as yesterday...several DU carriers, and a couple of weak and transitory audios pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): no Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though