Re: [IRCA] DXing and cruising -\ part two

--- Begin Message --- Do any US stations make it to any of the western Africa locales where you sailed? Mauritania 783 and Canaries 621 are sometimes "blowtorch" level here on Cape Cod around sunset (as were now-gone Senegal 764/765 and Guinea 1386/1403/1404 in the old days). The guitar

Re: [IRCA] DXing and cruising -\ part two

Thanks Theo. Fascinating descriptions. As for the fishing, well, I guess that could be a secondary use of a long whip antennaif you can't hook a big one in one mode, hook something else in another best wishes, Nick At 17:05 2018-04-29, Theo wrote: And from February, with the

Re: [IRCA] No More NK 3 +1 Pips on the Half Hour?

Not quite the rest of the world. There are still some countries that use :30 or :45 offset time zones, including: - our closes neighbor Canada - our very popular DX target Australia - desired DX target India - the widely heard Iran plus a handul of others like Afghanistan,

Re: [IRCA] DXing and cruising -\ part two

Yes, I enjoyed it very much, too! Walt On Sunday, April 29, 2018, Eric Floden wrote: > Thanks Theo, > > Good to read > > EricF > Ottawa > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com >

Re: [IRCA] DXing and cruising -\ part two

Thanks Theo, Good to read EricF Ottawa ___ 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

Re: [IRCA] No More NK 3 +1 Pips on the Half Hour?

--- Begin Message --- And changing time zone back to comply with South Korea. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2018, at 6:10 PM, Gary DeBock wrote: > > Apparently North Korea has decided to join the rest of the world with Top of > the Hour pips on the top of the hour

[IRCA] No More NK 3 +1 Pips on the Half Hour?

Apparently North Korea has decided to join the rest of the world with Top of the Hour pips on the top of the hour http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2018/04/30/040100AEN2018043300315.html Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) ___ IRCA

[IRCA] DXing and cruising -\ part two

And from February, with the funny part at the end of the second para as long as the formatting holds: "As some already know, I took off back to Africa in early February when the chance to take a cruise calling at St Helena couldn't be resisted, even if credit card and bank account were

[IRCA] DXing and cruising - part one

Today, I finally read through Walt Salmaniw's post a week ago describing his efforts of listening at sea.  Nick Hall-Patch had suggested that I post a rundown after seeing my description while cruising back around the western Indian Ocean in December. First, I'll agree with Walt about how

[IRCA] For Sale: Icom IC746 Pro

Icom IC746 Pro for sale, in good condition. Asking what I paid, $600 plus actual cost of shipping. (Actual shipping will be about $35 I think. Also, No power supply included, the power supply would cost more to ship then its worth but they are easy to find elsewhere) I did SW DXing on it at my