[IRCA] TP 9 May Victoria version

2018-05-09 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Another slow, weak, and mostly DU morning. pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not today Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): none

[IRCA] TP 8 May Victoria version

2018-05-09 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Not much today, and mostly DU pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at least briefly): not today Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by a native speaker, though often battling w/splash or noise): none not so reaso

[IRCA] Cook Island DXpedition-- North American DX & MP3's

2018-05-09 Thread Gary DeBock
Aitutaki Island in the Cook group is 2,600 miles (4,184 km) due south of Hawaii, and the closest point on the USA mainland is 4,550 miles (7,323 km) away. There was a straight ocean path to both of these areas from my DXing spot on the lagoon beach, resulting in several strong transoceanic sign