Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 30 years of skywave DXing

2011-04-14 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I was in 6th or 7th grade in Cromwell, CT and the first ever "DX Catch" I made from home was 1020 KDKA pittsburgh. Not a big feat for most, but for a pre-teen who was just beginning to understand radio, this was a big deal! The first "DX Catch" I got in a car was a few weeks later while riding in t

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 30 years of skywave DXing

2011-04-13 Thread GEORGE SANTULLI
it all started from that 20 foot climb up those steps in my house dragging the aged Emerson radio with me! George Santulli Lovettsville, VA > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:01:32 -0700 > From: stephen_pon...@sbcglobal.net > To: a...@nrcdxas.org; irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@yahoogro

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 30 years of skywave DXing

2011-04-13 Thread Stephen Ponder
Rick, Thanks for bringing back those great memories of the "glory days" of DX'ing the AM band! I had a similar experience with a clock radio picking up "exotic" DX. It was mid-October in 1975 and I was in my first full semester of seminary in Fort Worth, TX. Having moved there from Shrevepor