Pete - Not sure about AM but the high peaks might be a hoot on FM or on a portable TV. As a kid (in the 70's), I heard of a DX'er who drove up Mount Mitchell in NC. He had stations on every TV channel well up into the upper UHF band.
Fast forward to 1989. I was vacationing out in Colorado and was on Pikes Peak. I got out an old 5" portable TV set that I brought along just to see if I could replicate the North Carolina DX'ers feat. Man! Every channel from 2 to way up in the 50's had *something." Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Panhandles of TX and OK and NM, too, IIRC. There was no tropo to speak of and no Es. I was not even at the summit! FM stations out to 150 miles with no apparent tropospheric enhancement. The signals did drop as I went lower. That may be fun for you to try. 73, Dave in Indy ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:17:00 -0700 From: Pete Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [IRCA] BANFF BAND To: IRCA of America <[email protected]>, NRC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed We will be driving up to Banff, AB for a week mid-September. I will be bringing the 2010 and the Palomar loop so am curious as to what to expect on the AM band. Is it a deathly location for AM DX because of the mountainous terrain? Also, it is a long haul up there from Tacoma so we will probably spend the night somewhere midway. Is it worth the time getting off Canada #1 to visit Kelowna? Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop ICF2010 + " " " " DX398; Palomar loop SRF-59 & SRF M37V _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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 reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
