Rejected subject header: "Argh Billy, have you ever tuned a Ulr at Sea?"
I have two colleagues heading out for pleasure travel next week. One is flying to Scotland for about 10 days - I am giving him a G6 Aviator to take with him and test. He is very familiar with using radios but is not currently a DXer. I am curious of how it will work out for him. Colleague #2 is getting an SRF-59 (the best of my two '59s) to take on a cruise ship that is either sailing from Seattle or L.A. to the Hawaiian Islands over 5 to 7 days. He is not a dxer but is a technician and is very familiar with portable radios, their usage and how skip works at night. I have advised him to listen between dusk and dawn and to do his best to get "on deck" and away from electrical noises - and to concentrate on the AM band only - I have also "promised" him that he may expect to hear some unusual stuff half way between Hawaii and the mainland. For me, this is the 3-R's of the radio hobby: Recruitment, reception and retention. Get new hobbyists hooked up with great little radios, make sure they hear something and keep them coming back! -- Colin Newell - Editor - coffeecrew.com | coffee.bc.ca | DXer.ca Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada _______________________________________________ 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]
