I still get XEROK and XERF on a consistent basis, but the station I'm struggling to hear nowadays -- one that use to rule 540 at night - is XEWA! Wonder what in the world happened, if their ground system is deteriorating, or if they are simply running less wattage now than in the old days.
73, Rick Dau South Omaha, NE Sony ICF-2010 + Quantum Loop ________________________________ From: Patrick Martin <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, April 4, 2011 12:38:00 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] 5-letter call signs No wonder I never hear XEROK. For some reason I never realized XEROK was not operating with the same power. I guess I never checked. The same was true with XERF 1570 for years, running about 18 KW if lucky until a few years ago when they boosted to 100 KW, now they are a pest on 1570 that used to be a great DX frequency off the beverage, after BC & AB moved to FM. I got FL, IL, etc. Now I get XERF, CKMW, and sometimes SD. That is about it. A DX test would work well as morse code would cut through XERF easy enough. But XERF is just strong enough to mess up the frequency here and I cannot even get them to QSL! I have tried for years and years. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager _______________________________________________ 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] _______________________________________________ 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]
