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 Shreveport, LA, I wasn't yet familiar with all of the radio stations in that part of Texas. I thought I had my Zenith clock radio set so that when I woke up from my nap, I could listen to WFAA-570. Well, when the alarm sounded and the radio came on, it wasn't WFAA. I listened on and heard the "KFI 640" station ID. Talk about surprised! I was listening to KFI Los Angeles on my little Zenith clock radio - and the signal was as clear as a bell!! I grabbed a sheet of paper and a pencil, wrote down some log details, and sent a reception report. I received a KFI QSL card about a month later, signed by Bernie Koval, the Chief Engineer. I still have the QSL card in my files. That reception would probably never happen today ... sigh! Thanks & 73, Stephen H. Ponder, N5WBI Houston, Texas, USA - EL29kn E-Mail: [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]
