Colin (and Nick, Nigel and All): <<< You see where I am going with this? Gary's devious creation is actually stealing signals right out of the air. Which explains why when he is cliff side on the Pacific Coast that he takes the lion share of all the DX.
I will grab the torches and the rest of the villagers... >>> Your torches would have come in handy on the Cliff, Colin! The first early morning (Saturday) had subfreezing cold, mixed with an awful mist from the ocean below. The second (Sunday) had gale force winds, with enough force to shake the 16-pound (7.3 kg) FSL around like a leaf. The last day (Monday) had thunderous rain mixed with stiff winds, taking out the FSL, ICF-2010, PL-380 and C.Crane SWP Slider backup Ultralight. If the villagers (and DXer) had any good sense, they would have stayed under cover. 73, Gary -----Original Message----- From: Colin Newell <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 1:10 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 14 Nov 2012 /Victoria version Whoops, I did it again. I was up well before sunrise, swinging my DeBock FSL-5000 around in circles. So let's be clear on this: When I stay in bed, the band rocks. When I get up and grab the Debock FSL-5000 antenna, the radio dial tanks entirely. You see where I am going with this? Gary's devious creation is actually stealing signals right out of the air. Which explains why when he is cliff side on the Pacific Coast that he takes the lion share of all the DX. I will grab the torches and the rest of the villagers... Eton E1 / Sony 2010 / Wellbrook Antennas / Russian Surplus Ferrite Antennas > Not quite zero audio on the coast, but aside from a few squawks from the > NHK2 > big guns, pretty darn close, at least after 1400UT. I'll check the > earlier > recordings this evening, but not holding out much hope. > > best wishes, > > Nick ================================================== Colin Newell - Victoria B.C. DXer and Ham - VA7WWV ICOM 703+ / DRAKE R8 / ETON E1 / Kenwood R2000 Antennas: Wellbrook ALA100's " Workman Verticals ================================================== _______________________________________________ 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]
