Could your 1410 been CFUN VAcouver? They are listed as carrying Both ESPN and Fox Sports in the night and overnight hours from 10pm to 6am VAncouver time, which would be 8pm to 4am in Hawaii.
That is probably alot more likely considering their power level. Paul On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 12:16 AM, Pete Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > The previous report covered Hawaiian stations; this one covers what else I > heard. > > First, Colin, we stayed at Waikoloa Village 10/26-31 and Kona Coast Resort > 11/1-6. North American reception is pretty well blocked by the rather large > mountains; electrical noise at both places didn’t help much either. Bob > Coomler, yes, you’ll be in great shape for North America but not so good > for Asia. (Be sure to go to the Botanical Garden!) > > I DXed a couple of times at 10pm and 4am local but was not rewarded with > much other than a few hets. However, there were a few things of interest > Sat. 11/7 at 4am HST: > 603 - couldn’t tell language. Seems unlikely it was Korean but could be. > Actually heard two mornings. > 620/621 - sounded like opera with JJ commentary. Not positive about the > language. > 747 - Japanese; fair level > 774 - as above > 1143 - as above > 1170 - someone trying to break through but not quite audio > 1380 - US sports. KTKZ? > 1410 - US sports. KMYC unlikely, but what else? > 1440 - good level in Japanese > 1550 - repetitive chanting. Really strange. KZDG? > > On 11/5, we drove up to a ranch on Hwy. 250 about 2/3rds of the way up > from Waimea. This did not give me a clear shot to the U.S. mainland but it > wasn’t bad. Driving back 2 hours after local sunset, I listened for about > 15 minutes before the mountains started blocking reception. The dial was > alive from 540-1150 with U.S. stations audible on just about every > frequency which did not have a Hawaiian station on it. KTNQ-1020 was the > loudest. > > In the 80s, we went to Poipu on Kauai. No problem with having a loop in > your luggage back then. Reception was wonderful with Argentina all the way > around to Japan bouncing in. Fun! It is good having an understanding wife... > > Pete Taylor > Tacoma, WA > 12225w 4719n > HQ180 & ICF2010 > Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops > DX398, SRF-59 & M37V > Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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]
