Nothing else to add - in 40+ years of DXing, I've never picked up India over Japan in late August.
Anything is possible. Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Aug 30, 2016, at 9:30 PM, Glenn Hauser <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would normally defer to the expertise of the Pacific Northeast MW DXers on > this, but you seem to be ignoring the factors I am basing this on --- DF from > the north, the existence of a grayline path at this hour, and a megawatt to > start with. I was getting 774 Japan carrier about the same time at its usual > northwest DF, and 594 was definitely not the same direxion. A transpolar > grayline from India would not apply to your location. I hope other DXers in > central North America will give this a try just before local sunrise. I am > not likely to be able to pull any audio. Language at that time is > Bangla/Bengali. A simple DX-398 is handy for DFing vs big fixed antennas. > > 73, Glenn Hauser, OK > > > -------------------------------------------- > On Wed, 8/31/16, R. Colin Newell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] 594 India into central USA? > To: "Glenn Hauser" <[email protected]>, "Mailing list for the International > Radio Club of America" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 12:45 AM > > Unless > you heard some distinctive music or established a parallel > or online stream,I'd say with 99% > certainty that you were tuning in Japan. > India is indeed possible on the West Coast -- > with better than average antennasand receivers > and ideal conditions. > We are currently at a medium low point in the DX > season which "should" turn aroundin the > next 2 - 3 weeks if past experience is any > guide. > -- > Colin Newell > - Editor and > creator of Coffeecrew.com and DXer.ca - > VA7WWV | > Twitter > @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - > Canada > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention Kansas City, September 9 to 11. Hotel space is filling up. Registration info: http://www.nrcdxas.org 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]
