Exactly, Billy. 30 is top of the line. See that 30 area in northwest Iowa along the Minnesota border? That's the "Okoboji" area of Iowa, a popular vacation destination from Memorial Day to Labor Day. I used to live in that area. The DX on both AM and FM up there was amazing, easily the best QTH for DXing in which I've ever resided. Of course, it didn't hurt that among my 3 closest AM stations, KILR-1070 (250 watts) and KKOJ-1190 (5000 watts) were both daytimers, and KICD-1240 (1000 watts, of course) was 20 miles to the south. I recently hit 1000 AM stations logged here in South Omaha, taking nearly 6 1/2 years to do so. Had I stayed up in Okoboji instead of moving away in July 1996, it probably would've taken me about 1/4 as long -- if that -- to reach 1000.
73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af ________________________________ From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of billy brooks <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 6:21 PM To: 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America' Subject: Re: [IRCA] dx dead spots Roger the map. I presume the lower the value, the worse the conductivity unless I missed something. Tnx bb -----Original Message----- From: IRCA [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Block Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 5:00 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] dx dead spots Mike, here is a ground conductivity map. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Effective_Ground_Conductivity_Map.png ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Sanburn" <[email protected]> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 12:21:46 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] dx dead spots I think it might be a combination of any or all of the factors that you mentioned. You seem to be using good quality equipment for sure. There are times when there have been solar storms and the band is just a loud buzz so even locals sound horrible. I recall seeing a map once that showed the best and worst places as far as ground conductivity in North America goes. I would bet that can be found using Google. 73 Mike ________________________________ From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of billy brooks <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 11:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IRCA] dx dead spots Hi all….. a topic that has always confounded me is the subject of “dx deadspots”. Literally geographic areas where nothing of a dx nature seems to penetrate. I’ve alluded to this in previous threads and blamed it on Antennas, sunspots, noise…… you know the usual suspects. I’ve even postulated that poor soil conductivity is a contributor. While much has been written on these topics (other than soils to my knowledge) I wonder If any of you have these same frustrations. Naturally I leave “ass time in the chair” as the last factor. We all know what that means when it comes to good dx. I’ll even go as far to express that having top notch gear Is useless if you don’t use it! nevertheless, the perception does exist that “location,location,blah,blah” may be a significant although unexplored factor plagueing all of us. Anyone else experience these blasé feelings? Bill brooks , Waynesburg,pa Drake r8a wellbrook ala1530lnp _______________________________________________ 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]
