I also found Kauai to be a quiet island. In Princeville, I found that the mainland was amazing to receive signals. KTCT 1050 was by far the best performer nightly and came in like a local. Only 570 Lihue was stronger and really not by much. It was also a place to where it was a cliff dxing advantage being up about 100 feet.
Todd Skaine On Jan 5, 2018 3:28 PM, "Karl Zuk via IRCA" <[email protected]> wrote: > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Karl Zuk <[email protected]> > To: Gary DeBock <[email protected]>, Mailing list for the > International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> > Cc: "R. Colin Newell" <[email protected]> > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 13:24:40 -0800 > Subject: Hawaii Adventure part two > My best advice: Get away from civilization. Going down to the beach is a > great first step. Highly recommended is Hana on the far east tip of Maui. I > managed to log KSL 1160 and 1380 ‘The Answer’ Sacramento along with many 50 > kilowatters from the west coast of the USA there beyween midnight and dawn. > All this with a Sony ICF-SW7600GR bare back. > > Another excellent spot is Kona on the south shore of Big Island. I have a > ham friend who had a QTH 2200 feet above the ocean in Kona. He worked > legendary QSOs there. > > If you don’t want disappointment... get away from the noise and clutter !! > > This vacation also made me honor further the abilities of Gary, Pat > Martin, Mark Connelly and all the other talented DXers I have come to know > over decades of belonging to IRCA. The miracles they log take great effort > and knowledge.Bravo. > > Hawaii is an amazing place, but you must learn where to go and how to > manage it! Tiny Maui has five 5 kW broadcasters and one 15 kW broadcaster! > Go to Hana! Go to Kona! > > 73 de N2KZ Karl Zuk > > _______________________________________________ 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]
