I started dx'ing when I was 11yrs.old in 1963 using an old hallicrafters s-38e. began with sw and recall getting my first qsl from HCJB "voice of the andes". Did not find Sw very interesting due to being overshadowed by my big bro. and his buddy who still lives down the street and still dx's! they dx'd in the late '50's when MW was quiet with Relatively few stations. i logged about a 100 stations, notably kfi, and ksl. Also a couple of 1kw stations in the west. By 1966 I discovered girls and the radio, now a knight r-100a went silent. Sold it for a 1968 sony 8-track recorder. I did not return to the hobby until I built my house in 2006. Bought a drake r8a and started dx'ing once more. My Logs are ho-hum mainly due to my lazy attitude. Still love the hobby especially in the summer, dreaming of the upcoming dx season. But.... something always gets in the way! I have 1st class equip. but there is no substitute for time at the dials!! My current shack is surrounded by glass and I can see WANB-1210 out my window.
Bill brooks [ drake r8a wellbrook ala 1530 lnp ] Waynesburg, pa usa -----Original Message----- From: IRCA [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Niven Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 6:46 PM To: 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America' Subject: Re: [IRCA] Informal "poll" Russ, For me, I started out DXing SW when I was a teen living in Australia on June 29 1975, my first logging was Radio Nederland broadcasting to the Pacific region with the "Happy Station", then followed by Radio Canada International. Later in 1975, I was sharing pretty much equal time between SW and Broadcast Dxing. Now a days, it's pretty much Broadcast DXing, more of a challenge .... -----Original Message----- From: IRCA [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russ Edmunds Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 2:28 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Subject: [IRCA] Informal "poll" Mostly this is aimed at folks here who've been DX'ing for many years. How many here either started out DX'ing SW or have done so along with BCB over the years ? I started with BCB as a child, and dabbled in SW in my late teens and early twenties, then went back to BCB because to me at the time it was too easy to log multiple countries in a fairly short period of time as compared to BCB. Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id _______________________________________________ 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] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ 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]
