Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
Pretty sure he died alone. :-( His language series created by Ian McFarland of RCI was a huge hit on DXER.ca — although he never did an “Island radio listening” series that I’m aware of. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Jan 8, 2018, at 11:25 AM, Steve Francis wrote: > > > Did anyone ever learn what became of his numerous shortwave and AM veries? > No will, no relatives, and no other DXer within reasonable "rescue" distance. > I'm thinking they ended up in a Puna recycling center. > > Steve Francis > Alcoa, Tennessee > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Russ Edmunds > To: Mark Connelly ; Mailing list for the International > Radio Club of America > Sent: Mon, Jan 8, 2018 2:36 pm > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U > > Richard also emigrated to Hawaii from the mainland, bringing his hobby with > him... > > > Russ Edmunds > > WB2BJH > > Blue Bell, PA > > Grid FN20id > > > From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell > > Sent: Monday, January 8, 2018 2:25:44 PM > To: Mark Connelly > Cc: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U > > He was also a noted linguist and permanent resident. > > One wonders sometime if there are any permanent residents of the Islands out > there toiling anonymously with these productive listening conditions that > haven’t signified yet. > > Colin Newell - Kona HI. > >> On Jan 8, 2018, at 8:39 AM, Mark Connelly wrote: >> >> Look up the reports from Richard Wood in old DX Monitor / DX News. This >> would mostly be in the 1980s. >> >> He wrote the book on DXing from Hawaii. (at least in the pre-SDR / >> pre-ultralight era) >> >> Mark Connelly, WA1ION >> South Yarmouth, MA >>> > > > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
--- Begin Message --- Did anyone ever learn what became of his numerous shortwave and AM veries? No will, no relatives, and no other DXer within reasonable "rescue" distance. I'm thinking they ended up in a Puna recycling center. Steve Francis Alcoa, Tennessee -Original Message- From: Russ Edmunds To: Mark Connelly ; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Sent: Mon, Jan 8, 2018 2:36 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U Richard also emigrated to Hawaii from the mainland, bringing his hobby with him... Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell Sent: Monday, January 8, 2018 2:25:44 PM To: Mark Connelly Cc: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U He was also a noted linguist and permanent resident. One wonders sometime if there are any permanent residents of the Islands out there toiling anonymously with these productive listening conditions that haven’t signified yet. Colin Newell - Kona HI. > On Jan 8, 2018, at 8:39 AM, Mark Connelly wrote: > > Look up the reports from Richard Wood in old DX Monitor / DX News. This > would mostly be in the 1980s. > > He wrote the book on DXing from Hawaii. (at least in the pre-SDR / > pre-ultralight era) > > Mark Connelly, WA1ION > South Yarmouth, MA >> --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
We were in Kona last year. The noise was not intolerable. However, after taping as many island-station IDs as I could, I didn’t really go out of my way to stay up all night for further catches. Later on this year, my wife and I will be visiting three of the islands. Since I will be toting one of Gary DeBock’s marvelous FSL units, I hope to be more ambitious. KTNQ was my loudest NA station. In response to one of Gary’s questions, we rented a car and visited a ranch up north of the Big Island somewhere between Waimea and Hawi. On the way back to Kona for the first half hour or so, the band was overloaded with West Coast US stations. I am sure the Hilo dial would be the same. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 & ICF2010 Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 & M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380 > On Jan 7, 2018, at 7:41 PM, R. Colin Newell wrote: > > Good questions - I am not sure what the history of the Big Island DX scene is > - > > What I’ve observed is that there are 3 distinct kind of Island DXERS: > > A.) people like Gary DeBock who go out of their way to break new ground and > push it to the limit by tackling the West facing DX in Asian and Oceania. > > B.) The homesick DXERS who are leather bent for hearing North American > stations only from Hilo, Kauai or Maui because they are intimidated by > foreign languages like Japanese and strange hypnotic North Korean choirs and > Sabre ratting harangues... > > And finally... > > C.) People like me who take a half-assed approached to DXing - bringing great > equipment but too lazy to crow the day or explore much outside of my highly > limited comfort zone. > > People like DeBock and others on here are inspiring and if not for them I’d > likely moved on to other hobbies (like the hour + a day I dedicate to guitar > playing or the daily look at electronics design. ) > > I’m sure there’s a historic side to Hawaiian DXing — I just don’t have the > answers. > > Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > >> On Jan 7, 2018, at 4:58 PM, Chris Kadlec wrote: >> >> I'm curious, looking at the map, if anyone has tried to listen from the >> westernmost island of Hawai'i instead of from Kona. Is Kona a sort of sweet >> spot where someone once saw that the signals were superior or is there >> another reason for this specific location, historically speaking? >> >> To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com >> > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
My wife wants to spend 3 months a year here... every year... Who am I to argue? Maybe I’ll operate a DX guest house. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Jan 8, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Russ Edmunds wrote: > > Richard also emigrated to Hawaii from the mainland, bringing his hobby with > him... > > > Russ Edmunds > > WB2BJH > > Blue Bell, PA > > Grid FN20id > > > From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell > > Sent: Monday, January 8, 2018 2:25:44 PM > To: Mark Connelly > Cc: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U > > He was also a noted linguist and permanent resident. > > One wonders sometime if there are any permanent residents of the Islands out > there toiling anonymously with these productive listening conditions that > haven’t signified yet. > > Colin Newell - Kona HI. > >> On Jan 8, 2018, at 8:39 AM, Mark Connelly wrote: >> >> Look up the reports from Richard Wood in old DX Monitor / DX News. This >> would mostly be in the 1980s. >> >> He wrote the book on DXing from Hawaii. (at least in the pre-SDR / >> pre-ultralight era) >> >> Mark Connelly, WA1ION >> South Yarmouth, MA >>> > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
Richard also emigrated to Hawaii from the mainland, bringing his hobby with him... Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id From: IRCA on behalf of R. Colin Newell Sent: Monday, January 8, 2018 2:25:44 PM To: Mark Connelly Cc: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U He was also a noted linguist and permanent resident. One wonders sometime if there are any permanent residents of the Islands out there toiling anonymously with these productive listening conditions that haven’t signified yet. Colin Newell - Kona HI. > On Jan 8, 2018, at 8:39 AM, Mark Connelly wrote: > > Look up the reports from Richard Wood in old DX Monitor / DX News. This > would mostly be in the 1980s. > > He wrote the book on DXing from Hawaii. (at least in the pre-SDR / > pre-ultralight era) > > Mark Connelly, WA1ION > South Yarmouth, MA >> ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
He was also a noted linguist and permanent resident. One wonders sometime if there are any permanent residents of the Islands out there toiling anonymously with these productive listening conditions that haven’t signified yet. Colin Newell - Kona HI. > On Jan 8, 2018, at 8:39 AM, Mark Connelly wrote: > > Look up the reports from Richard Wood in old DX Monitor / DX News. This > would mostly be in the 1980s. > > He wrote the book on DXing from Hawaii. (at least in the pre-SDR / > pre-ultralight era) > > Mark Connelly, WA1ION > South Yarmouth, MA >> ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
--- Begin Message --- Look up the reports from Richard Wood in old DX Monitor / DX News. This would mostly be in the 1980s. He wrote the book on DXing from Hawaii. (at least in the pre-SDR / pre-ultralight era) Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, MA << > I?m sure there?s a historic side to Hawaiian DXing ? I just don?t have the > answers. > > Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - >>--- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
--- Begin Message --- Last year in April and May I travelled to Hawaii and DXed from Princeville, on the northern side of Kauai and a VRBO "up the hill" from Kona-Kailua on the western side of Hawaii. The VRBO was equipped with a lanai with a clear view of the Pacific. Using a Great Circle map I generated from a graciously provided program by a ham, I used Honolulu as the center. I surmised that Princeville would probably be a nice DXing locale for Asian TP DX. It was overwhelmingly phenomenal. Due to the topography on Kauai I figured DU TP DX would not be so good from there, which was the case. The DU TP DX from my location in Hawaii (in the midst of a mango grove) was plagued with QRM from a NW direction completely obliterating Asian TP DX from that direction, however the DU TP DX was phenomenal there. I've contemplated returning to Kauai to try TP DXing from Princeville first for Asian TP DX, then Poipu on the south side of the island next for DU TP DX. I appreciate Colin's frank description of his DXing approach. Last April/May was my first trip to Hawaii and I regarded TP DXing as icing on the cake, as opposed to the primary focal point of the trip. I will be travelling to Kalaloch on the nw coast of Washington this March, when TP DXing will be more of a focal point. I will say that Gary Debock's linguistic help and his "airport friendly" FSL were difference makers regarding TP DX success. Chris Kadlec's insights were also very helpful. My linguistic abilities are more focused on this hemisphere, not the Far East. Curiously receiving a broadcast from a Japanese station in Brazilian Portuguese was most interesting! I have decided to take a serious look at travelling to the North and South Islands of NZ later this year. I am intrigued at the DXing prospects from that location. Aloha Colin! Best of DX from the TP DX hinterlands of the interior where hope springs eternal! Craig Barnes Wheat Ridge, CO On Sun, 1/7/18, Chris Kadlec wrote: Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U To: "irca@hard-core-dx.com" Date: Sunday, January 7, 2018, 7:58 PM I'm curious, looking at the map, if anyone has tried to listen from the westernmost island of Hawai'i instead of from Kona. Is Kona a sort of sweet spot where someone once saw that the signals were superior or is there another reason for this specific location, historically speaking? It seems that things on the outlying islands could be quieter than on the Big Island. I mean, it's a tad harder to access and fewer services, but for hardcore DXers (of which anyone heading to Kona or the Pacific coast typically are), it would be do-able. Heck, for FM DXing, I used to climb a mountain just to get to my spot and would regularly climb 2,000+ foot mountains for my bandscans. You do what you have to do to get the signals you want. -Chris Kadlec Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 10:13:41 -0800 (PST) From: Gary DeBock Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U Thanks for the report from Kona, Colin. <<< The last few nights I?ve looked, there has been no evidence of 846 KHz even being on the air. >>> If 846-Christmas Island isn't pounding in after local sunset in Kona then its transmitter is almost certainly QRT. It was on the blink last month, so certainly not very surprising. <<< No sign of 1098, 1017 or 846 KHz. >>> 1098 should also be around after local sunset, but 540, 1017 and 1440 typically need about an hour after Kona sunset to show up. <<< Found a couple of sweet spots along the sea wall between the Hale Kona Kai and the Royal Kona where Gary DeBock would have DXed only a few weeks ago... where the noise level, while still omnipresent, is not drowning out everything in its path. >>> You are welcome to use my old beachfront DXing hot spot by the fake Hawaiian boat on the Royal Kona property, Colin. Nobody ever questioned me the whole time I was DXing there! Gary ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com --- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
Well I guess I fall under the B category however I would be open to TP/DU dxing if I could stay awake. Out of all the islands, I still lime Kauai the best. Todd On Jan 7, 2018 9:41 PM, "R. Colin Newell" wrote: > Good questions - I am not sure what the history of the Big Island DX scene > is - > > What I’ve observed is that there are 3 distinct kind of Island DXERS: > > A.) people like Gary DeBock who go out of their way to break new ground > and push it to the limit by tackling the West facing DX in Asian and > Oceania. > > B.) The homesick DXERS who are leather bent for hearing North American > stations only from Hilo, Kauai or Maui because they are intimidated by > foreign languages like Japanese and strange hypnotic North Korean choirs > and Sabre ratting harangues... > > And finally... > > C.) People like me who take a half-assed approached to DXing - bringing > great equipment but too lazy to crow the day or explore much outside of my > highly limited comfort zone. > > People like DeBock and others on here are inspiring and if not for them > I’d likely moved on to other hobbies (like the hour + a day I dedicate to > guitar playing or the daily look at electronics design. ) > > I’m sure there’s a historic side to Hawaiian DXing — I just don’t have the > answers. > > Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > > > On Jan 7, 2018, at 4:58 PM, Chris Kadlec > wrote: > > > > I'm curious, looking at the map, if anyone has tried to listen from the > westernmost island of Hawai'i instead of from Kona. Is Kona a sort of sweet > spot where someone once saw that the signals were superior or is there > another reason for this specific location, historically speaking? > > > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
Hi Chris, <<< I'm curious, looking at the map, if anyone has tried to listen from the westernmost island of Hawai'i instead of from Kona. Is Kona a sort of sweet spot where someone once saw that the signals were superior or is there another reason for this specific location, historically speaking? It seems that things on the outlying islands could be quieter than on the Big Island. I mean, it's a tad harder to access and fewer services, but for hardcore DXers (of which anyone heading to Kona or the Pacific coast typically are), it would be do-able. >>> Kona on the Big Island has quite a few advantages going for it, if a DXer is mainly interested in TP-DX. It is relatively distant from the RF zoo of Oahu (Honolulu), where far too many stations run far too much power to cover such a small area. It is west of the Big Island's significant mountain range, which tends to attenuate signals from the east (like those from the North American mainland). And finally it has lots of relatively cheap motel rooms, in comparison to tourist traps like Oahu (Waikiki Beach, etc.), Maui, etc.. Kauai (the westernmost main island) is also a popular DXing spot, especially around Princeville on the north coast. Craig Barnes took one of the 5" Frequent Flyer FSL's there last April, and received lots of Asian DX at strong levels. But the fact that Kauai is the westernmost island probably doesn't give it any real TP-DXing advantage over the other islands. The main factors seem to be DXing as far away from Honolulu as possible, and as close as possible to salt water on the side of the island facing your preferred area of DX (west side for TP-DX, and the east side for North American DX). Gary > On January 7, 2018 at 6:58 PM Chris Kadlec wrote: > > > I'm curious, looking at the map, if anyone has tried to listen from the > westernmost island of Hawai'i instead of from Kona. Is Kona a sort of sweet > spot where someone once saw that the signals were superior or is there > another reason for this specific location, historically speaking? It seems > that things on the outlying islands could be quieter than on the Big Island. > I mean, it's a tad harder to access and fewer services, but for hardcore > DXers (of which anyone heading to Kona or the Pacific coast typically are), > it would be do-able. Heck, for FM DXing, I used to climb a mountain just to > get to my spot and would regularly climb 2,000+ foot mountains for my > bandscans. You do what you have to do to get the signals you want. > > > > -Chris Kadlec > > > > > > > > > > Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 10:13:41 -0800 (PST) > > From: Gary DeBock > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U > > > > Thanks for the report from Kona, Colin. > > > > <<< The last few nights I?ve looked, there has been no evidence of 846 > KHz even being on the air. >>> > > > > If 846-Christmas Island isn't pounding in after local sunset in Kona then > its transmitter is almost certainly QRT. It was on the blink last month, so > certainly not very surprising. > > > > <<< No sign of 1098, 1017 or 846 KHz. >>> > > > > 1098 should also be around after local sunset, but 540, 1017 and 1440 > typically need about an hour after Kona sunset to show up. > > > > <<< Found a couple of sweet spots along the sea wall between the Hale > Kona Kai and the Royal Kona where Gary DeBock would have DXed only a few > weeks ago... where the noise level, while still omnipresent, is not drowning > out everything in its path. >>> > > > > You are welcome to use my old beachfront DXing hot spot by the fake > Hawaiian boat on the Royal Kona property, Colin. Nobody ever questioned me > the whole time I was DXing there! > > > > Gary > > > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
Good questions - I am not sure what the history of the Big Island DX scene is - What I’ve observed is that there are 3 distinct kind of Island DXERS: A.) people like Gary DeBock who go out of their way to break new ground and push it to the limit by tackling the West facing DX in Asian and Oceania. B.) The homesick DXERS who are leather bent for hearing North American stations only from Hilo, Kauai or Maui because they are intimidated by foreign languages like Japanese and strange hypnotic North Korean choirs and Sabre ratting harangues... And finally... C.) People like me who take a half-assed approached to DXing - bringing great equipment but too lazy to crow the day or explore much outside of my highly limited comfort zone. People like DeBock and others on here are inspiring and if not for them I’d likely moved on to other hobbies (like the hour + a day I dedicate to guitar playing or the daily look at electronics design. ) I’m sure there’s a historic side to Hawaiian DXing — I just don’t have the answers. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > On Jan 7, 2018, at 4:58 PM, Chris Kadlec wrote: > > I'm curious, looking at the map, if anyone has tried to listen from the > westernmost island of Hawai'i instead of from Kona. Is Kona a sort of sweet > spot where someone once saw that the signals were superior or is there > another reason for this specific location, historically speaking? > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
I'm curious, looking at the map, if anyone has tried to listen from the westernmost island of Hawai'i instead of from Kona. Is Kona a sort of sweet spot where someone once saw that the signals were superior or is there another reason for this specific location, historically speaking? It seems that things on the outlying islands could be quieter than on the Big Island. I mean, it's a tad harder to access and fewer services, but for hardcore DXers (of which anyone heading to Kona or the Pacific coast typically are), it would be do-able. Heck, for FM DXing, I used to climb a mountain just to get to my spot and would regularly climb 2,000+ foot mountains for my bandscans. You do what you have to do to get the signals you want. -Chris Kadlec Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 10:13:41 -0800 (PST) From: Gary DeBock Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U Thanks for the report from Kona, Colin. <<< The last few nights I?ve looked, there has been no evidence of 846 KHz even being on the air. >>> If 846-Christmas Island isn't pounding in after local sunset in Kona then its transmitter is almost certainly QRT. It was on the blink last month, so certainly not very surprising. <<< No sign of 1098, 1017 or 846 KHz. >>> 1098 should also be around after local sunset, but 540, 1017 and 1440 typically need about an hour after Kona sunset to show up. <<< Found a couple of sweet spots along the sea wall between the Hale Kona Kai and the Royal Kona where Gary DeBock would have DXed only a few weeks ago... where the noise level, while still omnipresent, is not drowning out everything in its path. >>> You are welcome to use my old beachfront DXing hot spot by the fake Hawaiian boat on the Royal Kona property, Colin. Nobody ever questioned me the whole time I was DXing there! Gary ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
Thanks for the report from Kona, Colin. <<< The last few nights I’ve looked, there has been no evidence of 846 KHz even being on the air. >>> If 846-Christmas Island isn't pounding in after local sunset in Kona then its transmitter is almost certainly QRT. It was on the blink last month, so certainly not very surprising. <<< No sign of 1098, 1017 or 846 KHz. >>> 1098 should also be around after local sunset, but 540, 1017 and 1440 typically need about an hour after Kona sunset to show up. <<< Found a couple of sweet spots along the sea wall between the Hale Kona Kai and the Royal Kona where Gary DeBock would have DXed only a few weeks ago... where the noise level, while still omnipresent, is not drowning out everything in its path. >>> You are welcome to use my old beachfront DXing hot spot by the fake Hawaiian boat on the Royal Kona property, Colin. Nobody ever questioned me the whole time I was DXing there! Gary > On January 6, 2018 at 10:36 PM "R. Colin Newell" > wrote: > > > Found a couple of sweet spots along the sea wall between the Hale Kona Kai > and the Royal Kona where Gary DeBock would have DXed only a few weeks ago... > where the noise level, while still omnipresent, is not drowning out > everything in its path. > > Currently using a DeBocked PL380 Tecsun... > > 1440 KHz - assume Kiribati with Island music. > > No sign of 1098, 1017 or 846 KHz. > > The last few nights I’ve looked, there has been no evidence of 846 KHz even > being on the air. > > Colin Newell - Kona, Hawaii. > > > > > > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Kona dial tune 0630 U
Found a couple of sweet spots along the sea wall between the Hale Kona Kai and the Royal Kona where Gary DeBock would have DXed only a few weeks ago... where the noise level, while still omnipresent, is not drowning out everything in its path. Currently using a DeBocked PL380 Tecsun... 1440 KHz - assume Kiribati with Island music. No sign of 1098, 1017 or 846 KHz. The last few nights I’ve looked, there has been no evidence of 846 KHz even being on the air. Colin Newell - Kona, Hawaii. > > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
