Re: [HCDX] Re: Antipodal Focusing

2003-09-05 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 05:49 PM 9/5/2003 -0400, Thomas Giella KN4LF wrote: I said at or NEAR the antipode. For instance the antipode from Plant City, FL, USA is well off of the west coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean but I regularly work into central and western Australia, on 160 meters phone with 100 watts becaus

[HCDX] Re: Antipodal Focusing

2003-09-05 Thread Glenn Hau-ser
I don`t think I`m being too much of a stickler to point out that the antipodes of Plant City out in the Indian Ocean west of Australia, at about 28 S, 98 E, is more than 3000 miles, 5 megameters, from Udorn, Thailand. This is ``NEAR``?? Grayline enhancement is a far more likely explanation, and

Re: [HCDX] Re: Antipodal Focusing- a program to display

2003-09-05 Thread Joseph Strain
Could this proggy I just discovered and am STILL trying to learn how to use http://www.qsl.net/w6elprop/ I think, properly used and understood, could Help us undestrand the propagation possibilities and true geographic relationships between target country and your shack (you enter YOUR coordi

[HCDX] IRELAND

2003-09-05 Thread Jouko Huuskonen
Just tried 252 kHz LW. Heard RTE Dublin (Clarkestown) with "RTE Radio One News" 22 UTC. I wonder, was this just a test or a regular broadcast? Signal strength with my indoor ALA 1530P-loop was S9. 73´s Jouko Huuskonen Turku FINLAND ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handb

[HCDX] I finally found my mystery station!!!

2003-09-05 Thread Gloria R. Lalumia
Well, after listening over several days, at time ranging from 0400 UTC ; 0540; 0645; and 1230, and at frequencies from 6186 through 6190, I FINALLY at 0415 this am Friday, 9/05, heard an female announcer say "from Mexico City with 10,000 watts." Then at about 0435 I heard what sounded like na

RE: [HCDX] Re: Antipodal Focusing

2003-09-05 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 09:36 AM 9/6/2003 +1200, Marcelo Toniolo wrote: Hello Glenn Perhaps this was a misunderstanding and Thomas used incorrect words to explain a correct thinking. I just checked GeoClock and a Sunrise in Florida at this time of the year corresponds to almost a perfect Sunset in Bangkok, Thailand.

Re: [HCDX] Re: Antipodal Focusing

2003-09-05 Thread Thomas Giella KN4LF
I said at or NEAR the antipode. For instance the antipode from Plant City, FL, USA is well off of the west coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean but I regularly work into central and western Australia, on 160 meters phone with 100 watts because it's NEAR the antipode. 73, Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF

RE: [HCDX] Re: Antipodal Focusing

2003-09-05 Thread Marcelo Toniolo
Hello Glenn Perhaps this was a misunderstanding and Thomas used incorrect words to explain a correct thinking. I just checked GeoClock and a Sunrise in Florida at this time of the year corresponds to almost a perfect Sunset in Bangkok, Thailand. Yes, Thailand is not geographically antipodal of

[HCDX] Re: Antipodal Focusing

2003-09-05 Thread Glenn Hau-ser
Sorry to break this to you, but Thailand is nowhere near antipodal from the US. For starters both are in the Northern Hemisphere... Unfortunately there is little land on the opposite side of the globe from the USA --- in the Indian Ocean. 73, Glenn Hauser Yes Radio Thailand on 7260 kc at my

[HCDX] KN4LF Daily HF/MF Radio Propagation Outlook #2003-12

2003-09-05 Thread Thomas Giella KN4LF
KN4LF Daily HF/MF Radio Propagation Outlook #2003-12 http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf5.htm Standard Disclaimer- Note! I use "RAW" public domain data from the NOAA Space Environment Center, as well as other U.S. government organizations, to produce my "not for profit" propagation forecast outlooks.

Re: [HCDX] Re: Caribbean Beacon back on 11755 ?

2003-09-05 Thread Dale Thomas
yes. 11775 khz is what it should have read. I had another bout of fingers thinking for themselves. :) Dale Thomas --- robinban74o <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All... > > Can I confirm please that the following report, > dated, Saturday, August 30 > 2003... > > "after a modest absence Carib

[HCDX] HF Propagation From Thailand

2003-09-05 Thread Thomas Giella KN4LF
Jerry KC2UT: .Judging by the way that signal sounds, very non auroral like and consistently there day from day and season to season, I think it must be the 16.000 mile path, through all darkness and low latitude, because even during high auroral periods I hear these guys, day in and day out.

[HCDX] Re: Voice of Finland on air!

2003-09-05 Thread Alpo Heinonen
U..uups, TIMES LOCAL SUMMERTIME IN FINLAND (UTC +3) Hi, It is time for first autumnal transmission of Scandinavian Weekend Radio this year! Anyway, we have quite nice weather in here and as known even hot in studio... So, turn your receiver to our frequencies at 21 hours UTC this Friday eve

[HCDX] Voice of Finland on air!

2003-09-05 Thread Alpo Heinonen
Hi, It is time for first autumnal transmission of Scandinavian Weekend Radio this year! Anyway, we have quite nice weather in here and as known even hot in studio... So, turn your receiver to our frequencies at 21 hours UTC this Friday evening and full 24 hours satisfaction is quaranteed. He

Re: [HCDX] Help with french ID ??

2003-09-05 Thread Henrik Klemetz
"CBKF Saskatchewan" 73 Henrik --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: > Can anyone help with this ident in french? > > Recorded Sept.4, 2003, 0600z on 690khz with CINF > Montreal phased. The clip > starts off fairly quiet, then a mention of "Radio > Canada" by a woman, a time > pip, then into news. As the