[Elecraft] DZOTA: Dead Zones On The Air

[Lyn Norstad]

Jim -

I too, as a former Minnesota resident (born, raised, first licensed) would
be curious as to what town you're referring to

At one time I had a job that required me to travel to nearly every town and
every school building in the state, so I may just need something to jog my
aging memory.

73
Lyn, WØLEN


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Flowers
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 9:51 AM
To: 'Elecraft Refl'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] DZOTA: Dead Zones On The Air

Was that town in the Iron Range?   And if so, could all the iron ore
deposits play a role?

- 73 and good DX de Mike, K6MKF, NCDXC Secretary

> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> On Behalf Of Jim Rhodes
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 07:47
> To: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>; Elecraft-KX at groups.io
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] DZOTA: Dead Zones On The Air
> 
> When I was growing up in Minnesota there was an area of a nearby town that
> would blank the signal of whatever radio station you were listening to on
the car
> radio as you were driving through, AM or FM. Not an industrial area
either.
> Never did figure that one out. Always meant to go back and see if I could
map it
> better and maybe find out what was causing it. Would like to have talked
to folks
> living near there.
> 
> On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 9:19 AM Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Joe,
> >
> > I'd just google each company's coverage maps.
> >
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
> >
> >
> > > On Dec 10, 2019, at 7:12 AM, Joseph Street <jstreet at uwaterloo.ca>
wrote:
> > >
> > > DZOTA  so....most of Canada then.  This jives perfectly with my
> > > desire
> > to go hike where nobody else wants to go.  I might just get bitten by
> > this bug along with a few thousand mosquitoes and blackflies.  One
> > problem though, I've never owned a cell phone.  I need some other way
> > of knowing when I'm in a dead zone. Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Joe ve3vxo
> > > From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > > <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> > on behalf of Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
> > > Sent: December 10, 2019 9:46:09 AM
> > > To: Elecraft Reflector
> > > Cc: Elecraft-KX at groups.io
> > > Subject: [Elecraft] DZOTA: Dead Zones On The Air
> > >
> > > Have you seen those cell-phone company maps showing how much of the
> > country they cover? Inevitably, they reveal a patchwork of Dead Zones
> > (DZs): places where coverage is not just bad...it's non-existent.
> > >
> > > In such inhospitable realms, your choices are smoke signals, sat
> > > phone,
> > or ham radio. This smacks of an opportunity. Hence DZOTA.
> > >
> > > DZOTA places are often DeZerted. In fact, they are often in dezerts,
> > > in
> > contrast to many of the conspicuous high places typical of SOTA. This
> > may be a benefit to outdoor radio enthusiasts who, when hiking, prefer
> > level ground or even a gentle downward slope. And in an emergency,
> > those hikers might be the only ones around with comms.
> > >
> > > Where are the most notorious DZs? I have a few tiny cell network
> > > black
> > holes in my urban neighborhood, thanks to AT&T. But the truly
> > inspiring DZs are far from civilization, covering tens or hundreds of
square
> miles.
> > Typically, they're also far from sources of noise.
> > >
> > > I have no illusions that DZOTA sites will be officially tracked and
> > chased anytime soon. Still, the "NO SIGNAL" icon on my phone now has
> > new meaning. It's a bug you, too, can change to a feature just by
> > keeping a radio in your vehicle at all times.
> > >
> > > In my case, it's the spare KX2 and AX1 under the driver's seat.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Wayne
> > > N6KR
> > >
> > >
> > >
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