[GreenKeys] ELF in Canada...

[tony.podrasky]

I once worked a guy in Boulder, Co.

I sent him a QSL card - and made a note on it,
asking: "How is your reception of WWV?"

He QSLL'd and wrote just one word on it - in LARGE
CAPITAL LETTERS" it said: "OUTSTANDING!!!".

:-)

UE,
K2EAA - TONY
NNNN
ZCZC


On 07/26/2017 07:25 AM, Jeffrey Angus wrote:
> On 7/26/17 8:42 AM, Kenneth Gartland wrote:
>> When I lived in Windsor, the signal strength was so
>> strong, it wud literally "Swamp" out most BCB receivers...
>>
>> The CFH call sign cud be clearly be heard all over
>> the dial...
>
> Growing up in North Torrance (South of Los Angeles 1956-1972) I had the
> misfortune of having KNX, 1070 AM, running 50,000 watts 2-3/4 miles from
> the house. And again when I moved back home (1989-2009.)
> A crystal radio would hear KNX over the entire dial.
> BCB DXing on any radio was out of the question.
>
> There was ONE notable exception to that however.
> The original main antenna (circa 1936) was destroyed by vandals on
> September
> 14, 1965.
> That didn't last for long though.
>
> I didn't fare any better with the house I bought (1975-1989) which was
> 3-1/2
> miles to the East of KNX.
>
> Currently in Ranger Texas, the closest AM broadcast tower is KROO, 1430 and
> running a "blazing" 640 watts. They're 27-1/4 miles from the house.
> Also, there's KWBY 98.5 FM running 5800 watts 8-3/4 miles away.
>

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