[NJARC] DX conditions last night

[manualman at juno.com]

What/which contest??
Pete, wa2cwa

On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:35:59 -0500 David Snellman <dsnellman at comcast.net>
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> I know we're a couple of days away from the DX contest start, but 
> was playing around last night and conditions were pretty good.
> 
> Between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM (Eastern time) I was getting WSB, 750 - 
> Atlanta; WHAS, 840, Louisville; WWL, 870 - New Orleans; KMOX, 1120 - 
> St Louis; and KXEL, 1540 - Waterloo, IA.
> 
> Heard Spanish underneath WSB = possible RCR Caracas - no ID heard.  
> Also heard R. Reloj at various locations.
> 
> Nothing on the low end of the band - too much electrical 
> interference; same between 1020 and 1060 kHz.
> 
> All this was heard on two different lightweights: a Sony SW100 and a 
> Tecsun PL606.  Was just using the built-in antennae on each - no 
> loops or longwires.
> 
> Hope conditions hold for the contest.
> 
> Dave Snellman