RadioBanter - View Single Post - Catch of the winter season in South Africa

dxAce · July 17th 08, 06:41 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

wrote:

My top DX pal Gary Deacon has been at it again and got the following
on his FRG7:
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Greetings everyone,

I just got an e mail report along with audio from Gary Deacon. He
heard
KGED 1680 Fresno CA with 1 KW. The first report for the station from
South Africa. What a fine piece of DX Work Gary. Bravo. You will be
getting a QSL letter going out tomorrow. Fantastic!

73,

Patrick

Patrick Martin
KGED QSL Manager
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An awesome MW catch over 10,000miles/16,000 km's away from the DX
cottage near Cape Point in the Table Mountain National Park.

Interesting path over South America, Haiti then Abiline TX and Las
Vegas and then over Rockies to Fresno.

Here this morning I have been scanning the various bands, but nothing
worthwhile is coming in over the mountains to my little village in the
valley.

Not bad John, but pretty much a clear channel right? I might be more interested
in TA/TP dx if I was in a better location, but for the most part that type of
stuff is non-existent here.

Awesome catch into SA though! It is your dx season right?

Myself I'm ready to chuck the warm weather and get back to dx.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-7700, Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
ERGO software
Drake SW8. Sangean 803A
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop.
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx