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Gary Crites:  don't know the answer to your high angle/low angle question,
but I can tell you that:

(1) generally, radio waves propagate better over water to a very few miles
inland.  In the mid 1980s, a West Coast Florida station, WHBO-1040 from
Pinellas Park, used Gulf Coast "water wave" propagation to get daytime
coverage alonmg ther Gulf from Panama City beach to Key West.  But it
couldn't be heard very far inland.

(2)  While visiting Eureka over Thanksgiving weekend in 1995, I was able to
log and verify JOAB-693, JOIK-567, and Turks and Caicos-531 on the same
night (Nov 25) with a Sony ICF2010 from the Best Western Thunderbird Inn.
T&C was in around 0800 GMT, the Japanese around 1330-1400 GMT (one even gave
an English ID).  I'm not too surprised at the Japanese reception, but was
surprised at hearing T&C-531 over an all-land path.

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: KN4LF Propagation Outlook (Julian Hardstone)
   2. Nuevo horario R.Tacana-Bolivia ( Rogildo F. Arag?o )
   3. QSL Filing Plastic Sheet (Luigi Perez)
   4. Re: Re: [ ABDX ] Indo Distance Website & Spyware (Joseph Strain)
   5. DX Antenna and angle of reception questions (Gary Crites)
   6. Re: [ABDX] Firewall Programs VS Spyware (Thomas Giella KN4LF)
   7. Re: QSL Filing Plastic Sheet (Gayle Van Horn)
   8. Re: DX Antenna and angle of reception questions (Hermod Pedersen)
   9. Re: [ABDX] Firewall Programs VS Spyware (malm-ecuador)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:26:12 +0100
From: "Julian Hardstone" <j.omega@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] Re: KN4LF Propagation Outlook
To: <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <00b501c37202$30478380$1f3e0751@default>
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Regarding the bandwidth used for Thomas' propagation outlooks, it generally
uses about < of the daily digest, whereas unedited 'original messages' in
the replies, often use = of the space. *Please* let us all try to remove
everything unnecessary when 'replying' to a message. Thomas - please observe
this practice yourself, it would shorten your postings considerably  8-)

I am unable to do any LF/MF DXing from here, but I have been enjoying the
Outlooks, so I would be happy with slightly less detail. I probably wouldn't
follow any links to the full Outlook, which would be a pity because I would
miss the 'Lesson' which Thomas often includes. If all the Lessons are to be
found on the home page link, then they do not need to appear in the postings
quite so often, but I feel that any updates and additions should.

BTW, thanks for the new 'lightning' links.

- Julian


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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:22:45 -0300 (ART)
From: " Rogildo F. Arag?o " <raragaodx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] Nuevo horario R.Tacana-Bolivia
To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: slaen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx, kurier@xxxxxxx,
	scm.s@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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B O L I V I A
4780.9  R.Tacana, Tumupasa, Depto. La Paz,  2108   Sept. 02
SS, px "Sentimento y mzsica", mx and talk OM(Mario Yarari) 45444

OM "...banda de 60 metros, onda corta, Radio Tacana anuncia sus nuevos
horarios a partir del dma de hoy, devido a  instabilidad de la luz, en la
noche hemos tenido serios problemas eletricos, case nos quema el equipo,
apesar de tener los estabilizadores. Para evitar problemas, entonces en una
reunion ya prevista por nuestro director, hemos previsto el horario de 6 de
la maqana a 13 horas, una de la tarde para compartir con ustedes y de las 15
horas a 18. Estes son los nuevos horarios de Radio Tacana para todo el pams
que sintoniza este medio de comunicacion, en la noche pues ya no estamos con
ustedes..."

RADIO TACANA
Nuevo Horario 1*. Tx  10:00 - 17:00 UT
                     2*. Tx  21:00 - 22:00 UT

73
Rogildo F. Aragao
Quillacollo - Bolivia
rogfara@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sony ICF-2001D - Lowe HF-225E
LW 50m






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   Just an FYI, the www.indo.com/distance website deposits spyware on to
your hard drive. Go to the Lavasoft website at
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/  and download their free
Ad-aware 6.0 anti-spyware program.
  When you run it the first time you will be shocked to find 100's of
spyware utility programs on your hard drive, all mining information about
your Internet surfing habits and giving it to law enforcement and also
selling it to spammers.
  Run the program every day if you surf the WWW allot.

73,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Plant City, FL, USA
EL87WX

KN4LF Daily Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive &
Daily HF/MF Radio Propagation Outlook:
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil R" <PhilipR@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ABDX@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:38 AM
Subject: RE: [ ABDX ] Maritime FM Bandscan


> Thanks Kevin - I tried www.indo.com/distance and it works great for the
> larger centers - for example, the crow flies distance from Saint John to
> Charlottetown is 150 miles - not too shabby for FM!
>
> Phil R.
>
> Kevin, Mesa, AZ wrote:
> >
> > Phil R wrote:
> > >
> > > Just thought I'd post my FM bandscan that I performed last night.
> >
> > I find these things very interesting. Thanks for the bandscan.
> >
> > What really interests me when dealing with FM is the distance. If you
> > are interested in putting mileage on the catches, here's a great
> > resource to know how far away the station is you are hearing.
> >
> > www.indo.com/distance
> >
> > Just put in your location and the target location and you are in.
> >
> > Kevin
>
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:44:08 -0400
From: "Luigi Perez" <np4fw@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] QSL Filing Plastic Sheet
To: <Hard-Core-DX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I am receiving cards from SWL Stations that are larger in zize than usual.
Is there any place I could buy larger zize sheets?

Best to all

Hector (Luigi) Perez

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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 16:19:13 -0400
From: "Joseph Strain" <yodar98@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Re: [ ABDX ] Indo Distance Website & Spyware
To: kn4lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, am@xxxxxxxxxxx,
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Will a FIREWALL prevent such additions?


         Yodar

Words MEAN things






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From: "Thomas Giella KN4LF" <kn4lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "a NRC AM E-List" <am@xxxxxxxxxxx>,   "a HCDX E List"
<hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <ABDX@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] Re: [ ABDX ]  Indo Distance Website & Spyware
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:22:17 -0400

    Just an FYI, the www.indo.com/distance website deposits spyware on to
your hard drive. .
   Run the program every day if you surf the WWW allot.

73,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Plant City, FL, USA
EL87WX

KN4LF Daily Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive &
Daily HF/MF Radio Propagation Outlook:
http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf5.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil R" <PhilipR@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ABDX@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:38 AM
Subject: RE: [ ABDX ] Maritime FM Bandscan

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Message: 5
Date: Wed,  3 Sep 2003 17:09:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Gary Crites" <pacificdx@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] DX Antenna and angle of reception questions
To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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DXERS:

When I first started in shortwave (1997) there were few to talk to about
radio in this area of the world. Shortwave in America on the west coast is
about as popular as Ice Hockey...No Ice! Half the entertainment out here is
watching someones reaction to seeing your longwire antenna strung out on the
ground for the first time. They look at you like maybe you're the man from
mars or maybe a terrorist!

Here's my questions:

I've read two conflicting theories about dx reception. One article stated
that vertical antennas are better because they are better suited the the LOW
ANGLE to the horizon Dx signals tend to have. Then I read another article
about someone who just strung his wire on the ground (verticle pattern)
because rare dx signals are mostly HIGH ANGLE signals. Who's correct?

Here's another one: I seem to have better reception dxing west out over the
Pacific in the morning than east in the evening over land. Do radio waves
propagate better over water than land?






When in doubt...
string out more wire!
73's
Gary Crites
Eureka, California
Sangean 803A, 37.5m tuned wire

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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:23:20 -0400
From: "Thomas Giella KN4LF" <kn4lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [ABDX] Firewall Programs VS Spyware
To: "a Topica ABDX E-List" <ABDX@xxxxxxxxxx>,	"a HCDX E List"
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Yodar Asked:
Will a FIREWALL prevent such additions?


Thomas Giella KN4LF Says:
Sure but that means never surfing the web because it's all or none. When you
open your internet browser no matter the firewall settings for it, and surf
any website the spyware can come on in. Unfortunately many commercial
websites and most commercial software contains spyware.

73,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Plant City, FL, USA
EL87WX

KN4LF Daily Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive &
Daily HF/MF Radio Propagation Outlook:
http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf5.htm




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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 18:02:17 -0400
From: "Gayle Van Horn" <gayle@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] QSL Filing Plastic Sheet
To: "Luigi Perez" <np4fw@xxxxxxxx>, <Hard-Core-DX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <005b01c37267$1cb97520$4b0cf4cd@GayleVH>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"

The best source I have found for ordering oversized (and acid free) document
protectors is through Light Impressions www.lightimpressionsdirect.com
Not only do they have various sized sheets, they also have storage
containers, albums and a wealth of produtcs that DXers can use.
Good luck with your collection.
Gayle Van Horn
Frequency Manager
SWBC Logs/QSL Report Columnist
Monitoring Times Magazine, Brasstown, NC

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 I am receiving cards from SWL Stations that are larger in zize than usual.
Is there any place I could buy larger zize sheets?

 Best to all

 Hector (Luigi) Perez



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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 00:24:03 +0200
From: Hermod Pedersen <hermod.pedersen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] DX Antenna and angle of reception questions
To: pacificdx@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Hard-Core-DX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20030904001717.00aa1ec0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 17:09 2003-09-03 -0400, you wrote:
>Here's my questions:
>
>I've read two conflicting theories about dx reception. One article stated
>that vertical antennas are better because they are better suited the the
>LOW ANGLE to the horizon Dx signals tend to have. Then I read another
>article about someone who just strung his wire on the ground (verticle
>pattern) because rare dx signals are mostly HIGH ANGLE signals. Who's
correct?

The first guy. Real rare radio signal are often very long distance, and
thus they normally come in with a low angle over the horizon. Thus it is
best to have antennas that have a low azimuth, as verticals.
However, a very long wire, even on the ground, gets a low azimuth reception
pattern. Ground it in one end, and you have a Beverage antenna. So you
might say both were right, except on the angle question. Low angle is the
correct answer.

Further antenna info at
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/

>Here's another one: I seem to have better reception dxing west out over
>the Pacific in the morning than east in the evening over land. Do radio
>waves propagate better over water than land?

Normally, yes. Other guys would have to explain the reasons why, though.


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hermod Pedersen, Web Editor <http://www.hard-core-dx.com/>

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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 21:28:10 -0500 (CDT)
From: malm-ecuador <bjornmalm2003@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [ABDX] Firewall Programs VS Spyware
To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20030904022810.34006.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

ARC  SWB Amirica Latina
bjornmalm2003@xxxxxxxxx
Bjvrn Malm, La Prensa 4408 y Vaca de Castro,
Quito, Ecuador  (+593 2) 2598 470
JRC 535  HF 150. MFJ 616  MFJ 1025.
12m LW + 24m LW + Longwire Magnetic Balun


Hola Amigos DXistas!

I4m using "AD-AWARE 6.0" to remove the "spyware" from my computer - your
virus-program don4t protect you from spyware. It4s very easy to use and you
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Quito, Ecuador.

Thomas Giella KN4LF <kn4lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yodar Asked:
Will a FIREWALL prevent such additions?


Thomas Giella KN4LF Says:
Sure but that means never surfing the web because it's all or none. When you
open your internet browser no matter the firewall settings for it, and surf
any website the spyware can come on in. Unfortunately many commercial
websites and most commercial software contains spyware.

73,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Plant City, FL, USA
EL87WX

KN4LF Daily Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive &
Daily HF/MF Radio Propagation Outlook:
http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf5.htm




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