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« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2012, 08:54:20 PM » |
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The Sitka AM's tower site is picturesque and would by Fybush worthy. But group tours don't stop for tower pics.
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« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2012, 11:20:03 PM » |
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It will be a great trip even without excellent DX.
I've been promised a trip to Gates of the Arctic NP if time permits, which should bring hours of interference free listening even if it is just dead air.
Oh, natch! Alaska is a lovely state. There's more to life than DXing. cd Like what? Seriously, on my trip to Alaska years ago I found it to be really beautiful. Wish I could've gotten up to the Arctic NP. |
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« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2012, 12:36:29 AM » |
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^ Same here. I have never been north of Fairbanks, and THAT was for a connecting flight.
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« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2012, 08:06:00 AM » |
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I'm going to try to make it up there eventually.
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« Reply #24 on: June 20, 2012, 03:18:17 PM » |
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I'm going to try to make it up there eventually]
47 states down. Three to go. I've flown over two of those at least a dozen times (Idaho and Montana), but Alaska remains elusive! I actually do expect to make it to Idaho and Montana within the next 6-12 months.
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« Reply #25 on: June 20, 2012, 04:44:51 PM » |
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I hope you get the chance to go. Truly a marvelous experience. So many things to do. My favorite was walking on a glacier. I felt like I was in another world. Unfortunately no DX for me on the trip (trying to stay on topic) |
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« Reply #26 on: June 20, 2012, 07:01:40 PM » |
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I hope it's somewhat on topic but in the series "Mountain Men", there's a guy who goes to his winter hunting grounds hundreds of miles N of Fairbanks and erects a tall wire antenna (at least 30 ft) to receive a station from North pole AK that provides messages to friends and family in the bush. What was strange was that the call letters KJNP? showed a transmitting freq of 1170 and the guy's setup showed he was receiving the station on 970.
I could be wrong....I din't DVR the show.
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« Reply #27 on: June 20, 2012, 11:36:58 PM » |
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since you are talking about Shortwave in Alaska, there is a local Shortwave station preaching the Gospel to Asia, namely KNLS. You might get a sample of this station the farther away you are from the Kenai Peninsula since the station is located south of Anchorage.
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« Reply #28 on: June 21, 2012, 12:34:54 AM » |
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There's 1170 KJNP North Pole, but the 970 was likely KFBX in Fairbanks. He probably heard family messages on KFBX as well...
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« Reply #29 on: June 21, 2012, 07:33:50 AM » |
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thanks crain for the explanation. it seemed like the guy had a decent signal, maybe 4 or 5 out of 10 with his setup.
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