Re: [IRCA] Marti 530 back on tonight

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Bob,

 

You are right about west coast FL having best opportunity at 530 R.Marti flights.  The one time I heard the signal well, Gulf coasters noted the signal fading for them and generally bad reception compared to previous occasions. 

 

What prompts the more easterly flight paths is unknown -- maybe weather -- but I always hope this Saturday will be the one.  This one wasn't.

 

W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (Southeast) Florida
 

-------Original Message-------

 

From: Bob Foxworth

Date: 09/17/05 18:21:44

To: ABDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Subject: [IRCA] Marti 530 back on tonight

 

After 3 weeks absence the R Marti EC130 heard again

for their scheduled Saturday 2200z-0259Z(Sun.)

operation on 530, which has been hrd here several

times previously, but with diminished t-storms, this was

best ever. Came up right at 2200Z with IS, news "La voz de la

America Latina", "Atencion Cuba" and mentioned TV

operation on canal 13 etc,  Hrd with decent signal on

truck radio, weakly on barefoot dx398 while outside,

as previously. This seems to act as groundwave

from area over straits where plane flies, probably west

of Habana, since it gets weaker as the evening goes

on, I suspect they fly an easterly track and hit the

landmass attenuation at Sarasota s they do so. This

is not skywave and in fact I lose them to RVC as it

gets dark. This is pretty much a west-coast of Fla

deal due to the circumstances, I believe.

 

- Bob, Tampa

 

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