egrabow
06-11-2006, 02:20 AM
Posted on EG Home (http://www.egrabow.com/home/) and EG SP (http://www.myspace.com/egrabow) on 6/11/06
http://www.egrabow.com/home/WESH.jpgExactly 10 years ago tonight and 1,100 miles from where I'm sitting now... I was blown out of my mind.
On June 11, 1996, during prime time, I remember, WESH 02 became my first ever e-skip catch. This event is covered in my How I Started DXing (http://www.egrabow.com/dx/dx.htm#howIstarted) article (DX Page) if you'd like to read up.
The screenshot on the left, BTW, is from 5/4/00 (although I saw WESH from Patchogue, NY frequently... that was the only time I thought to tape it!).
http://www.egrabow.com/home/WESHlog.gifThis is the first year I'm celebrating Ionosphere Day. I had tropo catches from 1995 but my recordkeeping was poor then, but when I noticed that my epic WESH reception was coming up on 10 years, I knew where my DXing holiday should go! Ionosphere Day (June 11) joins EG Day (January 1) and Asphalt Day (October 23) as days when I celebrate DXing, web mastering, and driving.
http://www.egrabow.com/home/WESH.jpgExactly 10 years ago tonight and 1,100 miles from where I'm sitting now... I was blown out of my mind.
On June 11, 1996, during prime time, I remember, WESH 02 became my first ever e-skip catch. This event is covered in my How I Started DXing (http://www.egrabow.com/dx/dx.htm#howIstarted) article (DX Page) if you'd like to read up.
The screenshot on the left, BTW, is from 5/4/00 (although I saw WESH from Patchogue, NY frequently... that was the only time I thought to tape it!).
http://www.egrabow.com/home/WESHlog.gifThis is the first year I'm celebrating Ionosphere Day. I had tropo catches from 1995 but my recordkeeping was poor then, but when I noticed that my epic WESH reception was coming up on 10 years, I knew where my DXing holiday should go! Ionosphere Day (June 11) joins EG Day (January 1) and Asphalt Day (October 23) as days when I celebrate DXing, web mastering, and driving.