Apparently so! There is a whole thread about it here: https://www.radiodiscussions.com/th...i-was-able-to-get-keni-from-anchorage.735037/
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Yes that was usually a thriving frequency on Oahu.
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The one station I never got but really wanted was KFAR 660 KHz from Fairbanks, Alaska. There were a couple DXers in my high school class in Springfield, Ohio who had QSL cards from KFAR, but not me.
How many of you have heard KFAR?
How many of you have heard KFAR?
I heard it in Cleveland back in about 1961 or 1962. Just once, but very intelligible when that happened.
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The magic of DXing was listening at the right time to catch the rare once in a lifetime catch.
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Location: Western Dallas County, TX
I did a lot of DX-ing on AM in the late '60s thru the late '70s using various AC powered home radios. My long wire antenna had a strong bias to the north-northeast so most of my DX-ing at home was limited to the central US, basically the area between the Rockies and the Appalachians. Over a ten year period I amassed quite a logbook of reception.
For anything outside that geographical area I used the factory tube radio in my 1960 Chevy Impala. That was the absolute best radio I ever had for AM DX-ing. From an isolated hilltop I could regularly catch KFI Los Angeles with ease IF I waited until about 3 AM Central time. Got quite a bit from Mexico and Central America too. My specialty was DX-ing low-powered local AM stations around Central and North Texas. Also did quite a bit of FM and TV DX-ing back then. Those were the days.
I did a lot of DX-ing on AM in the late '60s thru the late '70s using various AC powered home radios. My long wire antenna had a strong bias to the north-northeast so most of my DX-ing at home was limited to the central US, basically the area between the Rockies and the Appalachians. Over a ten year period I amassed quite a logbook of reception.
For anything outside that geographical area I used the factory tube radio in my 1960 Chevy Impala. That was the absolute best radio I ever had for AM DX-ing. From an isolated hilltop I could regularly catch KFI Los Angeles with ease IF I waited until about 3 AM Central time. Got quite a bit from Mexico and Central America too. My specialty was DX-ing low-powered local AM stations around Central and North Texas. Also did quite a bit of FM and TV DX-ing back then. Those were the days.
Some of those old car radios were very good for DXing.
The one in my '08 VW still is, if I can get it away from all the manmade hash, which is nearly impossible in an urban or even suburban environment.
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