Re: IC-R2 DX range

"Charles Blackburn" <charlesb-tO09Vifn7dxCWh4KGKXrc4mbeqKSd+Bn0Fzj8UutsXo@public.gmane.org> Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:44:42 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.icomr2
Message-ID <009a01c4a3f8$e35a2850$7dc3033e@gamemachine>
of course you can. it's unlikely that he heard a direct transmission from 
dallas -> NY but it is perfectly feasible given the right conditions. but as 
I say.. it's highly unlikely :D

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adrian Winnard" <adrian.winnard-6b45v/[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [icomr2] IC-R2 DX range


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> On 25 Sep 2004, at 21:25, tones772000 wrote:
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>> Hello I am a bit new to scanners ,have been a shortwave ,ham radio
>> operator for 40+ years.My question is ,is it possible to receive aero
>> transmissions from Dallas Texas to New York .I heard a plane landing
>> in Dallas from my IC-R2 in Brooklyn N.Y. on 119.100 frequency for
>> JFK's control tower,just wondering ,Thanks Anthony Lenzo KC2JRH 73'S
>
> Perhaps you misheard a transmission - the plane going to Dallas from
> NY. There is certainly no way that you can hear a direct transmission
> on air frequencies at that distance.
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