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December 27th 03, 05:21 AM

In article ,
says...

Just spent the week on the west coast of Vancouver Island DXing... well
trying to. Most nights it was wicked (that's a bad thing!) - way too
much hum and/or white noise as reported.

If anyone is aware of the Tofino/Ucluelet area you know that there's
absolutely nothing between it and Japan. Don't understand the problem.

Puzzling!

Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? A shortwave
'dead zone' is not exactly an usual event...

Out of the blue one night I did get Radio Denmark clear as a bell, then
it drifted. Perhaps the ionosphere isn't dead - it's just taking a
break!

Maybe it's got holes in it...

FW