I am wondering if by "you guys" you are including me as I agree with Steve on this
issue. The site to the schedule information is a great way to start. VT's the one
having the static fit over the information that Steve posted. I made the statement
that propagation and radio and antennas also play a part in reception and that
there are mitigating factors with reception that supercede any schedule
information. Many DXers here know all about solar conditions killing reception.

I have also emailed the original poster to see if he knew about the ILG database
as it does have a wealth of information including transmitter sites, target areas
and beam directions, etc.

Hope this clarifies a few things.

John Barnard

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
Volker Tonn wrote:

John Barnard schrieb:

There are a number of spoilers that schedule information can't accomodate.
Propagation, receiver differences, antenna differences, local noise etc.,
etc. can render even the most up-to-date schedule information as seemingly
useless. In other words, without knowing everything that Jay tried, the
information was useful.


So where is a VOA transmission directed(!) to NE-america?
There is NONE. So what chance would be to get VOA there?

Why are "you guys" being so stupid about this? Like Steve said you can
pick them up all the time since many broadcasts originate from north
America. If you can't get contenental broadcast of VOA it's time to buy
a new radio or get your ears checked.

Steve's original response was not nice but at least helpful in that he
provided a link to the schedule, which the complainers have not done.

Stop complaining and provide some help to the original poster who asked
the question.

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Telamon
Ventura, California