So you keep on saying (three times at the last count).

Sorry... my ISP burped this morning. I only hit the "send" button once, but
the message was held up in a queue until it finally posted later on--
thrice.

However, it would be much more informative to your readers if you
would have indicated your callsign, or at least say where you are
located. All that South Pacific stuff would be very nice DX if you
are located in Central Europe, but not much of a challenge if you are
in Southern California or New Zealand.

I understand, but I will not post my callsign on Usenet, because there are
creeps lurking on Usenet groups who can look up my address and other
pertinent information on various callsign databases. I would perhaps not be
as concerned if I weren't female.

So, as far as location goes, I live in the north-central part of the United
States, very close to the Canadian border. About as close to the geographic
center of North America as one can get... pretty far from any oceans!

Jackie