Presently thawing out here in the shack after my return from a QRM-free local park in an attempt to escape the S9+ noise in the neighborhood.
Took along a PL-600 portable and hastily strung up a wire antenna through the rafters of a picnic shelter.
The results were so-so, need to come up with some sort of tuner for the antenna as there were a number of signals present that were just too
weak to positively ID. Anyway, the radio seemed pretty sensitive for a portable although the selectivity wasn't that great.
245 YZE Gore Bay ON
266 ZHM Hamilton ON
278 ADG Adrian MI
326 VV Wiarton ON
332 PH Port Huron MI
332 QT Thunder Bay ON
335 ZKF Kitchener ON
350 D7 Kincardine ON
353 QG Windsor ON
362 AK Akron OH
362 SB Sudbury ON
368 ZYZ Toronto ON
375 7B St. Thomas ON
382 XU London ON
391 OO Oshawa ON
397 ZHA Hamilton ON
404 ZR Sarnia ON
419 RYS Grosse Ile MI
423 PCW Port Clinton OH
515 OS Columbus OH
The best DX was Thunder Bay @ 500 mi... pretty good for midday LW.
The DAID on the Canadian beacons is a big help in detecting a signal.
Still cold soaked... gonna head for the kitchen and warm up with some Tim Hortons coffee, eh.