Back From DX'ing on PEI

[Roger Kirk <rkirk@mail1.videoserver.com>]

Well, I'm back from a very restful week on Prince Edward's Island.  For   
those interested, the "Fixed Link" is a simple, well-designed, "one lane   
in each direction" bridge from New Brunswick to PEI.  At 12.9 Km, it's   
the longest bridge of its type in the world.  It only took us 11 to 12   
minutes each way.  Side walls obscure view of the water, reduce wind   
effect and prevent nervousness.  A lot faster than waiting 30-90 minutes   
for a 45-minute ferry ride.

DX:
Island enjoyment cut severely into dial-scanning time, but that's   
vacation for you.  At 9:30 pm on Sunday 7/13,  WBZ, WRKO and WEEI were   
all weak and fading in and out.  They were all beat out by WTIC Hartford   
and WBAL Baltimore - both of which boomed in for clear,   
easy-to-listen-to, almost fade-free programs.

I also received (clearly) a Spanish AM'er (forgot to log frequency, but   
think it's somewhere around 720) running  what seemed to be a syndicated   
Spanish Music Show - the only word that was repeated (ad nauseum) was   
"GALAXIE".  Music was intro'd and backsold by a "Big Voice Guy".  Breaks   
were typical small-town radio i.e. lots of local spots of varying   
quality/distortion and the board op/announcer was "green" and unsure.   
 Couldn't make out call letters.  Anybody know anything about "GALAXIE"?

Will probably try again this fall.  

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