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- Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-15
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- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:19:59 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi Walt,
<<< Great loggings, Gary! I can't help but wonder why the Aussies are so absent. Generally, I'd expect them both to be in the same general direction. Both are in their winter darkness. What's up with the ionosphere that allows one to make it through so well, while little from Australia? 73,...Walt >>>
Well, Kiwi-slanted propagation is pretty common at this particular cliff, Walt, but the past four days have been bizarre even for Rockwork 4. Almost none of the Aussies are getting through, but at least 5 New Zealand stations are pegging the S/N display every morning. The almost total lack of Australian propagation has resulted in some freakish Kiwi loggings, such as 702-Raio Live, 936-Chinese Voice and others. This morning Chuck was with me at Rockwork 4, and he experienced the same thing (recording on his Perseus and small flag).
Around 1245 I this morning I finally had a decent carrier on 576 that I assumed would be the Aussie big gun 576-2RN (which hasn't managed a trace so far during four days), but the MP3 sounds suspiciously like the low-powered Kiwi station, The Word / Bible Radio, listed at 2.5 kW. If so, it would apparently be making its first west coast appearance. Totally bizarre!
73, Gary (in Cannon Beach, OR)
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From: Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxx>; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-15
Great loggings, Gary! I can't help but wonder why the Aussies are so absent. Generally, I'd expect them both to be in the same general direction. Both are in their winter darkness. What's up with the ionosphere that allows one to make it through so well, while little from Australia? 73,...Walt
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Gary DeBock via IRCA <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 02:15:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-15
Hello All,
Kiwi propagation returned with a vengeance to the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff this early morning, with 531-PI, 567-RNZ and 765-Radio Kahungunu (2.5 kW) all pegging the PL-380 S/N display at times. All the New Zealand regulars (531, 594, 603, 657, 675, 684, 765 and 1008) were in at decent levels from 1215-1245, and even the Maori underachiever 585-Radio Ngati Porou made a rare appearance (// 603-Waatea). Weak Chinese was heard on 936 for the first time as well, and with only one real possibility during the all-Kiwi propagation, the 1 kW Auckland station was probably heard on the west coast for the first time.
At the 1100 UTC (0400 local start time it was obvious that New Zealand stations were going to go on a romp, and they didn't wait until daybreak to do so. During peak enhancement around 1230 every Kiwi station that I tried for was showing up, and I decided to try for a long-time challenge-- the 1 kW Chinese station in Auckland, 936-Chinese Voice Radio. Fortunately there was no Australian propagation on the frequency at the time, and an MP3 recorded at 1303 featured some weak Chinese in and out. Despite many attempts the only Australian reception was again from 891-5AN but at nowhere near yesterday's exceptional level. Except for the typically vibrant 738-Tahiti only the New Zealand stations sounded healthy this morning-- with some of them enjoying a turbo boost
531 PI Auckland, NZ (5 kW) Very strong Samoan music and female speech at 1228-- one of the regular NZ powerhouses http://www.mediafire.com/listen/5spy6pvg8o8t842/531-PI-1228z071514PL380.MP3
567 RNZ Wellington, NZ (50 kW) Kiwi big gun at very potent level (through Seattle hash) at 1242
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/coo62716od8nwig/567-RNZ-1242z071514PL380.MP3
657 Southern Star Wellington, NZ (50 kW/ 10 kW) Christian hymns and female speech at good level around1226
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/kyuu9sgps568asp/657-SouthernStar-1226z071514PL380.MP3
765 Radio Kahungunu Napier-Hastings, NZ (2.5 kW) Maori music and female speech at very strong level for such low
power (pegging the PL-380 S/N display at times)
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3w58t5463naik50/765-R.Kahungunu-1212z071514PL380.MP3
783 Access Radio Wellington, NZ (10 kW) Although in DU English, apparently Wellington's multicultural station during
this morning's all-Kiwi propagation
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/cq3cm37jhvg8z2t/783-AccessRadio-1250z071514PL380.MP3
792 Radio Sport Hamilton, NZ (5 kW) Benefiting from lack of Aussie competition during all-Kiwi propagation
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4z7m6lf7ees20ds/792-RadioSport-1253z071514PL380.MP3
936 Chinese Voice Radio Auckland, NZ (1 kW) Weak Chinese rising above the noise level at times during all-Kiwi
propagation (headphones recommended); apparently a new Ultralight Radio DX distance record for
1 kW station reception in North America
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/655oey6ydo1e1q4/936-ChineseVoice-1303z071514PL380.MP3
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Cannon Beach, OR, USA)
DXing at the Rockwork 4 Ocean Cliff on Highway 101
http://www.mediafire.com/view/2jtmctq7as7448o/Rockwork-Sites-003.jpg
7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight +
New 15" Medium Wave FSL antenna
( http://www.mediafire.com/view/7bkbc9rzg2koq2k/15inchDXFSL-014.jpg )
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