Hello All,
In response to several requests, on the last day of the recent
Rockwork 4 ocean cliff DXpedition I recorded a demonstration video
of the process of receiving an actual South Pacific DX station on
the modified PL-380 + FSL combo at the cliff side location. The 1230
UTC reception time was ideal for reception of a strong signal from
531-PI, a 5 kW Samoan language station at 6,858 miles (11,035 km)
distance. Although the lighting just after local sunrise wasn't
exactly ideal, the entire process of reception (checking the DX
station carrier strength on the ICF-2010 SSB spotting receiver,
tuning the 15" FSL antenna to boost the signal on the ICF-2010,
entering the DX station's frequency on the modified PL-380 and
finally coupling the PL-380 to the FSL to receive a huge signal
boost) is shown in the demonstration video. 531-PI's signal was S9+
at the time, and an actual English ID from the station was
fortunately recorded as it boomed in on the modified PL-380. Despite
what the sleep-deprived narrator says, however, the actual distance
to 531-PI from the Rockwork 4 DXpedition site is actually 6,858
miles (11,035 km), NOT "over 8,000 miles." After running on limited
sleep for seven days straight, it was amazing that this guy could
even remember how to turn on the camcorder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITBJ31cEAH0
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff site on Highway 101, Tillamook Co., Oregon
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