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Re: [IRCA] South Pacific DXing Demonstration Video-- 531-PI in Auckland, NZ

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Hi Nick,
 
Thanks very much for your comments on the 531-PI demonstration video. Of course , I had a fairly good idea that the 5 kW Kiwi station would cooperate for the video-- since it had just thundered onto the Cliff with the strongest DU signal that I had ever heard only 2 minutes earlier  :-)   
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/bpi940b1byig1eo/531-PI-1230z071914PL380.MP3

Chuck and I both encountered outstanding propagation to New Zealand, with Chuck hitting two of the best Kiwi mornings of my entire 7-day trip to Rockwork 4. He has already mentioned that his New Zealand results during this 2-day visit were the best that he's ever experienced. For me, the chance to snag obscure Kiwis like 576-The Word, 585-Radio Ngati Porou and 936-Chinese Voice was a real thrill. Wish that you could have been with us!

73, Gary



 
 
 
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From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
To: d1028gary <d1028gary@xxxxxxx>; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 5:29 am
Subject: Re: [IRCA] South Pacific DXing Demonstration Video-- 531-PI in Auckland, NZ



Just amazing Gary.  Thanks for taking the time to put that video 
together.  The ID really is the icing on the cake.  I'm also looking 
forward to what Chuck must have heard at the same site.



best wishes,

Nick




>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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