[IRCA] Frequent Flyer FSL's Keep Perfect TSA Record

A 5 inch bar FSL model breezed through the TSA screening inspection easily this morning at the SeaTac airport en route to Kona, Hawaii, marking the 11th time (out of 11) that the antennas have routinely made it through TSA checkpoints. Ready to track down some exciting DU-DX at close range!  

Re: [IRCA] Sangean DT-400W Digital AM/FM Pocket Radio Weather Alert Yellow/Gray

Todd (and Colin), The Sangean DT-400W was one of the five Ultralight models extensively reviewed in the 2015 Ultralight Radio Shootout Review (posted at https://swling.com/blog/2015/03/gary-debocks-2015-ultralight-radio-shootout-review/ 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) -

Re: [IRCA] First Thoughts on the Skywave SSB Portable

Hi Guy, Thanks for posting your initial impressions on the CC Skywave SSB model, and I'm happy that the new radio is meeting your expectations. <<< On weak daytime signals its almost as good as the 909X and Satellit Exec but falls behind on the weakest of the MW signals... that's expected

Re: [IRCA] 846 kHz Radio Kiribati 0715 utc Japan 774 & 828 0740 utc

Hi Dennis, 846-Kiribati managed some audio here on the night of Colin's video, but despite the apparent power of the rejuvenated station, semi-local 850-KHHO makes it a pretty challenging catch here. For those who are curious about Radio Kiribati's programming, it was a major target during

[IRCA] Weak Audio From 846-Kiribati

The rejuvenated 846-Kiribati is managing a decent carrier and some anemic audio even through local KHHO slop in this DU-dead zone. It must be a powerful transmitter! Colin's video of the 846 weather report has the same lady announcer (and accent) as the 1440-Kiribati sign off MP3 recorded in

Re: [IRCA] 846 pacific mystery- audio

Colin, I recognize the lady announcer's voice. It is the same lady (with the same accent in English) as the sign off announcer on 1440-Kiribati in this sign off MP3 recorded in Kona, Hawaii at 0929 UTC on April 11th of this year https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/s9sgwesnmi3ljjf1fkuhlsb08st7ty5y

Re: [IRCA] 846

This was the 1440-Kiribati sign off routine at 0929 UTC on April 11th of this year, as recorded in Kona, Hawaii. The station has a distinctive 1000 Hz tone at the end of transmission around 0936, which cuts through QRM like a DXer's dream. This recording helped a DXer in Japan ID the station

[IRCA] Rockwork File Review-- 558-7BU I.D.

It's weird how you can listen to a DX station recording 10 times and not hear any ID, but on the 11th time it suddenly jumps out at you. This recording of classic rock ("So Lonely" by the Police) from 558-7BU (2 kW is Tasmania, Australia) was made around 1304 on August 9th at the Rockwork 4

Re: [IRCA] Greetings from Florence

Hi Michael, <<< So the next steps are going to be to review all the literature on FSL construction, decide how big I want to go, and start assembling materials. I dont know if Guy Atkins ever published anything on making the FSL broadband, but if he did could someone send me a link? And if

Re: [IRCA] Congratulations to DXpedition Partner Tom R.

Hi Bill, <<< Thanks for this news Gary and congrats to Tom! Someone has finally found the secret to wide-band recorded DX at Rockworks. Maybe more of us will come now?! >>> Of course, we would be thrilled to welcome more transoceanic DXers to the wild ocean cliff site. It would help those

[IRCA] Congratulations to DXpedition Partner Tom R.

During exceptional propagation my August Rockwork 4 DXpedition partner Tom Rothlisberger was able to record a bonanza, including 64 New Zealand MW stations (once again surpassing the all-time Grayland record), 35 from Australia (including such obscurities as 531-6DL, 558-6WA, 558-7BU and

Re: [IRCA] CC Skywave SSB second impressions

Les, The earlier mistake was mine-- I read the C.Crane online manual for the new Skywave SSB model, which makes no mention of SSB capability on the AM band, only on Shortwave. Stan actually purchased the model, however, and found out that the SSB function does indeed work on the AM band,

Re: [IRCA] CC Skywave SSB second impressions

Hi Stan, Thanks for your initial reports on the CC Skywave SSB model. After reading C.Crane's online manual for the model (and its instruction to select the SW band to enable the SSB mode) the fact that the SSB mode would function on the MW frequencies wasn't apparent. Because of the model's

Re: [IRCA] Happy 10 Year Annivarsary of Organized ULR DXing………….

Hi Rob, <<< Yes, Gary is the only Captain the "Canadian Ultralight DX Team" has ever had!! His early efforts, along with John's earned him that Designation. If John were still here he would be a Co-Captain!! I hope you still wear that Hat with pride Gary!! >>> Yes, I still have both the

[IRCA] Try Something New This Winter!

Hello All, One of the reasons why our Ultralightdx Yahoo group has had strong growth for ten years is because we have accepted many diverse challenges... from the basic challenge of DXing with a simple pocket radio (which all of us share) all the way up to the challenge of developing 21st

Re: [IRCA] New CC Skywave SSB Model is Unchanged on MW Band

Thanks Colin, But to be honest, the real movers behind the early Ultralight radio boom were you (providing DXer.Ca support to the new group), Rob Ross (receiving 300 stations on an SRF-59 in 30 days) and Allen Willie (running wild in transoceanic DX with his SRF-37M model). The "center of

Re: [IRCA] TP Rpt from Gualala, CA 11/14 & 11/17

Hi Craig, <<< Conditions continue to be poor. From a spot overlooking the Pacific just north of Gualala, CA, only 747 JOIB and 774 JOUB have been present, with decent audio on peaks. A limited assortment of hets have been detected. No DUs noted. Best of DX, Craig Barnes Just north of

Re: [IRCA] New CC Skywave SSB Model is Unchanged on MW Band

Hi Guy, Greetings from the Puyallup valley (the Mount Rainier lahar wipeout zone). <<< Do you think the SSB model of the C. Crane Skywave radio will be grandfathered into the Ultralight radio category, since its predecessor without SSB is considered a true Ultralight? I don't recall a

[IRCA] New CC Skywave SSB Model is Unchanged on MW Band

For those of you wondering if you should purchase the new CC Skywave SSB Model (with the sky-high price of $169.99, temporarily being offered at $149.99), please be advised that the new SSB capability is for the SW bands only. Anyone purchasing this model hoping to use it to check transoceanic

Re: [IRCA] Current models of ultralights

Hi Karl (and Mike), The current top Ultralight models can pretty much run circles around the pocket radios that were top of the line 7 years ago. There have been significant improvements in both MW sensitivity and DSP filtering. A thorough review of the Ultralight radio market was done a

[IRCA] Japanese DXer Receives 1530-VOA (Africa) on Ultralight Radio

Hiroyuki Okamura of Yokosuka, Japan was recently on a DXpedition to the western coast of Japan at Niigata (along with a certain Victoria DXer named Nick, and fellow Japanese DXers Hiroo and Fumiaki) and received some really astonishing DX on his 7.5inch loopstick CC Skywave model-- 1530-VOA in

Re: [IRCA] Ultralight Wordwide 10 kW DX Distance Record-- 531-6DL

Hi Rob, <<< Congratulations Gary………If it was pouring Rain and Windy, you should be allowed to add another 100 Miles on that for a Bonus!!! >>> Actually the weather was so great that we felt like a bunch of slackers this year, Rob. Perfect weather, great DU-DX, and not even a single argument

[IRCA] Ultralight Wordwide 10 kW DX Distance Record-- 531-6DL

During last August's Rockwork 4 DXpedition Tom Rothlisberger and I were both lucky enough to receive a couple of Western Australian stations on August 4th, including AFL football play-by-play at a good level on 531-6DL (// 594) on a modified CC Skywave and 15 inch FSL antenna at 1222 UTC

[IRCA] South Africa "Frequent Flyer" FSL TA-DX Recordings

Japanese DXer Satoshi Miyauchi recently became the first traveler to chase TA-DX with an FSL antenna in Africa, logging multiple Brazilian TA's and 945-Sao Tome on his 5 inch (127mm) "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna and modified CC Skywave Ultralight on the third floor of a motel room in Cape Town,

[IRCA] 558-Radio Fiji One English ID

Still going through the file review for the August Rockwork 4 DXpedition, and still coming up with a few surprises. Most TP-DXers know that 558-Radio Fiji One is the native language program in Fiji, while 900-Radio Fiji Gold is the English program (which Theo recently assured me is being heard

[IRCA] "Frequent Flyer" FSL DXing in Africa

My Rockwork 4 DXpedition partner Satoshi Miyauchi became the first DXer to use an FSL antenna in Africa, using a 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL to receive 945-Sao Tome, 940-Super RBV (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and another Brazilian station on 1050 from a motel room in Cape Town, South Africa. A

Re: [IRCA] Troubles at Tonga 1017

Thanks Theo, This provides some background information on the apparent disarray in 1017-Tonga's broadcasting schedule last August (observed at Rockwork). On only one day out of four did the station sign off at 1103 UTC (as was fairly typical in years past), with three earlier or later sign

[IRCA] Rockwork 4 DXpedition Last Day Video (Murphy's Law)

Everything seemed to go perfectly in last August's Rockwork 4 DXpedition, with multiple South Pacific loggings, great weather, exotic DX and breathtaking ocean scenery. Murphy's Law seemed a distant memory until the last day-- when I attempted to shoot a DXpedition video at the awesome Highway

Re: [IRCA] Islamic Voice Radio 1701.03

<<< Most of the other DUs were the regulars, some at decent levels, but this was easily my best ever reception of Islamic Voice. Here's a link to a short sample. https://www.mediafire.com/file/pv4cx6c8jk9t6av/Australia_1701_Islamic%20Voice%20Radio_20171006_1336.mp3 >>> Amazing reception,

[IRCA] Rockwork File Review-- 531-6DL // 594 During Sports

I'm still going through a huge amount of Rockwork 4 recordings from the exceptional August DXpedition, mostly 531 kHz recordings made unattended on a backup 15 inch FSL (about 15 hours worth). There have already been multiple ID's of 4KZ, hours and hours of Samoan music from PI, about 5 solid

Re: [IRCA] EUROTRIP 2017, PART 2

Hi Pete, Thanks for giving the 3 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna a very good workout during your European cruise. Despite the challenges you seem to have done an excellent job in tracking down and reporting the North American and European MW-DX stations, including some seemingly exotic

Re: [IRCA] Old school logging

<<< I have found over 35 years of working with ‘program people’ at VOA that there is NO amount of text or verbiage that can adequately describe or validate a reception when compared to actually hearing it. There MAY be some notes required to put the recorded audio in context but that’s just

Re: [IRCA] Both DUs and TPs for Oct. 3, OR Coast

Thanks for your DU-TP report from the cliff, Guy. A DX-chasing session at that sweeping ocean view site is a great way to start the day :-) <<< I'm only starting to review files for this morning from the Rockworks #4 site, but the morning was a mixture of TPs and DUs. In addition to 657 Star

Re: [IRCA] DU's & 1 TP for Wednesday, October 04, 2017 Kalama, WA

Hi Dennis, Thanks for your daily TP-DU reports from Kalama. <<< 765 UNKNOWN, 10/04 1404 poor DU signal with talk. >>> If the talk is not in English, you probably have 765-Kahungunu, an overachieving 2.5 kW Maori-language station in NZ. It is // 603-Waatea, and has been heard by Nick several

Re: [IRCA] 594 3WV into IL this morning at sunrise.

Congratulations on your solid 594-3WV reception in Illinois, Neil-- a phenomenal catch at that great distance! <<< 585 may have had threshold audio. I'll check much further when I get home from work. >>> On the coast this is either 7RN or 2WEB, with 7RN ( // 576-2RN) showing up more

Re: [IRCA] Japan listening (was: Re: S. AZ TPs, Oct. 1)

Mark and Richard, We typically have two different Asian propagation peaks here on the west coast during good conditions -- one during the Asian sunset and another around our local sunrise. The local dawn enhancement peak is usually more favorable during the early season months

Re: [IRCA] S. AZ TPs, Oct. 1

Konnichi wa Nick-san, <<< ESPN-1700 was heard on ultralights and a "frequent flyer" FSL > without much difficulty >>> Yes, I saw Fumiaki-san's photo of your reception of ESPN-Tijuana-1700 on the 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL at Cape Taitosaki, Japan, with Satoshi-san as your "tuning

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU audio, Tue Sept.26th

<<< 1701.029 UNID - 1147+ UTC with EE talk which sounded like an interview between man and woman. A 1-800 phone number is given out at 1148 UTC by woman who says "all you have to do is give us a call, at 1-800-66..." Unfortunately the rest of the number succumbs to fade. Audio rapidly in

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TPs for 23 September 2017

Let me add my congratulations for your 1296-6RN reception, Nigel. Even on the coast reception of Western Australia isn't all that common, but Tom and I were lucky enough to receive both 531-6DL and 558-6WA on the cliff last month. Receiving one of them in Alberta is phenomenal! Gary DeBock

[IRCA] 1566-HLAZ

Sorry for the messed up MP3 link for 1566-HLAZ's Japanese service recording in the "Oz Hill" logging list at 1232 0n 8-21 (which just happened to be the strongest TP signal received over the entire three days in Lincoln City, OR) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/0xc3pumw5edthkusphrog5gs1vak6o4a

[IRCA] Lincoln City, OR "Oz Hill" DU-DX Loggings & MP3's

Once in a while a DXer stumbles into some incredibly good luck! During our solar eclipse trip to the ocean coast location of Lincoln City, Oregon I knew that the primary focus would be on the awesome cosmic event on August 21st, and that DXing would be a secondary priority. The ocean beach

Re: [IRCA] IRCA DXWW-W Column

Hi Brandon, <<< I'm happy to continue with the email list. I highly doubt very many read my postings anyway. >>> Well, I read them every day, Steve :-) Usually by this time in September I have gotten into the routine of a daily TP report, Brandon, but the TP's seem to have been on an

Re: [IRCA] Sad Story from the Rockwork Cliff

Chuck is right, of course. The hiking trails up above the Highway 101 turnouts are much more risky than our DXing setup spots at Rockwork 4. I've hiked some of those trails on Mount Neahkahnie (like the one where the Victoria man fell off of the cliff) and they are far more scary. The problem

[IRCA] Sad Story from the Rockwork Cliff

A Canadian visitor has apparently fallen off of the Rockwork cliff, after losing his balance during a hiking trip 4 days ago, according to KGW in Portland http://www.kgw.com/news/missing-man-reportedly-fell-off-800-foot-cliff-on-oregon-coast/473234346 Although the site is inherently risky,

Re: [IRCA] The season so far.

<<< I don't have the same data to back up my thoughts, but my observations here (even prior to reading Nick's post) was that Asia is down considerably from last year, and the DUs are better than at the same time in 2016. Usually by mid September I've had several decent Asian days, whereas this

[IRCA] 558-Fiji Polynesian Choral Music

After the Japanese-directed upgrade of the Radio Fiji One's transmitter and antenna on 558 kHz recently the station sounded very much like a South Pacific big gun last month at the Rockwork 4 cliff (even better than the old 639-Fiji signal, which most of us remember very well). Radio Fiji One

Re: [IRCA] TP 8 Sept Victoria version pt 2

<<< As Gary had expressed, Fiji's improved installation on 558 often matched AUS on 612 - which was easily 100% copied at each pass. Even had talk on 531khz which is usually buried in a permanent buzz. >>> Congratulations to Colin and Dennis on tracking down the revitalized 558-Fiji. I knew

[IRCA] 558-Fiji-- Bottom of the Hour Song Medley ID

File review from last month's Rockwork 4 DXpedition has uncovered a 558-Radio Fiji One programming feature that may be helpful for those hoping to track down the exotic station-- a three song medley ID at 30 minutes past the hour. This song medley ID (followed by an apparent native language ID

[IRCA] Correction-- Huge 531 R Signal was from More FM, not PI

Detailed file review from last month's Rockwork 4 DXpedition continues to come up with some big surprises. Originally an S9-level R music signal on the wild frequency of 531 kHz at 1227 on 8-6 was attributed to the 5 kW Samoan language station PI, based on the presence of Samoan language

[IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-6

Thanks to Craig and Dennis for their earlier reports. Once again it was a very humbling experience to shift from chasing exotic DU's at enhanced ocean coast locations to chasing big gun Asians at a mediocre inland location. Several Asian big guns did manage decent audio during a short session

Re: [IRCA] August 2017 Rockwork 4 DXpedition Loggings & MP3's (Part Two)

<<< Always thoroughly enjoy your catches! >>> Thanks very much, Todd! For those interested, the full article for the August 2017 Rockwork 4 DXpedition (8 pages, with 75 South Pacific MW-DX MP3 links) has been uploaded to

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's with New Zealand logged, Aug 31

<<< 702 Magic, Auckland, NZ, confirmed just minutes after 1100 UTC TOH while mixing equally with 2BL Sydney who had fast paced sports play-by-play with mention of the "Broncos". A unique sound effect popped out of the noise at 1103 which turns out to be Magic's transition from news into

[IRCA] August 2017 Rockwork 4 DXpedition Loggings & MP3's (Part Two)

738 2NR Grafton, Australia, 50 kW Barely getting through oppressive KCBS splatter at 1328 on 8-9, but strong enough to confirm 702 parallel; a very noisy frequency all week https://app.box.com/s/ynmlgn3aj8vrb36yz4nb9dhpgs475o74 756 RNZ Auckland, NZ, 10 kW Sounding very clear (and // 675) at

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's & KFMB San Diego, Aug 29

<<< I couldn't find a reference to SIBC's exact frequency and I'm leaning towards 1034.998 being NZ, but I'll defer to the west coast experts. >>> 1035-Newstalk ZB is one of the most powerful New Zealand big guns, while 1035-SIBC is heard once in a blue moon. You can be fairly certain of

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/29/17

<<< But let's note Richard's original question: Question: Is it feasible to couple a Wellbrook ALA1530LNP aerial with a C Crane Skywave receiver without serious modification? I'd like try using them together. There was no request for a comparison with an FSL. And the answer to Richard's

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's & KFMB San Diego, Aug 29

<<< 693 is an interesting one, if it's DU, as all the others seem to be. Brisbane is directional, and I don't see any record of it being heard on the coast (Chuck? Gary?) New Zealand has been heard a few times in spite of low power. >>> Bill Whitacre received the 2 kW New Zealand station on

[IRCA] August 2017 Rockwork 4 DXpedition Loggings & MP3's (Part One)

Overall this August 2017 DXpedition has been far and away the most productive Rockwork 4 trip ever, with two Western Australians (531-6DL and 558-6WA) received at decent levels, five stations received on 531 kHz alone (PI, More FM, 2PM, 4KZ and 6DL), 558-Fiji completely restored and reaching S9

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/29/17

<<< I believe that you have noted that the FSL tends to favor the lower MW band, where its Q is highest. Perhaps there might be a more even match at higher frequencies when using a brute force broadband antenna. It would be an interesting comparison. >> Very true, Nick! Actually FSL's and

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's & KFMB San Diego, Aug 29

Tim, Based on the recent ocean coast DXpeditions I've included a few suggestions on your UnID-DU frequencies. Hope this proves useful! Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) - Original Message - From: "Tim Tromp" To: "IRCA Mailing list for the International Radio

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's & new domestic logged, Aug 26

<<< Just a quick thanks for this information regarding Tonga sign-off times, and all of the detail that you provide in your Oregon coastal logs and recordings. I find them extremely valuable! >>> Thanks, Tim! I've always had great admiration for those inland DXers like you and KAZ, who

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/29/17

Hi Nick, <<< Might I disagree Gary? >>> No disagreement, necessary, Nick! I think both of us agree that the ALA1530 would boost the CC Skywave's MW reception beyond that of the midget stock loopstick. Almost any type of external antenna will do that, as long as it is designed for MW

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/29/17

Hi Richard, Thanks for your TP-DX report from Oklahoma, describing the carrier on 702. <<< Question: Is it feasible to couple a Wellbrook ALA1530LNP aerial with a C Crane Skywave receiver without serious modification? I'd like try using them together. >>> The short answer is that this

[IRCA] ABC Podcast Audio Vs. 9,126 mile DX Audio (558-6WA)

With the ABC website deleting Podcast audio for LR Network episodes earlier and earlier, I thought it would be a good idea to record the ABC Podcast audio matching a surprisingly strong reception of 558-6WA made on a modest 8" FSL antenna at the new "Oz Hill" DXing hotspot in Lincoln City,

Re: [IRCA] Michigan DU's & new domestic logged, Aug 26

Tim, Let me add my congratulations to those of KAZ for your long-range Australian loggings. Tracking down DU-DX at over 9,000 miles is always quite an accomplishment! <<< Re:1017 (still needed here) I > think s/off starts at about 1100 and ends 1103. >>> This is true for the "usual" sign

Re: [IRCA] 531 kHz UnID DU English Recordings

James, Thanks very much; this is really useful. Throughout the DXpedition 531-4KZ was an underperformer, and only showed up (presumably) with some oldies songs once in a while. Until your deciphering I had no definite ID, or other concrete evidence. The station usually has a very good

[IRCA] 531 kHz UnID DU English Recordings

For anyone skillful in deciphering DU English (Theo?) or who may be skillful in listening, several strong DU English mystery recordings were made on 531 kHz during the recent Rockwork 4 DXpedition near Manzanita, Oregon. Signal strength wasn't the problem-- my inability to "translate" the

Re: [IRCA] The ABC Website Archives Really Do Work- Sometimes

<<< It took me some getting used to and I had some advice from guys here, but these podcasts were very useful to me last season to be sure that I had ABC pgmg on the ten or so channels that provided at least threshold audio here in IL from mid Sept to early Oct last season. 73 KAZ >>> So

Re: [IRCA] The ABC Website Archives Really Do Work- Sometimes

Hi Glenn, <<< Gary, Except you refer to ``at 1327 UT or 2327 Western Australian time`` as if WAT were UT +10 instead of UT +8, so something needs to be corrected here. There are three other Ozzies on 558, all really in the Eastern timezone UT +10 but none of them are ABC. 73, Glenn Hauser

[IRCA] 558-6WA on the Warpath (Until Silenced by Fiji)

For those interested, this was the overwhelming signal from the extreme long-range Australian 558-6WA (9,126 miles/ 14,687 km) from 1325-1328 on August 22nd at the new "Oz Hill" DU-DXing hotspot in Lincoln City, OR. The "Nightlife" ABC programming content (matched to the ABC website) is

[IRCA] The ABC Website Archives Really Do Work- Sometimes

While DU-DXing on a sloping ocean side hill in Lincoln City, Oregon last Tuesday I tracked down an astonishing signal on 558 kHz, with an apparent ABC network format. If it was in fact an ABC program, that would mean that the station was the extremely long range 558-6WA in Wagin, Western

[IRCA] Lincoln City, OR Ocean Hill DU-DX Highlights

For the solar eclipse trip to Lincoln City, Oregon the decision was made to take along modest TP-DXing gear, since a flat ocean beach at that location had already been tried three times previously, without any special results. Prior to setting up once again at the relatively flat Road's End

Re: [IRCA] Lincoln City, OR Ultralight DU's for 8-22

Hello Todd, Thank you very much for your generous comment, and I'm happy that you like the ocean cliff DX reports. This wild new form of transoceanic DXing seems to have a lot of potential for enhancing long-range signals, and seems to be catching on (at least on the west coast). Thanks

Re: [IRCA] TP 22 Aug Victoria version

<<< In spite of Gary's success down south, conditions in Victoria remained somewhat eclipsed this morning. >>> Thanks Nick, There was a total eclipse of driving space on I-5 this afternoon as multiple Washington, BC and Alberta drivers combined to make the downtown Portland area a total

[IRCA] Lincoln City, OR Ultralight DU's for 8-22

This hillside DXing venue continued to amaze this morning, providing seriously enhanced signals from all across Australia. Even on a modest 8" FSL antenna the extremely long-range 558-6WA in Wagin (over 9,000 miles) reached the strongest level ever for me (between S7 and S9, before Fiji pushed

[IRCA] DU-DX on Lincoln City's Plunging Hill-- "Rockwork South"

>From 2010-2011 four DU-DXpeditions were conducted from the relatively flat >ocean beach at Road's End State Park in Lincoln City, providing average >results (complete with enhanced domestic splatter, three "washout" sessions >and a local cop enforcing the "Day Use Only" restriction at 1100

[IRCA] Lincoln City, OR Ultralight DU's for 8-21 (Eclipse Day)

Greetings from the total eclipse zone, where the weather was clear and sunny, and everyone had an awesome experience. The last DU signal during the regular session (774-3LO) bit the dust at 1355, and unfortunately there was no resurrection of it or any of the other DU or TP big guns during the

[IRCA] Lincoln City (OR) Ultralight DU's for 8-20 (Preliminary)

Lincoln City, Oregon is a typical ocean coast tourist town with a huge number of motels, factory outlet malls and diverse restaurants. Currently it is overwhelmed by visitors (paying and otherwise) awaiting tomorrow morning's total solar eclipse. After having been somewhat spoiled by the DU

[IRCA] Overnight Eclipse Trip Ultralight DU's for 8-19

Thanks to Richard and Craig for their TP-DXing reports. After making a sneaky overnight trip to the Oregon coast to avoid heavy I-5 daytime eclipse traffic, I was able to persuade my wife that the best place to take a brief driving break just happened to be the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near

[IRCA] Rockwork 4 DXpedition-- Top Twenty Signals from the South Pacific

Some unusually strong Australian signals joined the NZ regulars during the recent Rockwork 4 DXpedition, including 585-2WEB, 585-7RN and 639-5CK. Some low-powered Kiwi stations like 531-More FM and 936-Chinese Voice also managed their best-ever signals at the cliff, as well as the NZ regulars

Re: [IRCA] TP 17 Aug Victoria version- live.

<<< I wonder what is their secret, as they have been quite common this summer; transmitting tower in the salt water? The usual parallel on 765 was only spotty however, and never audible when 603 was. >>> As you both have noticed, 603-Waatea did seem to have a significantly improved signal

Re: [IRCA] Going to the convention!!

Have fun, Phil-- you certainly deserve it! Thanks for all of your volunteer work for the club, including the Ultralight Radio column. I would like to go to the convention myself, but after spending a week in Hawaii, a week on the Oregon cliff, and booking a "total eclipse" motel room (in

[IRCA] Get Ready for the Rejuvenated 558-Fiji

Neil, Nigel and others are smart to check for this new South Pacific powerhouse, and get their antennas ready. Last week during the ocean cliff DXpedition it was sounding like a DU big gun, even to the point of making it tough to track down other DU stations on 558 (although 6WA and 7BU did

Re: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/16/17

Richard, It's great to have you back in the TP-DXing chase. <<< How's your 560 QRM? Did you check for any carrier from Fiji 558 which has been revitalized? 73 KAZ soon to be doing his TP hunting again. >>> KAZ is absolutely right about 558-Fiji being revitalized It was somewhat of a pest

Re: [IRCA] New Fiji transmitters on 558 & 990

The Japanese were so successful with the 558-Fiji transmitter that the station was bordering on pest levels during the recent Rockwork DXpedition. A classic rock Australian on the frequency was recorded several times on August 9th, but Fiji kept blanking it out at the critical moment. Gary

Re: [IRCA] 585-2WEB-- Knocking on Science Fiction's Door

Sorry for the messed up previous post, a quirk of Comcast's copy and paste software when it goes on the fritz. Where's the 40 KB bandwidth limit when you really need it? :-) Gary - Original Message - From: d1028g...@comcast.net To: "Mailing America" Sent:

[IRCA] 585-2WEB-- Knocking on Science Fiction's Door

Just as South Pacific propagation was collapsing in bright daylight at 1335 UTC on August 8th I made a final band check to see if any New Zealand or Australian stations had escaped my notice at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff (near Manzanita, Oregon). Most of the DU's had already bailed, but there

[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-9

The ninth and final session of the Rockwork 4 DXpedition (yesterday morning) featured more exciting DU propagation, with another monster signal from 558-Fiji, a new Oz 558 co-channel with a rock format, the best signal ever from the 1 kW 936-Chinese Voice and the first FSL logging of the 2 kW

Re: [IRCA] 585-2WEB Confirms S9 Reception

Thanks Patrick, We hope you can get back into Pacific DXing, now that your antennas are being repaired. Actually the first time I heard 585-2WEB was on the beach at Seaside in July of 2010, using a 3' portable box loop and PL-380. That signal was pretty strong for the basic equipment (once

[IRCA] 585-2WEB Confirms S9 Reception

David Sharp, programming director of 585-2WEB in Bourke, Australia ("Outback Radio") has confirmed the blowtorch reception of the station yesterday morning at the Rockwork 4 cliff, calling it "the strongest level I've ever heard for TP reception."

Re: [IRCA] Alberta TP for 8 August 2017

Thanks for the Alberta TP report, Nigel. <<< This was on a beverage aimed more at Australia, but apparently all the DU DX was being sucked in by all that ferrite on the cliffs of Oregon. >>> I was thinking of you this morning, Nigel, when an S9 signal from a probable 585-2WEB showed up at

[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-8

It certainly seemed like DU propagation kicked back into the exceptional stage this morning from Australia, NZ and Fiji, but unlike last Friday (with Tom) there was no Perseus-SDR DXer to record the bonanza. 558-Radio Fiji One was the main star of the session with awesome signals from

Re: [IRCA] Rejuvenated 558-Fiji Reaches S9 at 1318

<<< A first look at the recordings from this morning shows little other than a carrier on that channel here in Victoria Gary. Our sunrise is a few minutes earlier than yours, but nothing much a few minutes earlier either. >>> Thanks Nick, I have been watching your propagation reports from

[IRCA] Rejuvenated 558-Fiji Reaches S9 at 1318

It was another wild session at Rockwork 4 this morning, with 558-Fiji, 585-7RN and a presumed 585-2WEB (not // 576) all reaching S9 levels at times. When 558-Fiji pounds in at this level it should be more than adequate to reach Victoria and other salt-water enhanced locations. This was its

[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-7

Tom and I had all the real estate we wanted at the ocean cliff this morning as all the "visitors" cleared out. When you drive up to the cliff in total darkness you never really know what to expect, and you need to be prepared for bizarre weather, strange "visitors" and loud audio frequency QRM

Re: [IRCA] 3.5 Inch (89mm) "Frequent Flyer" FSL Antenna Rocks at Rockwork

<<< Hope the QRM in the motel garage where he'll put you won't be a problem >>> Mark, there was actually a pretty big local story about this. Several people like us booked early at the regular rate, and when the Lincoln City Liberty Inn manager found out about it he tried to jack up our

[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-7 (Preliminary)

The last major DXpedition targets were nailed down this morning with the reception of the 1 kW station 936-Chinese Voice in Auckland, NZ, and the 2.5 kW station 576-Star (the "dwarf star") in Hamilton, NZ. As a bonus a huge signal from the obscure 639-5CK pounded in at 1307 (// 891). This was

Re: [IRCA] 3.5 Inch (89mm) "Frequent Flyer" FSL Antenna Rocks at Rockwork

Well, I'll be in the middle of the zone of totality on the Oregon coast at Lincoln City, Mark (along with Ruth). Who knows-- maybe the TP or DU carriers will be rejuvenated a little by the return of darkness? It should be an interesting weekend. The motel rooms in Lincoln City are going for

[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-6

The Highway 101 ocean cliff turnoff was jammed with vehicles this morning as two "sleeping squatters" joined Tom and me in the early morning darkness. Since Tom had arrived first (and was fully set up by 1200) it was my job to squeeze in between the two "squatters," hoping that they would not

[IRCA] 3.5 Inch (89mm) "Frequent Flyer" FSL Antenna Rocks at Rockwork

The airport-friendly 3.5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna was specifically designed for easy, hassle-free airline travel to exotic places around the world. Despite the fact that it fits easily within hand-carry luggage, it can provide inductive gain boosts comparable to those of a 4 foot air

[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-5

Tom was fully set up and DXing at 1200 (in the predawn darkness) as I drove up to the cliff, but for the first time during this DXpedition a "sleeping squatter" had the temerity to park overnight in "my" usual antenna setup space. Of course nobody actually owns any real estate at these Highway

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