Hello Nick, Thanks very much for your generous comments, which are appreciated.
<<< After all that, the least you could have heard was the Andaman Islands or something similar. Viet Nam will have to do, as I don't know that anyone else has heard it this season. >>> I know that Chuck, Bruce and Tom received 675-VOV at an "almost fair" level during their October 6 Grayland DXpedition... and I'm sure that they had a much easier time making the Vietnam reception than I did yesterday morning on the rain-soaked Cliff. 73, Gary -----Original Message----- From: Nick Hall-Patch <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 10:41 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff Ultralight TP's for 11-12 If I am ever asked to go deep behind enemy lines to take out the bridge or the dam or the listening post (hi), I know who I'm going to take along. "Never Say Die" DeBock! After all that, the least you could have heard was the Andaman Islands or something similar. Viet Nam will have to do, as I don't know that anyone else has heard it this season. Wildly impressive performance. best wishes, Nick At 03:44 13-11-12, Gary wrote: >..... A severe wind storm hit the Cannon Beach area yesterday as a >new weather system blew in from the Pacific, making the 400' >Rockwork Cliff a very risky area. This morning was the last possible >day for TP-DXing during my trip, though, so I was determined to give >it a shot if at all possible. As it turned out the severe wind died >down just before I got to the cliff at 1300 UTC, but the severe rain >had just begun. Although the TP-DXing session was another success, >the pounding rain raised havoc with the DXpedition gear-- >temporarily taking out the 8" FSL, the ICF-2010 SSB spotting >receiver, the 7.5" MW loopstick PL-380 and even the backup C.Crane >SWP Slider portable. > ..... _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
