Hello All,
With only a couple of days left on the Cliff it was time to search out
some new DU's on middle band frequencies, several of which had never been
checked during previous live DXpeditions. The low-band Kiwis were as vibrant as
usual (along with the big gun Aussies), but relatively weak signals were common
on the mid-band this morning. An exception was the lucky logging of a
relatively vibrant 1017-Tonga right at the beginning of the session,
broadcasting a sign off routine at 1203. The Polynesian choral music and native
language YL speech matched Tonga's sign off format exactly, according to master
Finnish DXer Mauno Rittola. I was kind of puzzled why the sign off time didn't
match that reported by Bruce (1108) during a Tuesday morning logging in
Yachats, but Mauno assured me that 1017-Tonga's sign off times are variable, so
all the evidence was in place to confirm the station identity.
After the Yachats DXpedition wrapped up this morning four of that group
(Bill, Mauno, Vlad and Victor) were kind enough to stop by here in Cannon Beach
(on the way to Grayland), and we had a nice DX-oriented discussion over lunch
at a beachfront balcony. We had a great conversation about the relative merits
of DXing with cheap radios and expensive antennas (my Rockwork DXpedition) or
expensive radios and cheap antennas (the Yachats DXpedition). Apparently either
method can bring successful DU-DXing results-- as long as one of the items
costs some serious $$$ :-)
Because of the activities today this report is somewhat limited.
530 UnID Australia Mystery Aussie talker was actually dominating over 531-PI
at times today, although never long enough
to provide any solid identity clues
684 NZ Rhema Gisborne, NZ This signal has been a puzzling underperformer
throughout the week so far. Apparently
680-KNBR (a daytimer here) has somehow tweaked its antenna
system to boost the northward splatter. Weak Christian
contemporary music was received at 1319, about the best
that Rhema has managed on most days so far.
774 3LO Melbourne, Australia An apparent DU co-channel was recorded with the
Aussie big gun at 1232, but with some choral
music-- hardly the expected fare from Radio Sport
1017 A3Z Nuku'alofa, Tonga Relatively vibrant (in some splatter) with sign
off routine at 1203. Polynesian choral music and
native language YL speech. Thanks to Mauno Rittola (noted
Finnish DXer) for information on Tonga's format. First
time heard since August 2010 in Lincoln City, OR
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ng00u9q2gx12249/1017-UnID-DU-1203z072513PL380.MP3
1026 UnID-DU Very weak male DU speech at 1255; Kiwi station suspected because
of propagation trend
1035 Newstalk ZB Wellington, NZ Fair level DU English conversation at 1207
// 1008
1161 Te Upoko o te Ika Wellington, NZ (presumed) Good level Maori-like
speech covered over Cliff daytimer KSL briefly at 1300,
then was gone in a flash, never to return during the
session. No time to check 603 or 765 //
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (temporarily in Cannon Beach, OR)
DXing at Rockwork 4 ocean side cliff in Tillamook County, OR
(photo at http://www.mediafire.com/view/khqdch7gk0w1v1l/P1100481.JPG )
7.5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 + New 12" FSL antenna
(design photo at
http://www.mediafire.com/view/8dmg6yx83vl7a0a/12inchFSLprojects-037.jpg )
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