Hello All,
The last day at the Rockwork 4 cliff turned out to be the best DU-DXing
day of all, with both Australian and New Zealand stations pegging the PL-380
S/N on certain frequencies. Several Aussies which had been weak or MIA all week
suddenly became vibrant, and three of them (702, 729 and 747) were able to
break through serious domestic splatter for the first time at Rockwork. 747-4QS
audio was heard only 75 miles from 50 kW 750-Portland, no doubt due to the
solid rock cliff helping to silence the pest on the back side.
As such, vibrant DU's were heard on 7 out of 7 days at Rockwork 4 this
week, confirming a strange pattern of summertime immunity from any DU
propagation collapse. Although the Cliff definitely favors New Zealand signals
(with 531, 567, 603, 657, 675 and 765 very strong on 7 out of 7 days), it will
greatly enhance Aussie signals as well on certain days, like today. Discovery
and confirmation of this freakish cliff-side DU propagation has made this
DXpedition very exciting, and the compact FSL antenna has proven to be the
perfect tool for taking advantage of these concentrated South Pacific signal
boosts.
531 UnID (Australian) Elusive "talker" station on top of frequency at 1300
UTC, but overtaken by the usually dominant 531-PI at end of recording. Any
ideas
from Down Under? (heterodyne removed :-)
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/47g864guj93lby6/531-UnIDAussie-1300z072713PL380.MP3
567 RNZ Wellington, NZ Pegging the PL-380 S/N readout with vibrant music and
YL station ID at 1316
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/1ev02jh0ye59xfc/567-RNZ-1216z072713PL380.MP3
576 2RN Sydney, Australia Excellent strength interview program at 1255 // 792
585 Radio Ngati Porou Ruatoria, NZ First definite audio from this 2 kW
Maori underperformer at 1326, // 603. Heard last August at the same anemic level
594 3WV Horsham, Australia All alone with excellent interview program at
1229, // 774
603 Radio Waatea Auckland, NZ Vibrant as usual with Maori music at 1326, //
585. One of the daily Kiwi "big guns" on the Cliff
639 RNZ Alexandra, NZ Fair-good music at 1318 // 567, etc.
657 Southern Star Vibrant Christian music at 1303, with a powerful signal
every morning this week
675 RNZ Christchurch, NZ Very strong with pop music at 1314 // 567. Another
daily Kiwi "big gun"
702 2BL Sydney, Australia First appearance at Rockwork with DU English
interview through domestic splatter at 1236, // 774
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4sycdkybyutp3ff/702-2BL-1236z072713PL380.MP3
729 5RN Adelaide, Australia Barely breaking through 730-Vancouver splatter
for first appearance at Rockwork at 1254. DU English // 576
738 Radio Polynesia Mahina, Tahiti Very strong French music at 1251. No
trace of 2NR, despite excellent Aussie conditions
747 4QS Toowoomba, Australia (presumed) DU English speech breaking through
750-Portland splatter at 1305
756 RNZ Auckland, NZ Fair DU English interview program // 567 at 1308
765 Radio Kahungunu Napier-Hastings, NZ Very strong Maori music from this
Kiwi 2.5 kW "big gun" at 1209
783 Access Radio Wellington, NZ Vibrant pop music at 1250, apparently part
of the diverse programming mentioned by Theo
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/dd6arke32eo24r7/783-AccessRadio-1250z072713PL380.MP3
774 3LO Melbourne, Australia Pegging the PL-380 S/N readout occasionally at
1229 with sports talk
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/022kazej9zljzzx/774-3LO-1227z072713PL380.MP3
792 4RN Brisbane, Australia Excellent strength DU English interview at 1254
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/x2022al0wee1ktn/792-4RN-1254z072713PL380.MP3
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (now back in the DU-dead zone of Puyallup, WA)
7.5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + New 12" FSL antenna
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