Hello To All, The Northern Bay Medium Wave Radio Dxpedition commenced on schedule October 1 here in Northern Bay, Newfoundland . During the first half of the event , DXing sessions have been completed daily from roughly 5:30 AM until daylight arrives as well as from around 4:30 PM afternoons until as late as 1:00 AM . Here without benefit of closer contact with the outside world electronically (no internet, cable or phone) this update report has been compiled by yours truly, and is being forwarded to the group using another person's computer. Regarding just the Ultralight Radio results so far , mutiple new stations as well as 7 new countries have been heard in the first two weeks of DXpedition mode. The overall totals heard during those first two weeks using larger rigs and the ultralights combined are as follows: Countries Heard 58 USA States heard 26 Canadian Provinces Heard 8 One noticeable difference in reception at this location is the lack of the usually strong signals from stations in the United Kingdom and other Europeans. Spain on the other hand has been very dominant regardless of solar disturbance or not. It has been an amazing start to this DXpedition. Two solar disturbances along the way have certainly helped in logging a larger number of stations from the south particularly Brazil and Argentina. There was a spike in solar disturbance earlier in the first week as the Solar K Index level reached 6 ( via WWV Info) at one point thus producing S-9 / S-10 signals from the south. The first new country logged was heard Saturday evening (Oct 5) as Radio Gibraltar on 1458 was heard with a very good signal and station identification. It has been heard a number of times since. Other new ones heard , Radio Gotel on 917 from Nigeria, and VOA Relay on 909 from Botswana Radio Provincia from Buenos Aires, Argentina on 1270 was also heard , Their signal was completely over CJCB in Nova Scotia at times and has been showing up a few additional times since. Another station dominant here has been Radio Tupi from Brazil on 1280. CIWW Ottawa, Ontario dominates 1310 here WLOB in Maine dominated that channel most nights back in Bristol's Hope. There are some unique and bizarre propagational differences experienced here compared to reception in Bristol's Hope. It seems as though the lengthy high rocky cliffs located not far from DX headquarters with their steep dropoffs down to the ocean have an effect on radio waves similar to what Gary DeBock has experienced upon the Oregon cliffs. Signals from different locations also tend to change on certain frequencies very rapidly here as well. As remote from the outside world ( technologically speaking ) as we are , we have been enjoying the free time during the mornings and afternoons for rest and relaxation. With a front row view of the ocean and Northern Conception Bay waters , we await our next and final permanent move back to Carbonear scheduled for November 2 . Ironically from this location we can look a short distance across Conception Bay and see the small community of Bauline on the other side which we could also see from Bristol's Hope as well. So as the crow flies, Carbonear and the "Hope" are only a short hop, skip and jump in distance by geo-coordinates from Northern Bay compared to the winding road to have to travel by vehicle, They have nicknamed a portion of that road " The Snake". If I could use a single word to describe the " Hope" for reception it would be remarkable. To describe reception here in Northern Bay is " awesome". I say that because reception here is so uniquely different in comparison to Bristol's Hope nor far away. I am constantly amazed at what a difference only a short distance in relocation and topography can make in AM radio reception here within Newfoundland. I will send a further update if circumstances permit . A complete summary log of the entire Dxpedition results will be posted online as soon as possible from Carbonear. Good DX Allen Willie VOPC1AA Northern Bay Medium Wave Radio DXpedition Northern Bay, Newfoundland 47:56 N 53:04 W _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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