That 400 foot sheer drop off would be a deal breaker for me. Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 31, 2014, at 3:22 AM, Chernos Saul <[email protected]> wrote: > Not for the DXer with vertigo. I could see pitching a tent a very short, safe > distance from the edge, for a degree of indoor comfort. > > I sometimes DX FM (and TV, pre-digital era) from atop a cliff directly > overlooking Lake Ontario (save for a think strip of land below). I have a > spot that's slightly beyond a small low wooden post and chain set up to keep > idiots from the very edge. I've scoped it out during the day, and it is lit > enough, so I know exactly where I am in relation to taking a sudden > DXpedition to places unknown. It makes a huge difference compared with the > spot where I park my car just a hundred or so feet away. > > Saul Chernos > Burnt River ON > >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:40:03 -0400 >> Subject: [IRCA] 2014 Oregon "Cliffhanger" DU-DXpeditions >> >> Hello All, >> >> For those on the west coast who feel a little bored with their AM-DXing >> hobby, why not try out a radical new form of DXpedition fueled by >> transoceanic propagation boosts at sheer ocean side cliffs? >> >> The theory of cliff-enhanced transoceanic propagation is similar to the >> effect that most of us have experienced when listening to distant AM >> stations on a car radio while driving up a steep hill going directly away >> from the stations--- the signals rise dramatically. But in the case of ocean >> cliff DXing, the "steepness" of the hills is almost 90 degrees, and the >> cliffs are chosen to face the South Pacific... resulting in concentrated >> signals from transoceanic DX stations in New Zealand, Australia and the >> Pacific Islands. >> >> DXing conditions at these ocean cliff sites are very rough... there is no AC >> power, running water, street lights or weather protection. They are located >> on Highway 101 turnoff sites, each of which has its own unique challenges. >> "Rockwork 4" is located about 10 miles south of Cannon Beach, OR, and has a >> 400' sheer drop off to the Pacific Ocean directly below the DXing site. It >> doesn't offer anything in the way of comfort, and extremely small-footprint >> antennas are a must. Until the recent development of compact FSL antennas, >> nobody had ever attempted serious transoceanic DXing at these extremely >> narrow ocean cliff sites. Mental and physical toughness is a must, along >> with a strong taste for adventure (and a strong sense of humor, since >> Murphy's Law loves these places). An Ultralight "Cliffhanger" DXpedition is >> planned for the "Rockwork 4" site from April 9-11 (apparently, just after a >> Perseus-SDR DXpedition to the same site by Chuck and Guy) and another >> DU-DXpedition is pl! a! > nn! >> ed for same site from July 13-19. A view of the "Rockwork 4" ocean cliff >> site taken from a helicopter (showing the sheer cliff drop off to the >> Pacific below) is posted at >> http://www.mediafire.com/view/2jtmctq7as7448o/Rockwork-Sites-003.jpg For >> those up to the challenges, these ocean cliff sites provided exceptional >> examples of cliff-boosted DU propagation on a PL-380 Ultralight with 8" and >> 12" FSL antennas the past couple of years, as demonstrated in the MP3's >> linked below (all of them PL-380 S/N readout-pegging receptions). This >> year's DXpeditions will be conducted with the new 15" FSL antenna, which >> should provide additional DU-DXing excitement. Interested DXers (who are not >> intimidated by the challenges) are welcome to participate. >> >> 73 and Good DX, >> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) >> >> 531-PI (Auckland, New Zealand, 5 kW, Rockwork, 7-22-13) >> http://www.mediafire.com/view/vnx12sra6srbnea/531-PI-1231z072213PL380.MP3 >> >> 567-RNZ National (Wellington, New Zealand, 50 kW, Cape Perpetua, 7-20-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/9z8vnphq6thc9p2/567-2YA-1246Z072012PL380.MP3 >> >> 576-2RN (Sydney, Australia, 50 kW, Cape Perpetua, 8-19-13) >> http://www.mediafire.com/view/qz6x4g6wiit264e/576-2RN-1335z081913PL380.MP3 >> >> 594-NZ Rhema (Timaru/Wanagnui, New Zealand, 5 kW/ 2 kW, Rockwork, 8-20-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/yk99u85h54jeaos/594-NZ.Rhema-1311Z082012PL380.mp3 >> >> 603-Radio Waatea (Auckland, New Zealand, 5 kW, Rockwork, 8-21-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/so9c7cy42nxpj60/603-R.Waatea-1334Z082112PL380.mp3 >> >> 657-Southern Star (Wellington, New Zealand, 10 kW, Cape Perpetua, 7-20-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ijcacg8uqmvian9/657-SouthernStar-1247Z072012PL380.MP3 >> >> 684-NZ Rhema (Gisborne, New Zealand, 5 kW, Cape Perpetua, 7-21-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/bge7anmbo8j79a8/684-NZ.Rhema-1245Z072112PL380.MP3 >> >> 738-Radio Polynesie (Mahina, Tahiti, 20 kW, Cape Perpetua, 7-19-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a4shuubhn36b6aa/738-RFO.Tahiti-1218Z071912PL380.MP3 >> >> 765-Radio Kahungunu (Napier-Hastings, New Zealand, 2.5 kW, Cape Perpetua, >> 7-20-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/my4o957wpjtve0m/765-R.Kahungunu-1220Z072012PL380.MP3 >> >> 774-3LO (Melbourne, Australia, 50 kW, Rockwork, 7-27-13) >> http://www.mediafire.com/view/022kazej9zljzzx/774-3LO-1227z072713PL380.MP3 >> >> 792-4RN (Brisbane, Australia, 25 kW, Cape Perpetua, 8-16-13) >> http://www.mediafire.com/view/qyhf8hse32pba68/792-4RN-1323z081613PL380.MP3 >> >> 828-Radio Trackside, Palmerston No., New Zealand, 2 kW, Cape Perpetua, >> 7-20-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/x76lntrl6nppi87/828-R.Trackside-1233Z072012PL380.MP3 >> >> 891-5AN (Adelaide, Australia, 50 kW, Cape Perpetua, 7-18-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/rsvoh1aro2w0xtr/891-5AN-1243Z071812PL380.MP3 >> >> 963-Southern Star (Christchurch, New Zealand, 10 kW, Rockwork, 8-24-12) >> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/5232u1x353foufw/963-SouthernStar-1326Z082412pl380.MP3 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] > _______________________________________________ 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]
