Great loggings Gary! Sure looks like there's something 'special' about the Rockworks 4 location. And it appears it'll take one heckuva wideband set-up to match what you're able to accomplish with the single-frequency, hi-Q FSL/Ultralite solution.
You may well have found a very compelling situation where LIVE, single-frequency listening is still 'the only way to go!' I'm holding out hope for Chuck finding something that's close to what you're able to hear with a wideband set-up. Many of us have kinda gotten used to having huge WAV files to pore over at our leisure instead of having to either stay up all night or be truly AWAKE at sunrise to take full advantage of openings. --- On Jul 18, 2014, at 2:45 AM, [email protected] [ultralightdx] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > Chuck and I again hit the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff around 1100 UTC this early > morning, with Chuck setting up his small flag antenna for Perseus-SDR > spectrum capture, and my own 15" FSL antenna and PL-380 Ultralight radio set > up for independent DXing about 100 feet southeast at the same Highway 101 > turnoff. Strong New Zealand propagation was again in effect throughout > sunrise enhancement, although some weak Australian signals did come out of > the noise way under the Kiwis. > > My top priority was to go after the very obscure 2.5 kW New Zealand station > 576-The Word, which had apparently never been received on the North American > west coast because of the Aussie big gun 2RN on the same frequency. A trace > of this station showed up yesterday at the cliff, but I was out for solid > evidence. My luck held up as the twisted Kiwi propagation prevailed for yet > another morning, providing solid reception of DU English Bible reading on > 576-The Word at 1246. In addition the Kiwi-slanted propagation provided the > strongest MP3 yet of Chinese from the 1 kW station 936-Chinese Voice in > Auckland, and in the freakish signal category, the strongest DU signal that > I've ever heard (during any DXpedition) from 531-PI at 1253. Chuck and I > shared notes at various times during the morning session, and it was great > having an experienced DXer offering his perspective on the freakish New > Zealand propagation. Rockwork 4 is definitely a unique p lace-- the perfect > cure for any DX ing boredom! > > 531 PI Auckland, NZ (5 kW) Freakishly strong signal with a Samoan > call-in program at 1253-- the strongest DU signal > that I've ever heard > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/azwdpwb6zj2x0q4/531-PI-1253z071714PL380.MP3 > > 531 UnID Australian A big surprise-- an Australian pop music station > showing up way under the nuclear-powered 531-PI > at 1233. Unfortunately the Australian just didn't have the > steam to get through the Kiwi-slanted propagation with > any real identity clues. This was the first DU competition > that 531-PI has had for 5 days at the Cliff > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/7baj6r0w1y0yx7y/531-UnID-Aussie-1233z071714PL380.MP3 > > 576 The Word Radio Hamilton, NZ (2.5 kW) Very obscure Kiwi station with > fair-level Bible reading at 1246, fading into > a mix with (apparently) a weak 2RN signal. Twisted Kiwi > propagation provided this bizarre logging > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/o38siapebaec7i8/576-TheWordRadio-1246z071714PL380.MP3 > > 585 UnID Australian The mystery of the morning-- a weak DU English > station not // with 603-R. Waatea (i.e. not the Kiwi > Maori station Radio Ngati Porou) with male-female speech at > 1238. Previous experience would indicate that this > might be 585-2WEB ("Outback Radio"), but I have no definite > clues > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/sx699ey6dnss8qv/585-UnID-DU-1238z071714PL380.MP3 > Apparently the same station, with weak music at 1313. If > someone knows this song title, I would appreciate the > information (2WEB's David Sharp is a member of our Ultralight > group, and can check a song title in his log) > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/7bvvjk8rpstnj18/585-UnID-DU-1313z071714PL380.MP3 > > 603 Radio Waatea Auckland, NZ (5kW) Maori music and speech at typical > strength at 1240, // 765-R.kahungunu > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/o3o8n74a4730ja4/603-R.Waatea-1240z071714PL380.MP3 > > 828 UnID-DU Female DU speech at 1303, most likely from the 2 kW NZ station > Radio Trackside/ Live Sport due to > freakish Kiwi propagation > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/7wxyhp0fgq3dga5/837-UnID-DU-1223z071714PL380.MP3 > > > 936 Chinese Voice Auckland, NZ (1 kW) Chinese at fair level from this > very low powered Kiwi station-- an apparent > DX distance record for Ultralight radio reception of a 1 kW > station in North America (but heard by Bill W. at a > strong level previously at Grayland) > > http://www.mediafire.com/listen/br2t5h1q7162523/936-ChineseVoice-1204z071714PL380.MP3 > > 73 and Good DX, > Gary DeBock (in Cannon Beach, OR) > DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean side cliff on Highway 101 (Tillamook Co,, OR) > Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight radio + 15" DXpedition FSL antenna _______________________________________________ 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]
