I think Gary is referring to Walt's earlier travels while lounging in the South Pacific 'tween Godzone and Tonga... soft touch stuff... 819 and 1008 are locals.
TD Chuck Hutton <[email protected]> wrote: >Did I miss something? I didn't see Walt's report. > >Chuck > >> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:11:10 +0000 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Grayland expedition >> >> Thanks for your generous comment, Nick, but I really think that Walt would >> be much more deserving of such an award than me. >> >> Anyone who can stand on the deck of a cruise ship in the South Pacific and >> construct a detailed report of New Zealand MW station formats by repeatedly >> sliding and peaking a Slider loopstick coil on a hot-rodded Eton E100 pocket >> radio deserves the ultimate honor (honour). >> >> 73, Gary (in windy and rainy Grayland, with the DX going south) >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Nick Hall-Patch" <[email protected]> >> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 7:44:06 AM >> Subject: [IRCA] Grayland expedition >> >> For those of us sitting in the warm listening to not very much, your >> exploits in the pursuit of ultimate DX must qualify you for some sort >> of award Gary. >> >> I did stuff like that ....about 30 years ago, hi. >> >> best wishes, >> >> Nick >> >> >> > Grayland, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-8 (Conclusion) >> > >> > >> >Hello All, >> > >> >An impromptu weekend run to Grayland kicked off with a bang this >> >morning with Japanese, Korean and Chinese stations all pounding in >> >for a wild 4 hour session. A new 17" FSL antenna was set up near the >> >picnic table at the end of Grayland Beach road, and it managed to >> >track down at least 15 Asians which pegged the PL-380's S/N readout. >> > >> >The deserted beach was clear and cold at my 1115 UTC (0315 local) >> >start time, but the big gun Japanese and Koreans on 594, 747, 972, >> >1134 and 1566 had already reached S9 levels an hour before inside my >> >Grayland Motel Room 11 ($65 a night, with absolutely no frills). >> >Hurrying to the cold beach I brought along the 30" loopstick >> >ICF-2010 spotting receiver, 12" Longwave FSL and the new 17" >> >DXpedition FSL-..... >> >> > ....and four hours in the 41 degree cold and wind had taken its toll. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] > _______________________________________________ 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]
