I've noticed some comments from Nick, Colin, and Gary that inland DX reception this morning was "TP dead", "maybe some carriers if I squint", etc.Fla
Well, those descriptions fit the Rockworks cliffs this morning also! Chuck Hutton, Dave Aichelman, Chris Black, and myself tried everything but tribal coastal Indian DX chants to make the TPs (or even DUs) materialize, but it just wasn't a-happening this morning. No matter what the antenna--from medium sized Flag loops to compact 1-meter active Wellbrook loops-- the DX just wasn't appearing. The DXer conversations before and after the morning sunrise session were good, however! We were all impressed with Chris' setup for his first Oregon cliffs DXing session; he had a nifty low-buck table constructed in the back of his small SUV which looked very comfortable. We did have to do a team "antenna relocation project" for him, however... his rectangular loop and masts were far too close to the highway for safety reasons. After shuffling everything to the west about 20 feet we all breathed a sigh of relief. I'd say we had *maybe* a dozen TP frequencies in weak to moderate (at best) audio this morning with perhaps 8 or 12 more frequencies as carriers only. Most of the signals in audio were big gun Japanese... but barely propagating this morning. VOA Thailand 1575 was pretty good around the 1420-1430 sunrise enhancement period, but that's the extent of it. Hopefully Sunday morning will be better! 73, Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA USA DXing from Rockworks cliffs near Manzanita, Oregon _______________________________________________ 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]
