[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 3) Ultralight DU's for 8-6
The "sleeping squatters" jammed up most of the prime DXing real estate once again this morning, but Craig and I were able to squeeze onto Rockwork 3, which featured only a truck with an Alberta license plate. Judging from our experiences with Nick we figured that Canadians should be relatively well mannered, so we took a chance and set up about 20 feet (6 meters) from him. Tom squeezed onto Rockwork 4, however, while Nick was setting up propagation comparison equipment down at the ocean beach (gulp) and at Rockwork 4. Although yesterday's rare Kiwi stations stayed down in the noise there were some exceptional DU signals from both NZ and Oz, with 585-7RN getting a freakish boost to pound in at S9 around 1306. This was far and away its most impressive signal ever here. The Kiwi big guns on 531 (PI), 603 and 657 were also at huge levels in and out, while 531-4KZ made its first appearance of the trip at a more modest level. 558-Fiji was in at a good level (for the sixth day in a row) at 1303, while 1017-Tonga continued to play the part of a DU big gun with potent signals in and out. Overall the session had quite a bit less drama than yesterday's rare Kiwi bonanza, but still very enjoyable for live DXers like Craig and me (who had an ocean cliff DXing blast, as usual). A session photo with the four FSL's (including Craig's 3.5" baby model, which has been astonishingly competitive) is posted at https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/qz9uxroq8ac2vu6zez087yvctl5a6pao585 7RN Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Female speech at S9 level // 576 at 1306; its strongest performance ever at the cliff https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/santvgc0qi9txyz0pbzn93d9h72jczmo73 and Good DX,Gary DeBock (DXing with Craig Barnes at the Rockwork 3 ocean cliff turnout on Highway 101, near Manzanita, OR)7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB & XHDATA D-808 portables + 15", 15" and 17" DXpedition FSL's ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Convention Schedule
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[IRCA] Convention Schedule
--- Begin Message --- Here's the latest: Thursday, September 6 2018Guests arrive by air, train, bus, and cars 6:00P Registration in meeting room. HOSTS: Ken Hawkins and Mike Lantz. Questions and Info: (636) 577-4295 Dinner on your own at near-by restaurants (see enclosed map) Friday, September 7 2018 6:00-9:00A Breakfast in hotel lobby: free for hotel guests 8:00-9:00A Registration in front lobby, Ken (work pending) and Mike Meeting room opens – convention begins 9:00A Assemble in hotel lobby of hotel for car pools of tour of KHJY Joy radio 10:00A Tour of KHJY Joy FM studios – Mike Thomas is your guide 11:00A Lunch at restaurant at your choice either in Des Peres or St. Charles 1:00P Assemble in hotel lobby for car pools of tour of KWRE/KFAV radio 2:00P Tour of KWRE/KFAV studios – Steve Rotz is your guide 4:30P Gathering in meeting room for technical talks and questions and answers 6:00P Pizza party in meeting room courtesy of Imo's-THE SQUARE BEYOND COMPARE! (Paid for by IRCA) 8:00P “Tech Talks” (meeting room) Speakers TBD 12:00M Good night (meeting room closes) Saturday, September 8 2018 6:00-9:00A Breakfast in hotel lobby: free for hotel guests 8:00A Meeting room opens 8:30A “Tech Talks” (meeting room) Speakers TBD 10:30A Discussion plus buy, sell, and trade Radio Music Surveys, stickers, and other swag 12:00P Lunch on your own 1:00P A. Drive by radio transmitters TBD B. Other activities on hotel site TBD 3:00P IRCA annual business meeting (meeting room) – Bruce Portzer 5:00P Gather outside the front lobby for a group photo 5:15P Group photo(s) 6:00P Gathering banquet at Culpeppers (on your own funds) Speaker of the banquet: Mike Lantz, motivational speaker from Miami FL 8:30P Auction in the meeting room – auctioneers TBD 12:00M Good night (meeting room closes) Sunday, September 9 2018 6:00-9:00A Breakfast in the hotel lobby: free for hotel guests 9:15A The gathering quiz. Door prizes. Winner prize. 12:00P 2018 gathering ends (meeting room closes). Have a safe trip home. See you next year! 1:00P On your own suggestions: Gathering at Ken Hawkins' house for radio SCHTUFF Old town St. Charles on Main Street STL Arch Ameristar Casino Technical Talk highlights Topics include 2017 solar eclipse highlights from western America, KD9SV vs. Cat-5 Beverages for hearing trans-oceanic DX "over the shoulder," tips and triumphs from MW phasing methodology, hands on with the “Frequent-Flyer FSL,” another look at Cat-5 as a legitimate antenna and some fascinating personal-experience stories from Bruce Portzer and the Florissant Valley Dial Twister. Group discussions include a look at trans-polar DX possibilities during the upcoming solar minimum. Be there! Learn from and contribute to the dialogue! The “Tech-Talk” Staff Eric Bueneman Phil Bytheway Mark Durenberger Nick Hall-Patch Neil Kazaross Bruce Portzer Phil Bytheway IRCA's "DX Monitor" Editor-in-Chief Seattle WA Drake R-7 / KIWA Loop--- End Message --- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] drake r8a
Hello.My drake r8a is still available for $700.00 +ship. I also have pix and video of the rig in operation. Should you be interested : wwbro...@windstream.net or 724-627-5994. Bill brooks Waynesburg,pa --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Rockwork Ocean Cliff DXpedition-- Rare Kiwi MW-DX Bonanza!
As reported previously the transoceanic propagation was awesome yesterday at the Rockwork 6 Highway turnoff, resulting in multiple rare Kiwi receptions, and also S9 signals from stations like 7RN in Tasmania. The obscure NZ stations 531-More FM, 558-Radio Sport and 576-Star are usually a challenge to track down, but 585-Radio Ngati Porou borders on the monumental (it hadn't been heard at the Rockwork cliff for 4 years). All of them showed up during yesterday's phenomenal session, though. Once again the "sleeping squatters" made our antenna setup interesting, and Craig and I were together at Rockwork 6 while Tom and Nick set up at Rockwork 4. Nick also set up some monitoring gear at our Rockwork 6 turnoff in the hope of comparing DU-DX signals at the two locations (which Craig and I guarded with our lives against the sleeping squatters). When the first FSL antenna was set up to monitor 531 kHz in the total darkness at 1155 UTC it immediately tracked down an overwhelming S9+ signal from 531-PI in Auckland, which proved to be a harbinger of things to come https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/819m794mvc4gdym5b06smy19aqhooofi Before 1200 the rare Kiwis got into gear, along with S9 signals from 585-7RN, 702-2BL and 774-3LO. 531-More FM drowned out co-channel PI at 1247, while 558-Fiji showed up with potent strength at 1325. 1017-Tonga was again in and out at S9, of course. By the way, Craig is becoming a very skillful live DXer and FSL operator-- and certainly demonstrated that ability this morning. Overall it was a very thrilling session! 531 More FM Alexandra, NZ (2 kW) Potent modern rock music all alone at 1247, with typical short, choppy ID's (male and female, Yankee-accented) at 27 and 28 seconds https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/9z4bvsz7zd037grhwl5iwdrppm94m6rl 558 Radio Sport Invercargill, NZ One of the tougher Kiwis came through with Yankee-accented Fox Sports News relay // 792 at 1307, showing up for the first time in three years https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/dnkj6fqkviu8g57hw5mzcm00xae62ibr 576 Star Hamilton, NZ (2.5 kW) The "dwarf Star" manages music under 2RN at 1253 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/xekx5gb4chsdr1njlc4kkd4mlxw630h3 which is parallel to 657-Star at the time https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ipl15obsn5w55qtdgdjzyit65h6918lb 585 7RN Hobart, Tasmania Powerful signal with female speech at 1249 (with the 576-2RN parallel confirmed at 31 seconds) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wpqm0pjh1f1cj8nlzzo93jclvrd46clg 585 Radio Ngati Porou Ruatoria, NZ (2 kW) One of the rarest possible catches from NZ. During the 7RN recording some choral music is audible under Tasmania, and after about a minute I decided to check for a Maori net parallel on 603-Waatea (at 2:08 into the recording). Much to my surprise 603 had the same choral music, nailing down reception of this station with legendary weakness (for the first time in 4 years) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/wpqm0pjh1f1cj8nlzzo93jclvrd46clg 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (DXing with Craig Barnes at the Rockwork 6 ocean cliff turnoff on Highway 101 near Manzanita, OR, USA) 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB & XHDATA D-808 portables + 15", 15" and 17" airport-closing FSL antennas Four DXer session photo is posted at https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/1vvrv5cyfl7di16ba5sv3u7mkx1fkeqf ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 6) Ultralight DU's for 8-5-- Yikes!
I second that as well, I would be interested in hearing some as the SDR file of TP Radio action. If these can be accessed via a cloud server, that would be the best for all, even if the files take an hour or more to download. Thanks James Niven Austin, Texas -Original Message- From: Mark Connelly Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 9:32 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 6) Ultralight DU's for 8-5-- Yikes! Are there any SDR files from this DXpedition? I know that most of the action is live DX with tuned loops but I did see a mention of a broadband loop being used (perhaps hooked to SDR?). I'd like to get a couple of the best files, if they exist, to give me a feel for the best of what the West Coast has to offer in summer DU / Polynesia DX. Top-of-hours preferred and Perseus or Elad formats preferred. If these can be accessed via a cloud server, that would be the best for all, even if the files take an hour or more to download. Otherwise, I'd pay for USB thumbdrive stick round trip mailing costs as I've done with beach DX material from some DXers on this side of the US. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, MA << Nick certainly brought the luck with him from Victoria as Tom, Craig and I had one of the most thrilling sessions ever at the Rockwork ocean cliff. The legendary weak station 585-Radio Ngati Porou (// 603) was heard for the first time in 4 years, and Tom mentioned that he had never heard 531-More FM so loud. 585-7RN in Tasmania had a booming signal, while Craig had so much choice DU-DX on his new "Baby FSL" that he seemed awestruck. As we drove up in total darkness at 1140 the "sleeping squatters" were once again out in force, so we needed to split up into two groups-- Craig and I at Rockwork 6, and Tom and Nick at Rockwork 4. When the first FSL was set up on 531 kHz in total darkness at 1155 UTC there was already an S9+ signal from 531-PI, which astonished all of us. This was exactly the same situation as in July of 2014, during the NZ-record (88 Kiwis) DXpedition with Chuck. This morning's session was every bit as good as during the Kiwi Record trip-- if not better. Every NZ station I tried for showed up, and the other three DXers seemed swamped with choice DX all over the band. Even Craig was making out like a DU-DXing bandit with his 3.5 inch Baby FSL, tracking down 531-More FM, 558-Fiji, 585-7RN, 936-Chinese Voice, etc. The session was definitely a thriller, and will surely be remembered for the ages! A photo of the four DXers together after the awesome session is posted at https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/1vvrv5cyfl7di16ba5sv3u7mkx1fkeqf Full details to follow... Gary DeBock (in Nehalem, OR) >> --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
