Re: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th

[d1028gary]

Hi Guy, 
  
Thanks for your detailed reports from the top of Cape Perpetua (Sept. 12th), 
and also from the lower Highway 101 turnoff yesterday. As far as I know, you 
are the first DXer to conduct a morning session at that lower turnoff. 
  
It isn't a well-known fact, but there are actually two Cape Perpetua Highway 
101 turnoffs at a fairly high elevation. If a "sleeping squatter" is occupying 
the usual spot (which would be a real deal-breaker at that narrow turnoff, 
unlike at Rockwork 4 where we can work around them), you might try the "Cape 
Perpetua 1" turnoff, which is an extremely narrow spot about 200 feet to the 
north (photo posted at https://app.box.com/s/02a7sgfxci0gu23xmfjjx3rvmkaxlfpk  
). Although that turnoff is in a very dicey spot with the 18-wheelers coming 
straight at you, I have always thought that the steeper cliff and 
Asian-oriented direction of that narrow turnoff would be ideal for the ultimate 
Asian TP-DXing experience (assuming that you are prepared for vicious 
windstorms, "Chicken" contests with 18-wheelers and no trace of acrophobia). 
  
73, Gary DeBock (in DX-deprived Puyallup) 
  
  
  

- Original Message -

From: "Guy Atkins" <d...@guyatkins.com> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
<irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2015 11:12:19 PM 
Subject: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th 

This morning's DXing at a highway 101 turnout on Cape Perpetua, Oregon was 
quite productive! I didn't have the time to really dig into the 
recorded signals to make proper loggings, nor did I progress up the band 
beyond 1035 kHz. However, I had Japanese language audio on some 2nd and 3rd 
tier Japanese channels, which equals a pretty darn good opening in my 
opinion. 

Compared to yesterday's predominance of DUs, it was mostly Asian reception. 

Here's my brief notes: 

- 

AUST: 657 (pres.), 684 (pres.), 702 (mixing w/Japan), 891 (mixing w/Japan), 
1026 (pres), 

CHINA: 981 

HAWAII 940 KKNE 

JAPAN: 558, 567 (JOIK mixing with pres. R National), 594, 603, 612, 693 
(exc.!!), 747, 774 (exc.!), 828 (exc.!), 873, 909 (mixing w/unid), 

918, 945, 954, 963, 1008 (mixing w/Korea), 1017, 


NEW ZEALAND: 675, 882 (Star- EZL Christian music) 

SOUTH KOREA: 972 

TAIWAN: 738 BEL-2 

UNID: 585, 639, 729, 792, 927, 936, 1035 (Japan or S. Korea) 

--- 

Here's an audio clip of KKNE Hawaii 940 with some really nice Hawaiian 
music from around 1335: 
https://app.box.com/s/b8g80u6y3v4cwncfdicfiflz0h8skl76 

This folder has two photos of the DXing location, and showing the fine 
Wellbrook ALA1530S+ Imperium antenna which works so well for these 
impromptu DXpedition sessions:  https://app.box 
.com/s/zj1vp0kc4a028vt3c55n1tvypmj21sld 
<https://app.box.com/s/zj1vp0kc4a028vt3c55n1tvypmj21sld>   The first 
picture is of the city of Yachats, taken from across the street from where 
our family is vacationing a few days. Cape Perpetua is seen in the distance 
with the Highway 101 "notch" in the hillside clearly visible. This section 
of the highway that is blasted from the solid rock has a small parking area 
at the 140 ft. high point, and is the place where my DXing pal Gary DeBock 
has spent many hours DXing with his famed FSL antennas. My DXing spot this 
morning was a couple hundred feet further down the highway among the trees, 
as seen in the 2nd photo with the Wellbrook antenna. The Wellbrook loop is 
very portable when mounted on an inexpensive tripod, and versatile too. 

73, 

Guy Atkins 
Puyalup, WA 
Elad FDM-S2 and Wellbrook ALA1530S+ Imperium loop antenna 
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Re: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th

[Guy Atkins]

Hi Gary,

I know exactly which narrower turnout you are talking about! I've never
been bold enough to try it. That spot is just too nerve wracking for me!

BTW, there was an accident around midday today at the main Cape Perpetua
turnout. Fortunately the car crashed on the cliff side (into a narrow ditch
and against the cliff wall) rather than up against the guard rail. I think
someone must have been admiring the view and not paying attention to
driving. Thankfully no one was hurt, but the car will need some pricey
repairs.

73, Guy


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From: d1028g...@comcast.net
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irca@hard-core-dx.com>
Cc:
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:36:27 + (UTC)
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th
Hi Guy,

Thanks for your detailed reports from the top of Cape Perpetua (Sept.
12th), and also from the lower Highway 101 turnoff yesterday. As far as I
know, you are the first DXer to conduct a morning session at that lower
turnoff.

It isn't a well-known fact, but there are actually two Cape Perpetua
Highway 101 turnoffs at a fairly high elevation. If a "sleeping squatter"
is occupying the usual spot (which would be a real deal-breaker at that
narrow turnoff, unlike at Rockwork 4 where we can work around them), you
might try the "Cape Perpetua 1" turnoff, which is an extremely narrow spot
about 200 feet to the north (photo posted at
https://app.box.com/s/02a7sgfxci0gu23xmfjjx3rvmkaxlfpk  ). Although that
turnoff is in a very dicey spot with the 18-wheelers coming straight at
you, I have always thought that the steeper cliff and Asian-oriented
direction of that narrow turnoff would be ideal for the ultimate Asian
TP-DXing experience (assuming that you are prepared for vicious windstorms,
"Chicken" contests with 18-wheelers and no trace of acrophobia).

73, Gary DeBock (in DX-deprived Puyallup)
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Re: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th

[d1028gary]

Hi Guy, 
  
<<<   BTW, there was an accident around midday today at the main Cape Perpetua 
turnout. Fortunately the car crashed on the cliff side (into a narrow ditch 
and against the cliff wall) rather than up against the guard rail. I think 
someone must have been admiring the view and not paying attention to 
driving. Thankfully no one was hurt, but the car will need some pricey 
repairs.   >>> 
  
Yikes, Guy-- there isn't that much space up there for a car to crash the cliff 
at full force and still avoid the drink on the rebound... 
  
If something like that happened during a morning TP-chasing session a DXer 
might even get the strange idea that these Highway 101 turnouts can be slightly 
risky?? 
  
Gary (in boring Puyallup) 
  
    

- Original Message -

From: "Guy Atkins" <d...@guyatkins.com> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
<irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 3:22:00 PM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th 

Hi Gary, 

I know exactly which narrower turnout you are talking about! I've never 
been bold enough to try it. That spot is just too nerve wracking for me! 

BTW, there was an accident around midday today at the main Cape Perpetua 
turnout. Fortunately the car crashed on the cliff side (into a narrow ditch 
and against the cliff wall) rather than up against the guard rail. I think 
someone must have been admiring the view and not paying attention to 
driving. Thankfully no one was hurt, but the car will need some pricey 
repairs. 

73, Guy 


-- Forwarded message -- 
From: d1028g...@comcast.net 
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irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
Cc: 
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:36:27 +0000 (UTC) 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th 
Hi Guy, 

Thanks for your detailed reports from the top of Cape Perpetua (Sept. 
12th), and also from the lower Highway 101 turnoff yesterday. As far as I 
know, you are the first DXer to conduct a morning session at that lower 
turnoff. 

It isn't a well-known fact, but there are actually two Cape Perpetua 
Highway 101 turnoffs at a fairly high elevation. If a "sleeping squatter" 
is occupying the usual spot (which would be a real deal-breaker at that 
narrow turnoff, unlike at Rockwork 4 where we can work around them), you 
might try the "Cape Perpetua 1" turnoff, which is an extremely narrow spot 
about 200 feet to the north (photo posted at 
https://app.box.com/s/02a7sgfxci0gu23xmfjjx3rvmkaxlfpk  ). Although that 
turnoff is in a very dicey spot with the 18-wheelers coming straight at 
you, I have always thought that the steeper cliff and Asian-oriented 
direction of that narrow turnoff would be ideal for the ultimate Asian 
TP-DXing experience (assuming that you are prepared for vicious windstorms, 
"Chicken" contests with 18-wheelers and no trace of acrophobia). 

73, Gary DeBock (in DX-deprived Puyallup) 
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[IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th

[Guy Atkins]

This morning's DXing at a highway 101 turnout on Cape Perpetua, Oregon was
quite productive! I didn't have the time to really dig into the
recorded signals to make proper loggings, nor did I progress up the band
beyond 1035 kHz. However, I had Japanese language audio on some 2nd and 3rd
tier Japanese channels, which equals a pretty darn good opening in my
opinion.

Compared to yesterday's predominance of DUs, it was mostly Asian reception.

Here's my brief notes:

-

AUST: 657 (pres.), 684 (pres.), 702 (mixing w/Japan), 891 (mixing w/Japan),
1026 (pres),

CHINA: 981

HAWAII 940 KKNE

JAPAN: 558, 567 (JOIK mixing with pres. R National), 594, 603, 612, 693
(exc.!!), 747, 774 (exc.!), 828 (exc.!), 873, 909 (mixing w/unid),

918, 945, 954, 963, 1008 (mixing w/Korea), 1017,


NEW ZEALAND: 675, 882 (Star- EZL Christian music)

SOUTH KOREA: 972

TAIWAN: 738 BEL-2

UNID: 585, 639, 729, 792, 927, 936, 1035 (Japan or S. Korea)

---

Here's an audio clip of KKNE Hawaii 940 with some really nice Hawaiian
music from around 1335:
https://app.box.com/s/b8g80u6y3v4cwncfdicfiflz0h8skl76

This folder has two photos of the DXing location, and showing the fine
Wellbrook ALA1530S+ Imperium antenna which works so well for these
impromptu DXpedition sessions:  https://app.box
.com/s/zj1vp0kc4a028vt3c55n1tvypmj21sld
   The first
picture is of the city of Yachats, taken from across the street from where
our family is vacationing a few days. Cape Perpetua is seen in the distance
with the Highway 101 "notch" in the hillside clearly visible. This section
of the highway that is blasted from the solid rock has a small parking area
at the 140 ft. high point, and is the place where my DXing pal Gary DeBock
has spent many hours DXing with his famed FSL antennas. My DXing spot this
morning was a couple hundred feet further down the highway among the trees,
as seen in the 2nd photo with the Wellbrook antenna. The Wellbrook loop is
very portable when mounted on an inexpensive tripod, and versatile too.

73,

Guy Atkins
Puyalup, WA
Elad FDM-S2 and Wellbrook ALA1530S+ Imperium loop antenna
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