Re: [IRCA] Cook Islands (Aitutaki) Ultralight DU's for 4-9

[Volodya S <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting that itâs Kia Ora in New Zealand, but not surprising as the
Maori from New Zealand came from your region 700 or so years ago!  We had a
wicked night.  Our balcony is on the 7th deck, but we were still pummelled
with salt spray and crazy rolling, and ship shuddering all night long.  The
decks have been closed for 36 hours now, but it seems the worst is behind
us.  I actually felt queasy last night and took a Meclazine tab.  Fine
today, though.  I noticed the bands much improved this morning now that
weâre no longer in the shadow of NZ.  Noise floor looked good, too.
Havenât made much headway.  Was hoping for Norfolk Island on 1566, but so
far itâs always 3NE.  Man that station gets out. Iâd love to see their
setup.  Has to be something special. Itâs often the strongest station on
the band, and only 5 kW!  Time for breakfast!  Kia Ora!  Walt

On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Kia Orana, Walt!
>
>
> Yes, I heard the cyclone update on Tony Ward's 990-Fiji Gold at 0855
> tonight-- pretty scary. We are getting pounded by heavy rain and wind every
> day here in Aitutaki, but they say that this is normal here for early
> April.  Fortunately the DU propagation has been so phenomenal that even a
> 7.5" loopstick Ultralight provides huge signals on almost every target
> station, even without the 5" TSA-friendly FSL. Stay safe!
>
>
> Gary
>
>
> On April 10, 2018 at 2:14 AM Volodya S <canswl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Gary, I was going to ask about RCI, too.  Perhaps ZB is temporary with the
> cyclone.  Weâre NW of New Zealand and encountering near hurricane force
> winds.  With all the movement of my ALA 100 loop, there is an introduction
> of a noise, making DXing more difficult.  So far, no sign of RCI from
> here.  I, too, remember the expensive cost of internet there.  We paid
> NZ$10 for a measly 50 Mb.  Ouch!  Proves to me, thereâs still a place for
> radio!  73, Walt
>
> On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks Bruce, I'll give both of them a try.
>
> 630-Cook Islands doesn't sign off at local midnight any more; it abruptly
> switches to a Newstalk ZB feed at 2358 local time (0958 UTC). It apparently
> runs the Newstalk ZB programming all night long, then resumes its local
> programming around 0600 local time (1600 UTC). Unfortunately the Internet
> is so slow on this island (and they nail you so many $$ to use it) that I
> can't post an MP3 of it currently.
>
> Gary
>
> > On April 9, 2018 at 8:41 PM Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Way to go, Gary.
> >
> > Nice going on 6DL.  Maybe Indonesia and Philippines are next? They're
> > not that much different from Western Australia in terms of bearing and
> > distance.
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > On 4/9/2018 11:57, Gary DeBock wrote:
> > > The rain and wind were pounding the ocean beach this morning but a
> ruggedly-built 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB model once again provided all
> the sunrise DXing excitement that anyone could hope for. Ocean-boosted
> propagation right next to the surf brought in a lot of weird stuff that
> normally would seem unlikely on a hand-held portable.
> > >
> > >
> > > 531-6DL was probably the star of the session, shutting down the usual
> More FM/ PI snarl from the "Mother Country" around 1625. The Kiwis were
> once again pounding in during most of the session, with even the extremely
> rare 585-Radio Ngati Porou making an appearance // 603 at 1612. With
> 540-2AP not yet signing on Rhema in NZ was ruling the roost, and the Kiwi
> Radio Sport relays on 774 and 792 were sending the Aussies to the showers..
> 936 was all ABC, though, with the awesome Sunset Skip signal from
> 936-Chinese Voice long gone. Despite repeated attempts to track down
> anything north of the Equator only 972-HLCA managed to show up-- and it
> have a pretty potent signal at 1630. Not a single Japanese, North Korean or
> Chinese signal, though. Go figure!
> > >
> > >
> > > 73 and Good DX,
>
>
>
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