Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 6) Ultralight DU's for 8-5-- Yikes!

[Russ Johnson <radiok3pi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Nick. Your adventures are super interesting !

Russ 

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> On Aug 5, 2018, at 5:04 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Local sunrise here now is about 6AM local, 1300UT, and peak conditions seem
> to occur about then, Russ.   We try to be set up at least an hour earlier
> than that, and shut down today was about 1330UT as the DX faded away.
> 
> We're mostly just a few minutes drive away from the site, so that part
> isn't too difficult.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
>> On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 8:17 PM, Russ Johnson <radiok3pi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> What time (local time) do you depart from home, start dxâing, end a typical
>> session?  Just curious
>> 
>> Russ Johnson
>> 
>> On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 4:12 PM Steve Ratzlaff <ratzlaffsteve@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks for posting that photo--it's fun to be able to see who's hearing
>>> stuff! Of course the trip accounts are always interesting to read,
>>> especially about the "squatter encounters".       :)
>>> 
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 8/5/2018 8:11 AM, Gary DeBock wrote:
>>>>      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/1vvrv5cyfl7di16ba5sv3u7mkx1fke
>> qf
>>>> 
>>>> Full details to follow...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Gary DeBock (in Nehalem, OR)
>>>> 
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