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Re: [IRCA] Ultralight Radio Co-Conspirators Heading to Grayland
Best restaurant in Grayland, you say, Gary? An oxymoron, I suggest! Do have fun, and leave some of the DX to those of us slaving away at home!........Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC
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From: D1028Gary@xxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009 11:54 am
Subject: [IRCA] Ultralight Radio Co-Conspirators Heading to Grayland
To: ultralightdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, am@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello All,
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> Eager to test out the new DSP-enhanced Tecsun PL-300WT and
> Grundig G8
> Ultralight radios in actual TP and DU DXing, John Bryant and I
> will be traveling
> to the Grayland Motel on the Washington state ocean coast
> today, hopeful
> of snagging some nice South Pacific DX during extremely
> early (and short)
> dawn enhancement periods.
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> Traveling separately, John will be bringing his
> outstanding,
> state-of-the-art Wellbrook Loop array for setup between the
> motel and the ocean beach,
> while I will be bringing a somewhat more modest system
> developed during
> recent experimentation-- a collapsible-frame 8' (diagonal)
> tuned passive loop
> constructed with lightweight PVC, and also an all-PVC
> altazimuth tilting
> base. Of course I don't seriously hope to compete with him
> in chasing DX, but
> these ultra-cheap PVC systems certainly provide huge DXing
> gain for the $50
> investment-- and work perfectly with the overload-proof PL-
> 300WT and G8
> DSP-system radios.
>
> Guy Atkins wished to join us for the DX sessions, but was
> unfortunately
> wasn't able to fit it into his schedule. We do plan to welcome
> him for a nice
> Sunday lunch together at the best restaurant in Grayland,
> however, and
> share our impressions of the sunrise DX (or lack thereof).
> John plans to stay
> an extra day to enjoy Monday morning DXing, during which
> he will probably
> enjoy the best DXing session of the decade-- right after
> Guy and I are safely
> back in Puyallup.
>
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
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