[IRCA] 8-9 Grayland Ultralight DXpedition-- New Zealand Booms In

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello Guys,
 
Several MP3's from the August 9th Grayland (WA) DXpedition have been  
uploaded to the sound file site on the Yahoo Ultralightdx site, and to the Sound  
Bite section of _http://www.dxer.ca_ (http://www.dxer.ca) .
 
With extremely strong propagation to New Zealand and Tahiti, MP3's of  
648-NZ Rhema (Gisbourne, NZ), 675-3YA (Christchurch, NZ) and 738-Radio Tahiti  
were recorded, using both a new Kchibo D96L DSP-enhanced ULR, and a C.Crane 
SWP  7.5" Slider model. The radios were greatly assisted by a 36"  square 
collapsible-frame tuned passive loop, which was designed and built  in a crash 
program shortly before the trip (since it was the largest  antenna that 
would fit inside a fully loaded Toyota Corolla trunk, during a  family vacation).
 
Also, for those interested in the newest selectivity champion in the ULR  
class, a comparison MP3 of the Kchibo D96L's 1 kHz DSP performance relative  
to the premium $50 Murata CFJ455K5 filter has been uploaded to the 
Ultralightdx  file site. Comparing the reception of 567-2YA (Wellington, NZ) in the  
shadow of strong domestic KVI-570, the first 20 seconds of the MP3 were 
recorded  on the new stock D96L, while the second 20 seconds were recorded on 
the  C.Crane SWP Slider, with the transplanted CFJ455K5 filter. To equalize 
signal  levels, both radios were assisted by the 36" passive loop. For those 
of you  desiring highly competitive selectivity performance in a stock $58 
Ultralight  radio, the result should be very encouraging!
 
A full report of the 8-9 Grayland DXpedition (and the multiple new Kiwi  
loggings) should be finished shortly.
 
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
 
 
      
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