Re: [IRCA] TPs on Orcas, Oct 10

[vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx]

 John,

The backyard at Grayland is very dry.  You might take along a 5 gallon plastic
bucket to soak the area for your ground.  Three weeks ago I could push ground rods
easy in the ground.  This past week I hammered them with a mallet.  Good luck to 
you and Guy.  

Dennis,
Salmon Creek, WA



----- Original Message -----
From: "John H. Bryant" <bjohnorcas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "irca-hard-core-dx.com" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:38:40 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [IRCA] TPs on Orcas, Oct 10

I'd taken a couple of mornings off, but was at the dials from 1330 to 
1430 this morning... generally, I shoulda taken another morning 
off.  Well below average to poor would be my assessment. Although I 
did eventually get a modest number of audios, even on the upper band 
at dawn, things were far below normal. I did have Thailand 891 doing 
decently for a brief period just before 1400 and I noticed that N.K. 
819 had gotten their signal cleaned up... sounded great this morning.

With the additional boost that Grayland gets, I hope Dennis had a 
worthwhile morning before he packs up.

Guy and I'll be taking the next shift, starting Monday morning, with 
me at Rm. 15 at the Grayland Motel and Guy a mile to my south at 
Grayland Beach State Park. Guy will be testing the latest iteration 
of the Lankford Phased Array and I'll be testing the new production 
version of the K9AY Phased Array from Wellbrook. The latter antenna 
requires a decent ground for maximum effectiveness and the Grayland 
sands will likely inhibit things a bit. However, even under those 
difficult circumstances, I'm very hopeful that the new antenna will 
prove even more effective than my older ALA100-based Wellbrook Array. 
Guy and I will both heading back during the day on Thursday.

John Bryant
Orcas Island, WA, USA
Winradio G313e and various Ultralights
Wellbrook Phased Array + Superloops

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