Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition

[d1028gary@xxxxxxx]

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for your comments, and you should have a blast chasing DU's in Oregon!

The problem with the Seashore Inn at Seaside was that the ocean beach had multiple overnight campers burning wood fires at all hours of the night, making it tough to DX without a gas mask. Most of these individuals were not motel residents, and seemed to come from Portland for the weekend. I was forced to carry my entire DXing station (3' portable loop, "basic' base, modified PL-380 with 2 plug-in 7.5" loopsticks for LW and MW, 19.5" loopstick ICF-2010 spotting receiver, logbook and flashlight) in one trip-- all the way down to the edge of the ocean, to avoid pilfering, and escape the smoke. This was not my first choice :-)

73, Gary






-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin S <satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 10:04 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition


Thanks for the great report!  Sounds like your email conditions are worse
han the DX conditions :-).  I will take your list and see what I can hear
ext week when I am down there for a couple mornings.  I too may have to
ack up my toys and leave the hotel for the quieter surroundings of the
each, depending on RF noise levels.
No spotter radio this time?  If not, that would make your results even
ore remarkable!
Kevin S
ainbridge Island, WA
>
 Hello All,
 I'm sending this initial report at the Liberty Inn Motel in Lincoln City,
 OR, so please forgive any bizarre email transformations. Ruth, Danny and I
 left Puyallup on Saturday for a 7-day family vacation, and although I was
 unsuccessful in persuading them to stay at the Grayland Motel, it was
 possible to arrange lodging in Oregon within walking distance of
 TP-enhanced ocean beaches.
 My equipment is rather basic, with a newly-designed 7.5" plug-in loopstick
 Tecsun PL-380 ULR (both LW and MW 7.5" plug-in loopsticks) and a 3'
 portable PVC tuned passive loop, which is designed to easily fit in a
 crammed compact car trunk (and be assembled, in the dark,within a couple
 of minutes).
 South Pacific DX has been excellent for the first 3 days, with 18 DU's
 (South Pacific DX) stations heard from Australia, New Zeakand, Fiji (639),
 Tahiti (738). and a French-speaking station on 666 kHz that I've never
 heard at Grayland. Multiple DU's have been fighting it out on several
 frequencies such as 531, 639, 657, 738, 891 and a few others. This morning
 I had the thrilling experience of making an MP3 of two stations on 738 kHz
 (Tahiti and ABC Grafton, Australia) fighting it out with both at 9+
 levels, maxing out the PL-380's digital S/N indicator with a 25 reading
 (with RSSI of 55). THe barefoot Sony SRF-T615 also easily received both
 stations, a very rare event for a stock Ultralight radio. New DU's on 585,
 603, 666 and 684 kHz have also been received, but several of these will
 require assistance from DU-DX experts for definite identification. MP3's
 have been made, of course,  for such future detective work
 Because of dissatisfaction with our Seaside, OR motel (which had a very
 crowded, smoky beach with serious RF hash from adjacent motels and walkway
 lights), we decided to move to this Linclon City, OR location, which seems
 like a dream come true for DXers. There is a cliff adjacent to the nearby
 ocean beach, with an ideal picnic table for radio and PVC loop setup. The
 cliff seems to add at least 5 dB to DU signals, making Australia, New
 Zealand and the Pacific Islands boom in on the modest equipment.
 We have four more days to go in this DXers' paradise, and like John Bryant
 used to say, even if you've already had a blast with DXing fun, it's never
 too late to be greedy for more! After returning to Puyallup, I should
 upload the various MP3's, and a full DXpedition report. Thanks again to
 Walt for his recent Masset DU logs, which have been extremely useful. Have
 fun, guys!
 73, Gary DeBock (N7EKX), in Lincoln City, OR



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