Re: [IRCA] Oregon Beach Ultralight DU's for 7-17

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gary,

Could your 531khz be Radio 4KZ Cairns? www.radio4kz.com.au



On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:25 PM, <d1028gary@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> After a one day propagation bust the South Pacific DX again returned here
> to Lincoln City, continuing a bizarre six-day pattern of alternating good
> and bad DXing sessions.
>
> As on the other two "good days" (7-13 and 7-15) the propagation was
> Kiwi-slanted, with the New Zealand big guns (567, 657 and 675 kHz) sounding
> very vibrant. 603-Waatea was healthy with its Maori-language program around
> 1245, and 1035-Newstalk ZB made its first appearance. 1017-Tonga had fair
> native-language music and speech at 1318, and the mystery pop-music station
> on 765 kHz was also around, with what appeared to sound like a foreign
> language. Since almost all the Aussies seemed Missing in Action this morning
> (as during most of this weird DXpedition), this may provide further evidence
> of the 765 station's identity.
>
> With the exception of the Kiwis, 738-Tahiti, 1017-Tonga and 666-New
> Caledonia (back this morning with anemic French // 738) the South Pacific
> signals have been checkered during this DXpedition, with both Australia and
> Fiji seeming to be weak at best. Only 891-5AN has produced much of a signal
> from Australia, although the 531 kHz classic rock Mystery Australian
> continues to taunt me with its absolute refusal to ID itself (for the 7th
> DXpedition in a row).
>
> The new Ferrite Sleeve Loop antennas (8" diameter Medium Wave and 6.5"
> Longwave) have performed like a DXer's dream (with PL-380 Ultralights)
> during this week, providing inductive coupling boosts that seem to border on
> science fiction. Both compact (one cubic foot) antennas have run wild when
> propagation turns good, with the MW model finally providing reception good
> enough to confirm the 666-Noumea // with 738 (a long-sought goal, which the
> 3' and 4' air-core loops never could do), and the tiny Longwave FSL
> providing reception of a 1 kW aeronautical beacon (270-FA) in Samoa at over
> 5,000 miles (the first Ultralight trans-equatorial NDB reception). Despite
> the roller coaster propagation it's been a real blast here, and I can't wait
> for other MW DXers and DXpeditioners to experience the same huge enthusiasm
> boosts that these compact FSL antennas provide!
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Lincoln City, Oregon for one more day)
>
>
>
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