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Re: [IRCA] 585-2WEB Verification Letter (and goodies)
- Subject: Re: [IRCA] 585-2WEB Verification Letter (and goodies)
- From: d1028gary@xxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:57:59 -0400 (EDT)
Hi Chuck,
Yes, you and Bruce sure did clean up on Asian TP's at Grayland the last
few years. Your CD with 693-Bangladesh and other MP3's still gets
frequent play here.
John B. and others did seem to chase DU's at Grayland quite a bit the
past few years, though, at least until the electrical noise issue
cropped up from the developer on the south side of the Grayland Motel.
That issue seems to have cost Mike quite a bit of his DXer business,
motivating Guy to head for the yurts, and me to the Oregon coast.
73, Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tue, Sep 27, 2011 10:20 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 585-2WEB Verification Letter (and goodies)
Gary -
The Grayland logs can be tricky. Since 2005, we've only been directing
our Grayland Beverage towards Asia due to the solar minimum allowing
far
northern paths. Hence, no chance for Australia since our NW Beverage
receives nothing from DU lands.
Earlier in the last decade, DU's got the priority.
Chuck
On 9/27/2011 9:18 PM, d1028gary@xxxxxxx wrote:
Hello Todd and Saul,
Thanks for your suggestions.
Although the presence of a confirmed DXer like David Sharp at 2WEB
would seem like a perfect fit for such a situation, the tricky
propagation between
eastern Australia and North America would probably doom the special
test effort.
585-2WEB is not a common DU catch, even in most west coast areas. In
checking the Grayland DXpedition logs for the past 12 years, it seems
that it was heard only once (by Chuck, in 2005), even with
top-of-the-line equipment. Nigel in Alberta hears it rarely, but
certainly not every summer. The Oregon coast seems to have a special
edge for reception of 585-2WEB, but only during sunrise enhancement
when propagation is good (in the summer, or early fall). That's
probably why Patrick and I were able to confirm it. Despite the new
10
kw transmitter, 2WEB remains a very challenging catch, even for many
west coast DXers with top-of-the-line equipment. It would seem that
unless a propagation miracle occurs, very few DXers in inland
locations would have much of chance of hearing a 2WEB DX test
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd <todftscytj7707@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tue, Sep 27, 2011 7:25 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 585-2WEB Verification Letter (and goodies)
Maybe he might be interested in doing a special dx test at some point
in time.
FTS
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d1028gary@xxxxxxx wrote:
Hello All,
Received from Production Director (and Breakfast Announcer) David
Sharp
was a very welcome verification letter (and two bumper stickers) from
585-2WEB, a 10 kw station in Bourke, Australia. This DU station was
received on August 15th at the "Rockwork" ocean viewpoint cliff at
Cape
Falcon on the NW Oregon coast, with a PL-380 Ultralight radio and new
8" diameter FSL antenna.
David mentioned that mine was the first report that he has received
from the USA during the 12 years that he's worked there, and that the
only other report that 2WEB has received from North America during
that
time was one from Alberta (maybe Nigel?). Unlike many other stations
2WEB and David (an avid DXer who once lived in Florida) seem very
motivated to promptly answer reception reports, so those who have
heard
their music programs (classic rock, soft rock, country, etc.)
shouldn't
hesitate to report reception. David also keeps close records of each
song played, so it was easy for him to confirm my reception both last
month, and in July of last year (at Seaside, OR).
Thanks again to Chuck and Bruce, who listened to MP3's of both of
these
receptions, and suggested the identity of the station (which was
right
on, even back in July of last year).
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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