[IRCA] Oregon Cliff Ultralight DU's for 7-18

[d1028gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,

Thanks to Dennis and Steve for their interesting DU-DXing reports this 
morning.

After tracking down a steep ocean side cliff on Highway 101 just south 
of Yachats, OR (near Cape Perpetua), I was able to set up with a 7.5" 
MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 and 8" Medium Wave FSL (on a 5' PVC base) 
around 1100 UTC this early morning.

Longwave DX was a dud and only a couple of Hawaiian NDB's (332-POA and 
353-LLD) showed much stength at all on the cliff this morning, while 
LWBC and South Pacific NDB-DX was completely missing in action. Several 
Alaskan NDB's (233-ALJ, 266-ICK and 394-RWO) showed moderate stength, 
but in general Longwave DX was a disappointment.

Medium wave DX was an entirely different story, with an unusually good 
opening to New Zealand and Tahiti. 738-RFO, 603-Waatea and 675-Radio 
National were all pegging the PL-380's S/N display at the 25 maximum at 
times, while 531-PI, 567-RN, 684-NZ Rhema, 765-Kahungunu, 963-Southern 
Star, 1008-Newstalk ZB and 1503-Radio Sport were all vibrant at times. 
An ID was recorded for the first time on the low-powered 594-NZ Rhema 
stations, while the Aussie big guns (and all other Aussies) were 
completely missing in action (even 891-5AN, which was highly unusual). 
This upset grandiose plans to investigate the Aussie X-banders, but 
there is always tomorrow to look forward to.

Internet access is tricky here, but I'll try to upload a DU-DX once a 
day. The estimated cliff elevation here is about 400', just the same as 
the Rockwork viewpoint... a perfect way to enjoy fanatical Ultralight 
radio DU-DX!

73, Gary DeBock (temporarily in Yachats, OR)



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