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

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good for you, Gary!  Nice to hear that someone's having some pretty good
DX, compared to our normal QTH's!  73,  Walt

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:00 PM, <d1028gary@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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