Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff Ultralight DU's for 7-20

[Derek Vincent <eargazimm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Great job on the reports.... Can't wait for the DX nuggets.... I'm off to go clean off the ground rods : )

Sent from 500 miles south of Gary 

On Jul 20, 2012, at 1:29 PM, d1028gary@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> The typical rules of medium wave propagation seemed to be thrown out the window this morning on the Cliff, as numerous low-powered New Zealand stations tested the overload level of the Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight. 2.5 kW Radio Kahungunu (a Maori-language station which has apparently never been heard at Grayland) was maxing out the PL-380's S/N display at 25 for about 5 minutes with its distinctive Island Music around 1230, while 828-Radio Trackside (2 kW) was solid copy at the same time. 567-RN, 657-Southern Star, 675-RN and 603-Waatea all were maxing out the PL-380's S/N at 25 this morning, and although the time was limited, I crammed in as much fanatical DXing as I could.
> 
> The Aussies were decidedly weaker than the Kiwis this morning, but I pushed my luck by checking for X-band Aussies (all 400 watts or less). On the X-band the Aussies had no New Zealand competition, and on 1701 kHz I was lucky to find fairly decent DU English audio as soon as I tuned in. For some unknown reason the Tijuana ESPN noise generator was silent, and I was able to record a fairly decent ID from an obscure Christian broadcaster on the frequency. Totally wacky!
> 
> The rain and wind were nasty on the Cliff this morning, but fortunately the hot-rodded radios and FSL antennas were up to the weather challenge. Thanks very much to Nick, Steve and Dennis for the daily DU-DXing reports... but I feel more than a little embarassed at the relative results here. I wish that you could all join me for at least one of these wacky ULR + FSL transoceanic sessions (like Norm Clark plans to do tomorrow morning)... the experience would probably turn any of you into a DU-DXing fanatic!!
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (temporarily DXing at Cape Perpetua, OR ocean side Cliff, 400' high)
> 7.5" Medium Wave Loopstick PL-380 (new design) + 8" MW FSL antenna
> 
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