[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-22

[d1028gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
Huge DU signals were back in force at the soggy cliff this morning as several "Big Gun" Aussies did their best to compete with the usual Kiwi regulars on several frequencies. 531-PI, 567-RNZ, 594-3WV and 603-Radio Waatea all managed to peg the PL-380 S/N display at various times this morning, with 531-PI (a 5 kW Samoan language station in Auckland, NZ) accomplishing this for the first time on any cliff trip. Some marginal Chinese was received on 936 around 1225 (indicating probable reception of the 1 kW New Supremo station in NZ) and 585-2WEB (Bourke, Australia, 10 kW) was apparently back for the first time in 2 years with weak classic rock at 1250. 
     Despite the unusually vibrant signals the DU propagation didn't stick around much past 1320, so the period of peak sunrise enhancement was relatively short (from 1230-1300). The 8-man Yachats DXpedition group was planning to start its Perseus-SDR recording sessions this morning, so I'll be interested to hear how their multi-elevation antenna results come out. At least for the Standard (single-optimized frequency) version of the 12" FSL antenna used here, the DU-DXing results have been all that I could have hoped for during the past couple of days.
 
531  PI  Auckland, New Zealand  Pegging the PL-380 S/N display with Samoan language speech at 1232; best signal ever
               received during any of my DXpeditions
               http://www.mediafire.com/listen/n6kdtuy5lk4q6f1/531-PI-1232z072213PL380.MP3
531  UnID Aussie  Talkback station with news and interview format dominating over 531-PI at times. Not heard during any
               previous trip (the other Aussies usually have a rock format on this frequency)-- any ideas from Down Under?
               http://www.mediafire.com/listen/w0cxa6rsr0mijhy/531-UnID-Aussie-1230z072213PL380.MP3 
558  Unid-DU  Some weak audio here around 1225, but no match for the 560 domestic splatter 
567  RNZ  Wellington, New Zealand  Monster signal with DU English interview program around 1255
576  2RN  Sydney, Australia  Huge signal at 1245 during ABC interview program
585  2WEB  Bourke, Australia  Presumably the one with weak classic rock at 1250; the other usual DU on this frequency is R. Ngati
               Porou (Maori), and the format didn't match up
594  3WV  Horsham, Australia  Very strong ABC interview program pegging the PL-380 S/N at times (through some KUGN splatter)
               http://www.mediafire.com/listen/0yzqh6hpoz5j43i/594-3WV-1244z072213PL380.MP3
603  Radio Waatea  Auckland, New Zealand  Pegging the PL-380 S/N with Maori-language choral music at 1253-- one of the best
               DU signals on the Cliff so far (// 585 and 765)
               http://www.mediafire.com/listen/u25glqbzfr7e2h3/603-R.Waatea-1253z072213PL380.MP3
639  RNZ  Alexendra, New Zealand  Pretty vibrant signals from this low-power (2 kW) relay at 1304; this station consistently rules
               the frequency on the Cliff, although 2HC sneaks in at times
657  Southern Star  Wellington, New Zealand  Excellent strength Christian music at 1231
675  RNZ  Christchurch, New Zealand  Strong interview program // 567 and 639 at 1312
684  NZ Rhema  Good strength Christian contemporary music at 1239
738  Radio Polynesie  Mahina, Tahiti  Booming French YL speech at 1205; no trace of Aussie 2NR yet on this frequency
756  RNZ  Auckland, New Zealand  In and out with interview program at 1312 // 675 and others
765  Radio Kahungunu  Napier-Hastings, New Zealand  Very good strength Maori music // 603 at 1253
783  **Access Radio** (not Samoan Capital Radio :-)  Good strength speech in unknown language at 1248, but signals nowhere
                near yesterday's awesome level
936  New Supremo (presumed)  Auckland, New Zealand  Marginal Chinese-language speech on the frequency at 1225 (with no 
                Asian propagation at the time), but will keep tying for more conclusive evidence on this 1 kW station
 
(Many more DU signals were on other frequencies throughout the band during the session, but there wasn't enough live DXing
time during sunrise enhancement to sort them all out. Hopefully the Yachats group (with multiple SDR's) will have the same delightful issue at Cape Perpetua-- along with the means to solve the problem.
 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (temporarily in Cannon Beach, OR)
DXing at the "Rockwork 4" ocean side cliff near Manzanita, OR (photo at
http://www.mediafire.com/view/khqdch7gk0w1v1l/P1100481.JPG )
7.5" MW Loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + New 12" FSL antenna (design photo at
 http://www.mediafire.com/view/8dmg6yx83vl7a0a/12inchFSLprojects-037.jpg )         
               .      






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