Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-23

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bruce ,

How clear is that recording of Tonga? I'd love to hear it... You can email
it to me.

Paul


On Tuesday, July 23, 2013, Bruce Portzer wrote:

> Hi Gary
>
> Maybe one of these days you could start at the top of the dial and work
> down, just for variety :)
>
> Tonga should be easy where you are, but you'll need to listen earlier.  I
> have a recording of them signing off at 1108 today.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> On 7/23/2013 13:42, d1028gary@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>        Thanks to Nigel and Walt for their DU-DXing reports this morning--
> and I'd certainly agree with them that this was an NZ-slanted morning (as
> almost every morning seems to be, on this propagation-boosting Cliff).
>       The Kiwi regulars were pounding in as usual on the foggy cliff, with
> 657-Southern Star and 765-R. Kahungunu reaching their best levels yet
> during the DXpedition. The apparent Chinese-language station on 936 was in
> and out, and 585 had some weak audio again (probably the 2 kW Maori station
> this time, but I was unable to confirm the // with 603 or 765). Efforts
> were made to go after more exotic fare on 558 (Fiji), 666 (New Caledonia)
> and 1017 (Tonga), but once again the peak sunrise enhancement period was
> relatively short, wrapping up around 1315. In addition,  DU propagation
> didn't seem to favor (favour) much besides New Zealand this morning, except
> for the usual Aussie big guns and an awesome signal from 738-Radio
> Polynesie (Tahiti) around the 1300 TOH. This Rockwork 4 cliff faces
> directly in the Kiwi direction, and there has yet to be a single summer
> listening session where New Zealand stations didn't pound in (8 out of 8
> days so far, including last August). When the!
>  !
>  NZ propagation really kicks in, this Cliff almost seems like part of Kiwi
> turf.
>      It was great to receive a message from Guy Atkins that the Yachats
> (OR) DXpedition group has set up their antennas on Cape Perpetua, both at
> the Highway 101 turn off and at the top (805') level. The greatest
> limitation here has been the inability to track down all of the vibrant
> DU's across the entire band (during live DXing) before sunrise enhancement
> folds each morning. Hopefully the multi-antenna Yachats group can use their
> Perseus-SDR spectrum-recording capabilities to overcome this delightful
> "problem."
>
>
>
>
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