[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-27

[d1028gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
     The last day at the Rockwork 4 cliff turned out to be the best DU-DXing day of all, with both Australian and New Zealand stations pegging the PL-380 S/N on certain frequencies. Several Aussies which had been weak or MIA all week suddenly became vibrant, and three of them (702, 729 and 747) were able to break through serious domestic splatter for the first time at Rockwork. 747-4QS audio was heard only 75 miles from 50 kW 750-Portland, no doubt due to the solid rock cliff helping to silence the pest on the back side.
     As such, vibrant DU's were heard on 7 out of 7 days at Rockwork 4 this week, confirming a strange pattern of summertime immunity from any DU propagation collapse. Although the Cliff definitely favors New Zealand signals (with 531, 567, 603, 657, 675 and 765 very strong on 7 out of 7 days), it will greatly enhance Aussie signals as well on certain days, like today. Discovery and confirmation of this freakish cliff-side DU propagation has made this DXpedition very exciting, and the compact FSL antenna has proven to be the perfect tool for taking advantage of these concentrated South Pacific signal boosts.
 
531  UnID  (Australian)  Elusive "talker" station on top of frequency at 1300 UTC, but overtaken by the usually dominant 531-PI at end of recording. Any ideas 
             from Down Under?  (heterodyne removed :-)   
             http://www.mediafire.com/listen/47g864guj93lby6/531-UnIDAussie-1300z072713PL380.MP3
567  RNZ  Wellington, NZ  Pegging the PL-380 S/N readout with vibrant music and YL station ID at 1316
            http://www.mediafire.com/listen/1ev02jh0ye59xfc/567-RNZ-1216z072713PL380.MP3
576  2RN  Sydney, Australia  Excellent strength interview program at 1255 // 792
585  Radio Ngati Porou   Ruatoria, NZ  First definite audio from this 2 kW Maori underperformer at 1326, // 603. Heard last August at the same anemic level
594  3WV  Horsham, Australia  All alone with excellent interview program at 1229, // 774
603  Radio Waatea  Auckland, NZ  Vibrant as usual with Maori music at 1326, // 585. One of the daily Kiwi "big guns" on the Cliff
639  RNZ  Alexandra, NZ  Fair-good music at 1318 // 567, etc.
657  Southern Star  Vibrant Christian music at 1303, with a powerful signal every morning this week
675  RNZ  Christchurch, NZ  Very strong with pop music at 1314 // 567. Another daily Kiwi "big gun"
702  2BL  Sydney, Australia  First appearance at Rockwork with DU English interview through domestic splatter at 1236, // 774
           http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4sycdkybyutp3ff/702-2BL-1236z072713PL380.MP3  
729  5RN  Adelaide, Australia  Barely breaking through 730-Vancouver splatter for first appearance at Rockwork at 1254. DU English // 576
738  Radio Polynesia  Mahina, Tahiti  Very strong French music at 1251. No trace of 2NR, despite excellent Aussie conditions
747  4QS Toowoomba, Australia (presumed)  DU English speech breaking through 750-Portland splatter at 1305
756  RNZ  Auckland, NZ  Fair DU English interview program // 567 at 1308
765  Radio Kahungunu  Napier-Hastings, NZ  Very strong Maori music from this Kiwi 2.5 kW "big gun" at 1209
783  Access Radio  Wellington, NZ  Vibrant pop music at 1250, apparently part of the diverse programming mentioned by Theo  
           http://www.mediafire.com/listen/dd6arke32eo24r7/783-AccessRadio-1250z072713PL380.MP3
774  3LO  Melbourne, Australia  Pegging the PL-380 S/N readout occasionally at 1229 with sports talk
          http://www.mediafire.com/listen/022kazej9zljzzx/774-3LO-1227z072713PL380.MP3
792  4RN  Brisbane, Australia  Excellent strength DU English interview at 1254
          http://www.mediafire.com/listen/x2022al0wee1ktn/792-4RN-1254z072713PL380.MP3

73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (now back in the DU-dead zone of Puyallup, WA)
7.5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + New 12" FSL antenna

          






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