[IRCA] Cliffs DXpedition at Oregon Rockworks #4 - November 2, 2013

[Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This morning was the first of three planned DXpedition sessions at the
"Rockworks 4" cliff side turnoff between Oswald West State Park and
Manzanitas, Oregon on Highway 101. The spot, 400+ feet above the Pacific,
has previously been used with great results by Gary DeBock and Chuck Hutton.

This is a link to Google Street View at the Rockworks #4 cliff, looking
south:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=oswald+west+state+park+oregon&hl=en&ll=45.743539,-123.958247&spn=0.005458,0.012392&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=49.738899,101.513672&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=45.743584,-123.958367&panoid=n-NAZbUE4n6GYGcgIshWdw&cbp=12,162.05,,0,0.37

By the time I was set up at the turnout and ready to go, it was 1452 UTC
and only seven minutes before local sunrise. From the glowing DX reports of
others this morning, I should have been at the cliffs earlier! I DXed until
1538 UTC, when all but the powerhouses were fading.

I've only had time to go over the Perseus files from 531 to 999 kHz... so
much DX, so little time! I'm pleased with the modest sized antenna used for
this DX trip-- a Wellbrook ALA100M feeding a 21 ft. circumference loop
(rectangular) mounted a couple of feet above my SUV's roof top.

There were many TP stations heard this morning, and many at great levels
even past local sunrise.

Here's what I've discovered from this morning, from 531 to 999 kHz:

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981 CHINA CNR1, Nov 02 1504 - A jumble of Chinese signals here; presumed
CNR1 synchros. (Atkins-OR)

972 SOUTH KOREA HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong (One People,, Nov 02 1459 -
Powerhouse signal, with Korean pop music, instrumentals, KBS IDs, and time
pips to top of the hour. (Atkins-OR)

945 CHINA CNR1, Jiaohe, Jilin, Nov 02 1500 - Fair in Chinese, in splatter
of KJR. ID, time pips, and into musical jingle/IS. (Atkins-OR)

945 CHINA CNR1, Jiaohe, Jilin, Nov 02 1500 - COMMENT. (Atkins-OR)

936 SOUTH KOREA HLKD KBS3,Sarang-e Sori, Changwon, Nov 02 1455 - Tentative,
with possible Korean talk in strong splatter. (Atkins-OR)

918 JAPAN UNIDENTIFIED, Nov 02 1455 - Noted a low power Japanese signal
here, with two male announcers. Fair. (Atkins-OR)

891 JAPAN JOHK NHK1, Sendai, Miyagi, Nov 02 1457 - Rapid fire talk in
Japanese by two male announcers, and parallel to 666 JOBK. Fair to good. I
noted another cochannel signal with Chinese singing at 1512+.(Atkins-OR)

873 JAPAN JOGB NHK2, Kumamoto, Nov 02 1454 - Japanese talk by woman; good
signal and parallel 828. (Atkins-OR)

864 SOUTH KOREA HLKR KBS1, Gangneung, Gangweon-do, Nov 02 1453 - Good
signal, and parallel 738 with Simon & Garfunkel tune. A low level of
Japanese synchros in background. (Atkins-OR)

837 JAPAN JOQK NHK1, Niigata, Nov 02 1501 - Presumed this stronger of the
two NHK1 outlets on the frequency, with Japanese announcer. Fair level.
(Atkins-OR)

828 JAPAN JOBB NHK2, Osaka, Nov 02 1501 - Very strong signal with Japanese
talk and NHK2 program. (Atkins-OR)

819 NORTH KOREA KCBS (Joson Jung-ang Pangsong), Pyongyan, Nov 02 1457 -
Tentatively this station, with poor Korean language signal beneath heavy
splatter from 820, KGNW Seattle. (Atkins-OR)

774 JAPAN JOUB NHK2, Akita, Nov 02 1453 - Very strong Japanese talk and
programming throughout the morning DX session. Weak UNID. station beneath.
(Atkins-OR)

756 SOUTH KOREA HLKA KBS1, Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, Nov 02 1504 - Fair to good,
with Korean talk by woman. Faded out by 1510 or so, and did not return.
(Atkins-OR)

747 JAPAN JOIB NHK2, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Nov 02 1504 - Strong with Japanese
talk and programming. (Atkins-OR)

738 TAIWAN BEL2 Yuye Guangbo Diantai (Taiwan Area F, Nov 02 1502 - Fading
up to join cochannel HLKG, with presumed news by female in Chinese at 1502.
Nice level, and dominating the frequency by 1505. (Atkins-OR)

738 SOUTH KOREA HLKG KBS1, Gyeongsan, Daegu, Nov 02 1454 - Simon &
Garfunkel tune "Bridge Over Troubled Water", followed by male and female in
Korean. Slowly fading up to a fair level. (Atkins-OR)

729 JAPAN JOCK NHK1, Nagoya, Aichi, Nov 02 1505 - Fair in splatter, with
Japanese talk, and parallel 594. (Atkins-OR)

711 SOUTH KOREA HLKA KBS1, Seoul, Nov 02 1525 - Korean talk by male; fair
signal. Mellow music with female singer from unid. station beneath.
(Atkins-OR)

702 JAPAN JOKD NHK2, Kitami, Hokkaido, Nov 02 1452 - Female in Japanese,
parallel 693. Fair. (Atkins-OR)

693 JAPAN JOAB NHK2, Tokyo, Nov 02 1452 - Powerhouse signal throughout the
DX session. (Atkins-OR)

684 JAPAN UNIDENTIFIED, Nov 02 1522 - Japanese male announcers at fair
level, not parallel any NHK1 stations. Possibly one of two IBC network
outlets. (Atkins-OR)

675 JAPAN JOVK NHK1, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Nov 02 1500 - Likely this NHK1
station on the north island, with male Japanese talk parallel to 594. Poor
to fair. (Atkins-OR)

666 JAPAN JOBK NHK1, Osaka, Nov 02 1456 - Good signal of Japanese talk,
parallel 594. (Atkins-OR)

657 NORTH KOREA Pyongyang Pangsong, Kangnam, Nov 02 1452 - Very strong with
orchestral and martial music in Korean. (Atkins-OR)

648 SOUTH KOREA HLSL KBS1, Boseong, Jeollabuk-do, Nov 02 1521 - Tentatively
HLSL with good signal of Korean talk; listed parallel of 747 NOT audible
however. No sign of VOR, either. (Atkins-OR)

648 JAPAN UNIDENTIFIED, Nov 02 1515 - Poor to fair signal of Japanese talk
from 1500 to 1515 approximately. Not parallel to 594, although 648 is
listed as a NHK1 station. (Atkins-OR)

639 JAPAN JOIP NHK1, Oita, Nov 02 1507 - Japanese male announcer; good
signal 1507; parallel 594. (Atkins-OR)

612 JAPAN JOLK NHK1, Fukuoka, Nov 02 1528 - two women in Japanese, and
parallel to 594. Fair to good on peaks, with splatter. (Atkins-OR)

603 SOUTH KOREA HLSA KBS2, Seoul, Nov 02 1459 - Male and female announcers
in Korean; same "KBS" jingle, 6+1 TPs, and music interlude as heard on 558
HLQH. Very good signal, and at least a couple other very low level signals
in the background, one of them apparently a NHK1 station. (Atkins-OR)

594 JAPAN JOAK NHK1, Tokyo, Nov 02 1521 - Powerful signal throughout the
dawn DXing session; mentions of NHK, and parallel other NHK1 channels.
(Atkins-OR)

585 JAPAN JOPG NHK1, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Nov 02 1526 - Presumed this outlet;
female Japanese talk parallel to 594 and 576. (Atkins-OR)

576 JAPAN JOHG NHK1, Kagoshima, Nov 02 1521 - Presumed this 2nd tier NHK1
outlet rather than lower power JODG; parallel to 594 with female talk in
Japanese. (Atkins-OR)

567 SOUTH KOREA HLKF KBS1, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, Nov 02 1537 - Continuous
talking by man in Korean; good signal but always beneath JOIK. (Atkins-OR)

567 JAPAN JOIK NHK1, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Nov 02 1453 - Good signal of J-pop
in 50s style, parallel to JOCR 558. (Atkins-OR)

558 SOUTH KOREA HLQH KBS2, Yeong-il, Daegu, Nov 02 1500 - Good signal,
cochannel with JOCR and an unidentified station. Nice musical "KBS" ID
jingle at 1459, time pips, and into musical interlude. (Atkins-OR)

558 JAPAN JOCR R Kansai,CRK, Kobe, Hyogo, Nov 02 1455 - Lively male and
female talk in Japanese at a fair level, but taken over almost completely
at 1456 by a cochannel station with mellow, almost religious sounding music
(sounded like what I've heard from Oceania stations, so maybe it's Radio
Fiji 1). At 1458, HLQH South Korea rose up quickly to a good level with
Korean talk, and JOCR still in the background, along with the mellow music
station for a three-way battle. (Atkins-OR)

531 JAPAN JOQG NHK1, Morioka, Iwate, Nov 02 1453 - Catchy J-pop music in a
50s rock and roll style, and parallel 594. Good signal. (Atkins-OR)

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Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA
DXing at Rockworks cliff #4, Oregon Coast
Perseus SDR / Wellbrook ALA100M loop - 6.5 ft. X 4 ft.
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