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Re: [IRCA] South Pacific DXing Demonstration Video-- 531-PI in Auckland, NZ

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Hi Bill,
 
Good luck on your Oregon coast trip, and I hope that the Kiwi DX rolls in for you (like it did for Chuck and me at Rockwork 4 last week).
 
<<<   I went by Rockworks 4 yesterday and once you saw it, Mark, you would NOT want to 
attempt a DKAZ!  Even those who do not suffer from vertigo would âthink twiceâ 
about the drop!  ;-)   >>>
 
Rockwork 4 definitely has limited space, and will never accommodate large single-loop wire antennas (like a DKAZ). On the other hand, the Cliff seems to provide a potent transoceanic propagation boost for smaller antennas, like the 15' x 15' Flag, used by Chuck last week, and my own 15" FSL. For Perseus-SDR DXers, the big question is probably whether the Cliff's potent transoceanic signal boost will enable smaller broadband antennas to outperform large single-loop wire antennas set up at sea level. Chuck's favorable Kiwi results at Rockwork 4 last week should provide some new input in the discussion.

<<<   However, a 160â DKAZ erected at 800â ASL down the coast a bit between Yachats 
and Florence, OR was getting almost as good a signal on 531 as Gary had.   >>>

As usual, I'll be very interested in your loggings and MP3's, Bill. I'm still sorting out the UnID's and MP3's from last week's trip to Rockwork 4-- a very wild trip. Chuck and I both agree that Rockwork 4 really rocks!

73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
       

     

 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Whitacre <bw@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 6:19 am
Subject: Re: [IRCA] South Pacific DXing Demonstration Video-- 531-PI in Auckland, NZ


That IS a great demo video Gary.  And great loggings too, as usual.

If itâs July on the northwest coast radio guys are out doing crazy things to 
hear DU DX!

I went by Rockworks 4 yesterday and once you saw it, Mark, you would NOT want to 
attempt a DKAZ!  Even those who do not suffer from vertigo would âthink twiceâ 
about the drop!  ;-)

However, a 160â DKAZ erected at 800â ASL down the coast a bit between Yachats 
and Florence, OR was getting almost as good a signal on 531 as Gary had.  More 
later but I just arrived at a place called San Souci up an old logging road 
about a mile off Rt. 101 in a Home Away rental that Iâve been to a couple of 
previous summers and it never fails to satisfy.

BTW, Iâm NOT using remote Rt on this DKAZ nor one I left behind for a few days 
at Grayland.  Ended up using the old âbring the radio to the antennaâ method 
using a very nice Anker battery that puts out 5V [for the Perseus] and 12V [for 
a Wellbrook FLG100LN] at the same time!  Ended up terminating the Grayland DKAZ 
with 867 ohms and the one here in San Souci with 820 ohms.  More later on null 
depths but theyâre âsufficient.'

â

On Jul 22, 2014, at 4:39 AM, Mark Durenberger <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I probably would have wanted to swing out a D-Kaz...and then you might have 
had Oregonâs Highway Patrol suddenly interested :-))
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark Durenberger
> 
> 
> 
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> From: d1028gary@xxxxxxx 
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 9:40 PM
> To: Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] South Pacific DXing Demonstration Video-- 531-PI in 
Auckland,NZ
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> Thanks for your comment, Mark! I wish that you could have been with me on the 
Cliff (it's always nice to have other DXers join us on the Cliffs, to remind us 
that we are still halfway normal individuals)!
> 
> 73, Gary
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Durenberger <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: d1028gary <d1028gary@xxxxxxx>; Mailing list for the International Radio 
Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Mon, Jul 21, 2014 6:20 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] South Pacific DXing Demonstration Video-- 531-PI in 
Auckland,NZ
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> Excellent work Gary!  Thanks for sharing.
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> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark Durenberger
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Gary DeBock via IRCA
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