Gary-
At 1325 the music is clearly parallel to ABC on 612, 774 and 855 so
this must be Wagin, West Australia. Not a bad catch. I haven't
checked earlier files so maybe I have audio to prove the identity of
your 1312 recording.
Chuck
> Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 04:23:23 +0000
> From: d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for
8-8 (Conclusion)
>
> Hello All,
>
> Yesterday's torrid Kiwi propagation didn't repeat for a second
day, temporarily making Chuck, Tom and I wonder if the session
might turn out to be somewhat of a letdown. But around 1300 the
Cliff delivered interesting DX as usual, with several low-band
Australians providing some excitement for those willing to track
them down and check parallels.
>
> As we gathered at the deserted turnoff in total darkness at 1145
the hot topic of conversation was yesterday's awesome propagation,
and how it played out in our individual results. Chuck had far more
variety than I had noticed, with both Kiwis and Aussies unusually
vibrant for him (especially the long-running ads from 1566-3NE, as
in his posted recording). Tom also had been extremely impressed
with the propagation, and we all hoped for something like a repeat
this morning. At first listen on 531 kHz at 1146 it looked
promising, with 531-4KZ at an S7 level without any PI competition.
Unfortunately the increasing daylight brought no repeat of
yesterday's fantastic propagation, and we all wondered it the
session might turn out to offer a routine mix of the Aussie and
Kiwi big guns. Around 1300 the low-band propagation to Australia
began to improve dramatically, however, and before long a mystery
Oz station on 558 began to take over the frequency. This was
followed by an Aussie
mix on 585, with both 7RN (// 576) and 2WEB (not // to 576 or
603) taking turns dominating the frequency. 531-4KZ also came up
dramatically at this time, and 567-4JK started giving a weakened
RNZ some serious competition. Chuck and Tom didn't seem aware of
the Aussie low-band opening at the time (1300-1330) but after
hearing about it soon started checking several frequencies. This
was the first time I had ever received any Oz station on 558 at
this cliff, and the first appearance of 585-2WEB here for a couple
of years. This was also the first time that 585-7RN had been ID'ed
by the 576 // at this cliff; a previous 585 Australian recording
had been determined to be 7RN after 2WEB's David Sharp (an
Ultralight Radio Yahoo Group member) listened to it and said that
the format didn't match that of 2WEB (there is no other real
possibility on 585 from eastern Australia).
>
> 531 4KZ Innisfail, Australia Good strength in the predawn
darkness at 1146 with local commercial ad string
> https://app.box.com/s/4cglto8uzff7zymehxiw0bkx8wha5rtl
>
> 558 UnID-Australian The primary mystery of the morning-- a
fairly strong Australian station (not Fiji nor the
American-accented Radio Sport) dominating with local ads at 1311.
Any suggestions would be welcome!
> https://app.box.com/s/88afpevke1af7bffg0fy6ap6m1l8e2je
>
> 558 UnID-Australian Another recording of a mystery 558 station
in Oz running an apparent talk program. Unknown whether this is the
same station as linked above or not, but any identity suggestions
would be welcome.
> https://app.box.com/s/n6qmnoclak9g7ontq4b1t4eb3fpnt187
>
> 576 2RN Sydney, Australia RN network big gun playing jazz
music at 1319; used to confirm reception of the 585-7RN // at 1322
> https://app.box.com/s/0qlp1ddc3z4erzyew26os74iid8awh3q
>
> 585 7RN Hobart, Australia Tasmanian station playing jazz
music // 576 at 1322; only Tassie station to be received at the Cliff so far
> https://app.box.com/s/vuv7zubn9780zaszxyro8twk6eteo0ik
>
> 585 2WEB Bourke, Australia (presumed) Playing "The Lion
Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens at fair strength over 7RN at 1320;
not // to 576 nor 603, leaving no other real possibility (at least
until Program Director David Sharp says otherwise :-)
> https://app.box.com/s/ux40moc0k3l3nohximyrix8bcsp6lq71
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near Manzanita, OR)
> 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + 17" and 12"
DXpedition FSL antennas
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