[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-5

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

AÂbizarre collection of monster FSL antennasÂcrossed the bridge into Oregon at the wacky hour ofÂ0145,Âafter having been crammed into an overloaded Toyota Corolla for a one week trip. As such, the July 2016 Rockwork 4 International DXpedition kicked off with an early start (most of the participants, including Japanese DXers Hiroo Nakagawa and Satoshi Miyauchi, will arrive later this week). 
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As isÂcommon at this wacky ocean side cliff (notorious for Murphy's Law), a "sleeping squatter" occupied my usual antenna setup space, but four huge FSL antennas were deployed anywayÂat the northern edge of the turnoff. One FSL was used to record 531 kHz, two were used for South Pacific MW-DX reception and the fourth was used for Longwave (whichÂunfortunately was a propagation dud from the South Pacific this morning). After the recent demise of Vancouver "traffic" 729 was also a prime target, but it failed to cooperate. The session was fairly good for New Zealand reception, although the really exotic Kiwis on 531, 576, 585 and 936 stayed downÂin the noise. A couple of Australian big guns (531-4KZ and 774-3LO) managed decent signals in and out, althoughÂothers on 576, 702 and 891 were missing in action. 567-RNZ seems to have demolished most of its signal along with its old tower-- it's now running a poor second to 675-Christchurch as the RNZ flagship. Stars of the session were 531-PI with potent Samoan speech for most of sunrise enhancement, and 603-Waatea with a 25-minute run of beautiful Maori music from 1206-1231. 
 
531ÂÂ PIÂÂ Auckland, NZÂÂ Strong female Samoan speech at 1214; trace of 4KZ underneath at end 
https://app.box.com/s/pe8gr1917b4vn3gccskee5gep6go7cft  
 
531ÂÂ Innisfail, AustraliaÂÂ Pop music fighting it out with PI throughout session; the usual ID jingle at 1209 
https://app.box.com/s/phtsbdii0tatmxeb0qfq677it0emsa3i  
 
603Â ÂRadio WaateaÂÂ Vibrant Maori music at 1226; part of 25 minute potent run 
https://app.box.com/s/982pn4hhi2tfrzhlepvg60z7fpa34k3y  
More beautiful Maori music at 1230 
https://app.box.com/s/ais2ir778xx4zzgjs86kkgddkod49nls  
 
657ÂÂ StarÂÂ Wellington/ Tauranga, NZÂÂ Christian music at decent level // much weaker 963 at 1232 
https://app.box.com/s/cd63akjano1hziwuytiym8qce0ivhbqf  
 
675ÂÂ RNZÂÂ Christchurch, NZÂÂ Strongest RNZ outlet after the demise of 567's old tower; good level Kiwi English speech atÂ1257 
https://app.box.com/s/mv1mklx892mkn4b0vs2negjw47xive3g ÂÂ 
 
738ÂÂ RadioÂPolynesieÂÂ Mahina, TahitiÂÂ The usual African music at a potent level at 1251 
https://app.box.com/s/unqd2glul8lxi1ux03mbcy41o053il9i  
 
765ÂÂ Radio KahungunuÂÂ Napier-Hastings, NZÂÂ Maori male speech // 603 at 1229; not a bad signal for 2.5 kW 
https://app.box.com/s/ds0ga322aujgbxto3m5ml02siwnbho5z 
 
774ÂÂ 3LOÂÂ Melbourne, AustraliaÂÂ The strongest Oz station this morning, // a much weaker 828. The usual ABC network interview at 1222 
https://app.box.com/s/egf89xhr29obvisblm7cb9bzehid62jh  
 
792ÂÂ Radio SportÂÂ Hamilton, NZÂÂ "Fox Sports Radio" ID (as relayed by Radio Sport after local midnight) with promo at 1220 
https://app.box.com/s/um0gfok28blvq90n0eeoeuuoq3v5jzzy  
 
1503ÂÂ Radio SportÂÂ Wellington/ Christchurch, NZÂÂ Fox Sports Radio ad with Yankee English accent // 792 at 1244 
https://app.box.com/s/wed793j34pnu0thkulc3w8o7v716gs98 Â 
 
73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near Manzanita, OR, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralights (3)+ 
17" and 15" DXpedition FSL antennas (detailedÂocean cliff setup photo posted atÂÂ https://app.box.com/s/fscdusr7ottw9gwlmbjata86nnhgr7id Â) 
 
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