Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-8

[James Renfrew <jim.renfrew@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gee, two weeks ago, the weather up on the cliffs was beautiful on the three
nights Chuck and I were there.  Not a drop of rain.  Jim Renfrew, Clarendon
NY

On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 11:39 PM, <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> <<<   Great stuff, Gary!  I sure enjoy your weather commentaries, too!
>  73,  Walt
> PS:  I'd love to hear more about the DXing contingent present there with
> you.  Must be some sort of record, now?   >>>
>
> Thanks for your generous comments, Walt!
>
> The American contingent is Tom and Chris and myself, while Nick is joining
> us from Canada. Japanese DXers Hiroo Nakagawa and Satoshi Miyauchi plan to
> join us tomorrow night, and have their first ocean cliff DXing session on
> Sunday morning.  Tom, Nick and I just had a pre-DXpedition strategy session
> in Tom's Manzanita motel room, providing mutual reassurance that we are
> still halfway normal individuals despite our bizarre plan to assemble at a
> wild ocean cliff site at 0330 local time tomorrow morning (1030 UTC) for
> antenna setup. Judging by the aggressiveness and determination that .the
> Japanese DXers have shown in both Perseus-SDR and Ultralight DXing, they
> should fit right in with our fanatical group.
>
> 73, Gary  .
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Walter Salmaniw" <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Friday, July 8, 2016 7:13:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 7-8
>
> Great stuff, Gary!  I sure enjoy your weather commentaries, too!  73,  Walt
> PS:  I'd love to hear more about the DXing contingent present there with
> you.  Must be some sort of record, now?
>
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 12:23 AM, <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Weather and DU propagation both improved dramatically this morning as a
> > serious contingent of American, Canadian and Japanese DXers approached
> this
> > wild ocean cliff DXing site. Kiwi propagation returned to its usual
> > excellent level, with 756-RNZ managing its best ever signal here (quite a
> > trick, considering the site is only 70 miles from the 50 kW 750-Portland
> > pest) while the NZ stations on 603, 657, 675, 765 and 1035 all pounded in
> > with their best strength of the week.
> >
> > The weather once again seemed dreary at my 1030 UTC (0330 local) antenna
> > setup time, with yesterday's rain and wind still hitting the highly
> exposed
> > Highway 101 site. The rain tapered off just before the sunrise
> enhancement
> > session, though, and the wind died down to a tolerable level (although it
> > didn't seem very tolerable at the time, watching four huge FSL's rocking
> > back and forth). The first sign of improved DU propagation was early on
> at
> > 1203, with 657-Star reaching its best level of the past few years (it
> > normally gets hit very hard by domestic splatter). Shortly thereafter an
> > overachieving 756-RNZ took advantage of the solid rock cliff's ideal
> > position by pounding in over 750-Portland splatter with music // 675
> > (which, incidentally, was stronger than any signal yet this week from its
> > newly anemic 50 kW parallel 567-RNZ) . The potent Kiwi rush was on, with
> > 2.5 kW 765-Kahungunu, its 603-Waatea parallel and 1035-Newstalk ZB all
> > reaching near S9 levels throughout the session. As a final exclamation
> > point 675-RNZ managed its best signal of the week at 1257, confirming its
> > status as the new kingpin of RNZ transoceanic strength. Propagation to
> > other South Pacific areas was decidedly subdued, however, with the
> > exception of the usual 738-Tahiti blowtorch (which temporarily dropped
> its
> > R&B music at 1228 in favor of French YL and OM speech-- at the
> > usual energetic level). Overall the propagation was a distinct
> improvement
> > over yesterday's, with excellent timing considering the approach of the
> > international DXpedition contingent.
> >
> > 603   Radio Waatea   Auckland, NZ   Maori station playing classic oldies
> > // 765 at a potent level at 1250
> > https://app.box.com/s/fspvmdphc0bct2431k0fro8ntqoppw9q
> >
> > 657   Star   Wellington/ Tauranga, NZ   Best signal in recent years with
> > Kiwi English commentary early on at 1203
> > https://app.box.com/s/55gx8u2s3f2k2s61kon8rrqgqmax7wcj
> >
> > 675   RNZ   Christchurch, NZ   Music and Kiwi female speech at energetic
> > level just prior to the 1300 TOH
> > https://app.box.com/s/wx9b9i1dex7mqyrb9b9zgbnk1n3svwew
> >
> > 738   Radio Polynesie   Mahina, Tahiti   French YL and OM speech at a
> huge
> > level at 1228 (and also throughout the session)
> > https://app.box.com/s/27ml9ngmqyaeqeljxij20y5xsr2itkbn
> >
> > 756   RNZ   Auckland, NZ   The 10 kW Kiwi (// 675) really socks it to
> > 750-Portland splatter (at 70 miles) with its best signal ever. The solid
> > rock cliff deserves some measure of credit, reducing the 50kw pest to a
> > manageable level
> > https://app.box.com/s/qlx6esrtgccrg32pkwqt0yr71suuw52d
> >
> > 765  Radio Kahungunu   Napier-Hastins, NZ   The 2.5 kW overachiever rocks
> > the Pacific with Motown music // 603 at a near S9 level
> > https://app.box.com/s/p04c5i3fvvpxfw449nbsa2jlwmipsh6n
> >
> > 1035  Newstalk ZB   Wellington, NZ   Call-in talk program discussing Kiwi
> > real estate at local-like strength at 1222 (on days like today this cliff
> > also seems like a piece of NZ real estate)
> > https://app.box.com/s/a21xkbboz6pbbqj73lj0ted4ft3fjiua
> >
> > 73 and Good DX,
> > Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near Manzanita, Oregon,
> > USA)
> > 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralights (3) +
> > 17" and 15" DXpedition FSL antennas
> > Rockwork 4 photo from this morning ("Sleeping squatters evicted by foul
> > weather")
> > https://app.box.com/s/gebnyydswr3s15bot3ivotsycylcagcf
> >
> >
> >
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