[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-5

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

A five day "family vacation" to the NW Oregon coast kicked off yesterday, which of course was planned to be within convenient range of the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near Manzanita. This morning the "Kiwi Cliff" delivered its usual potent New Zealand signals (on 531, 702, 792, 1035 and 1044) plus a few odds and ends like a 576-2RN / 585-7RN parallel (late, at 1313), and a modest signal from 1017-Tonga (early, at 1055). 

531 kHz was pounding in with a 2 DU mix (apparently PI and 4KZ) as early as 1100, along with the usual lackluster signal from 1017-Tonga in and out of the L.A. Spanish splatter until its relatively late sign off around 1200. The Kiwi big guns and 738-Tahiti really went on the warpath after 1230, with blistering signals from both 702-Magic and 1035-Newstalk ZB around 1300. Lower-powered NZ stations were also well represented, with 765-Kahungunu acting like a big gun (as usual) and the 1 kW 936-Chinese Voice joining in at 1303. A parallel check to nail down the identity of a 576 station at 1313 revealed that it wasn't // 657, however, so it wasn't the "Dwarf Star." A quick check of 585 did match 576, though, so both 576-2RN and 585-7RN had somehow made it through the Kiwi-slanted propagation. 585-7RN had apparently stuck around for some time, since it earlier wasn't // 603 during a check made around 1250 in search of the rare 585-Radio Ngati Porou. There were loads of other Kiwi signals on 558, 567, 594, 603, 657, 675, 684, 756, 774, 963, 1008 and other frequencies, with the propagation seemingly in a higher league than what we experienced last month in the International DXpedition. Three more days of "family vacation" fun is yet to come... 

531 PI Auckland, NZ R&B Music at potent level at 1241; occasionally in a mix with either 4KZ or More FM 
https://app.box.com/s/ao89ekr59a6m8dwgsrrnhvi3qtde71rn 

702 Magic Auckland, NZ Oldies station at blowtorch level with "Magic-- feels good" ID in between songs over the 1300 TOH 
https://app.box.com/s/1kmy738awm8pl70ht0vmsm6rrvswijb6 

765 Radio Kahungunu Napier-Hastings, NZ The 2.5 kW Kiwi that thinks it's a big gun; vibrant music // 603 at 1243 
https://app.box.com/s/fdzx6r6x4aoz50nv0h2t406l3hbnqlaq 

936 Chinese Voice Auckland, NZ Fair Chinese male speech from this 1 kW overachiever at 1303 
https://app.box.com/s/cu28ghvb4f91htkvr6sqkl006zxdbjlb 

1035 Newstalk ZB Wellington, NZ Kiwi advertisement string at blistering level // 1044 at 1317 (sure wish I could understand all they are saying) https://app.box.com/s/qdvv5d0adtclylvyny0igs2gccalerxb 

1044 Newstalk ZB Dunedin, NZ Call-in talk program at potent level // 1035 at 1235 
https://app.box.com/s/e3e3zmj0zzberxgkqnjiznba13jeagcr 

73 and Good DX, 
Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff near Manzanita, OR, USA) 
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Ultralights (3) + 
17" and 15" FSL antennas 




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