Re: [IRCA] Summer DXing (was: [CapeDX] When it Rains it pours)

[Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

<<<   Basically, as some of us know, if you can avoid static-crash nights, there is still a lot of DX to be heard in the heart of summer.  This is especially true when talking about southerly targets enjoying greater length of darkness.
Not sure how the whole "DX season" thing got started.  I suppose some parts of the country such as the Deep South and parts of the Midwest have nearly continuous thunderstorm activity.  In the northeast and the northwest you can sometimes pick your spots for relatively noise free success.


Gary DeBock running Down Unders from OR and WA would be the West Coast version of your Cape Cod summer DX, Roy.

783 hasn't shown much here either lately.  What is there is probably Spain / Syria instead of the usual Mauritania flamethrower.


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA >>>



Thanks Mark,


Your descriptions of summer trans-equatorial propagation on the Cape are always very interesting


Summer ocean coast DXing does seem to be increasingly popular here in the Northwest, where we plan to have 5 DXers for our  annual Rockwork 4 ocean cliff extravaganza next month.

Although the distinctive site has a reputation for being a New Zealand-favoring venue, Tom and I both came away with a couple of western Australians (531 and 558) last year, plus, some low-powered Oz stations. Fiji, Tonga and Kiribati are also regulars. Early August seems to be prime time for the 9,000+ mile Western Australia path around sunrise.


Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)


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> On July 17, 2018 at 8:57 AM Mark Connelly wrote:
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>     Basically, as some of us know, if you can avoid static-crash nights, there is still a lot of DX to be heard in the heart of summer. This is especially true when talking about southerly targets enjoying greater length of darkness.
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>     Not sure how the whole "DX season" thing got started. I suppose some parts of the country such as the Deep South and parts of the Midwest have nearly continuous thunderstorm activity. In the northeast and the northwest you can sometimes pick your spots for relatively noise free success.
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>     Gary DeBock running Down Unders from OR and WA would be the West Coast version of your Cape Cod summer DX, Roy.
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>     783 hasn't shown much here either lately. What is there is probably Spain / Syria instead of the usual Mauritania flamethrower.
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>     Mark Connelly, WA1ION
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>     From: roybarstow@xxxxxxxxxxx mailto:roybarstow@xxxxxxxxxxx [CapeDX]
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>     Sent: Tue, Jul 17, 2018 11:44 am
>     Subject: [CapeDX] When it Rains it pours
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>     Pulled into the parking lot of the local beach (Menauhant) on 7/14/18 and set up the mini-loop and other gear.
>     Checked the compass heading and that was at 120 Degrees and happened to be the sweet spot for the night.
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>     Not much for Argies this session but Africa was producing.
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>     0000 UTC Ant. 120
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>     680 Brazil - Sao Luis - Woman in Portuguese then some ascending tones and ID. and back into talk. Good and all alone under Boston.
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>     860 Brazil - CBN, Rio - A little music to ID. w/ man and woman alternating talk. USB
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>     940 Brazil - Rio - Good on top.
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>     1150 Brazil - Sao Paulo - This is super radio - On top at the time then into news.
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>     1179 Mozambique - EP da Zambezia - Quelimane - Group singing. Weak to fair. S 3-4 // 1206
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>     1206 Mozambique - EP de Inhambane - Fair at S 3-5 - Man in Portuguese then singing as above, w/ long song. S-6 end of file - // 1179
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>     1220 Brazil - Global - last part of file at S-8.
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>     0005 120 D.
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>     720 Unknown - At 0006:04 rooster crow and ID. - Sounded like he said, in Paraguay and believe heard 2 pips then mu sic for 1/2 minute and the man talking again. On top but along w/ noise.
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>     0018 120
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>     610 Brazil - Talk, game.
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>     650 Brazil - R. itatiaia- Timoteo - With game // 610 which was under WSRO.
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>     700 Brazil - All talk - Presume - Nossa.
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>     720 Unknown - May be the same station as previous file and playing Mariachi type music. Spanish - USB
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>     945 Unknown - Weak w/talk or music. Also on other files. To weak to know language.
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>     0030 120
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>     595 Music but weak. // 612
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>     621 Spain - Fair and under them African type music w/ drums.
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>     630 Brazil - T - Rio - Under pro with Portuguese talk, fan fare, some music between talk and Brazil mentioned.
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>     648 Botswana - T - With group singing along with drums.Heard on other files and the lead singer would emphasis certain words.
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>     760 Brazil - Good on top.
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>     828 AFS - Magic 828 - Music fair at S-5.
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>     1026 Mo zambique - Some Portuguese talk into music. S 5-6 2.600 filter on 1026.300
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>     1060 Brazil - Portuguese w/game - R. Grande presume.
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>     1179 Mozambique and Spain mixing.
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>     1206 Mozambique - Last part of file w/music // 1179 and 1026
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>     0045 120
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>     864 Egypt - Fair
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>     1206 Mozambique - Portuguese talk between 2 men. // 1224
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>     1224 Mozambique - As above but weaker.
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>     ; 0048 120 Note when hands on and find good reception may tape at that time.
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>     Ok besides Botswana had bits of talk on 765
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>     0100 120
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>     700 Argentina - T - 5+1 pips but weak. Also may have been them on 1030 but Argentina absent it seems.
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>     936 Morocco - Mid-East music in good.
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>     981 Algeria - S-6.
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>     600 Brazil - 2 woman in Portuguese - 4 pips heard, last one higher pitch - Cuba on top.
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>     620 Brazil - Game going on with lots of fanfare, party noises, sirene etc. - I would say Fortaleza as 1645 MLZ beacon off Sao Paulo not in.
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>     700 Many stations on this channel - Brazil best last part of file.
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>     720 USB - Brazil mostly on top w/ others. These 2 frequencies could hold some good DX but 710 can get in the way. So at an auspicious date will make a trip to Chatham.
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>     0145 & nbsp; 170 Deg.
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>     After hearing the Minute Man under 570 NY moved the truck. Not much.
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>     910 PTR - WPRP - Ponce on top with music and ID.
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>     Noticed no 783 on a file. So went back over all the files and could not even find a string on the waterfall for 783.
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>     Roy Barstow - Falmouth - OLD CAPE COD
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