Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report

[Derek Vincent <eargazimm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Never underestimate the power of CTDX... I've been sitting in the dark since 2006 and they have never let me down... Even only 160 miles from the bay area the cliffs continue to work there magic.... 

Sent from south of grayland 

On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:31 PM, d1028gary@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi Tim,
> 
> Thanks very much for your comments on the DXpedition!
> 
> <<<    Gary, some of those "rough conditions" like an AC power or street
> lighting probably made a major contribution to your success.   >>>
> 
> Yes, Tim, that was certainly a najor advantage for weak-signal reception on the Cliff. There were no computers or street lights within miles of the DXing site. Once you got used to the complete darkness and total isolation of the makeshift DXing venue it was probably the best site that you could have ever hoped for.
> 
> <<<    One reason I haven't built an FSL is the increased sensitivity would be
> offset by local noise anyway. Anything over a 2' loop is pointless here.
> Thanks to my neighbor being the proud owner of a new 60+ inch plasma TV
> I have to move my remote active loop yet again. Wonder how the neighbors
> are going to react to a 40' pole in my yard ;)   >>>
> 
> I'm sorry to hear about your neighbor's new plasma TV, and yes, those RF-polluting beasts are a DXer's mortal enemy. Its RF hash would have ruined everything for me on the Cliff... if there would have been any AC power for your neighbor to plug it in!
> 
> But in general the new FSL antennas can survive high-noise environments much better than air-core loops, and can usually null RF noise generators (like plasma TV's) down into the noise, at least on one bearing. The main challenge with the FSL antennas currently is a sudden booming demand from DXers but no commercial supply... the sellers of surplus Soviet ferrite on eBay must be thanking their lucky stars for the advent of Capitalism.
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Hills <thills@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 2, 2012 10:22 am
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report
> 
> 
> Gary, some of those "rough conditions" like an AC power or street
> lighting probably made a major contribution to your success.
> 
> One reason I haven't built an FSL is the increased sensitivity would be
> offset by local noise anyway. Anything over a 2' loop is pointless here.
> Thanks to my neighbor being the proud owner of a new 60+ inch plasma TV
> I have to move my remote active loop yet again. Wonder how the neighbors
> are going to react to a 40' pole in my yard ;)
> 
> We had planned on a trip up the west coast in late fall but work for
> both of us has killed that idea along with the mini DXpedition in October.
> 
> Thanks for posting your results, at least I can get in some good DXing
> vicariously.
> 
> Tim Hills
> Sioux Falls, SD
> 
> 
> On 8/1/2012 21:43, d1028gary@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> (trimmed)
>> 
>> DXing conditions were rough (no AC power, running water, street
>> lighting or weather protection) but the triple advantage of salt water
>> propagation, ocean cliff altitude and high-gain FSL antenna resulted 
> in
>> South Pacific DX of exceptional strength.  2.5 kW and 5 kW signals 
> from
>> New Zealand AM stations like 765-Radio Kahungunu and 684-NZ Rhema were
>> actually pegging the PL-380's S/N readout at 25 (the maximum), while
>> several other DU's like 828-Radio Trackside (2 kW) and 603-Radio 
> Waatea
>> were coming in like locals. The unique combination of rough DXing
>> conditions and awesome South Pacific DX was unforgettable, and every
>> effort was made to record MP3's of the amazing DX for the DXpedition
>> report, which is posted at
>> http://www.mediafire.com/view/?nk9tlf95t0b2m14
>> 
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