Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report

[Derek Vincent <eargazimm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cool vid.... And yes that is very high : )
Thanks for the video clip... Soon DXpeditions will become a multimedia experience.. : )

Ps.... More video : )

Sent from the shed.

On Aug 3, 2012, at 12:07 PM, d1028gary@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi Derek,
> 
> <<<   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 their magic.... Sent from south of grayland
>>>> 
> 
> Well, Derek, I have become a true believer in Cliff Top DXing. and I
> hope that we can persuade other friends to give this thrilling form of
> TP-DXing a try. It would be great to have a joint DXing session with
> you at the top of 805' Cape Perpetua in the future (a video of the
> ocean beach from the 800 foot level is posted at
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HoP77ApQ_o&feature=relmfu ), if we can
> figure out a way to deal with wild animals, and the "Day Use Only"
> police.
> 
> 73, Gary DeBock
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Vincent <eargazimm@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 2, 2012 9:25 pm
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] July 2012 Oregon Cliff DXpedition Report
> 
> 
> 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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