Re: [IRCA] Grayland expedition

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Nick.  Crazy things we do for DX.  My favourite is climbing a
60 foot tree in a raging storm in our late Fall in order to get cell
reception so I could call Radio St Helena.  Those were the days!  More
recently, Vlad Titarev and I braved hurricane force winds to DX from my
truck at Rose Spit, Haida Gwaii!  Happy memories indeed!  73, Walt Salmaniw
(Buenos Aires)

On Sunday, November 9, 2014, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> For those of us sitting in the warm listening to not very much, your
> exploits in the pursuit of ultimate DX must qualify you for some sort of
> award Gary.
>
> I did stuff like that ....about 30 years ago, hi.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
>   Grayland, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-8 (Conclusion)
>>
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> An impromptu weekend run to Grayland kicked off with a bang this morning
>> with Japanese, Korean and Chinese stations all pounding in for a wild 4
>> hour session. A new 17" FSL antenna was set up near the picnic table at the
>> end of Grayland Beach road, and it managed to track down at least 15 Asians
>> which pegged the PL-380's S/N readout.
>>
>> The deserted beach was clear and cold at my 1115 UTC (0315 local) start
>> time, but the big gun Japanese and Koreans on 594, 747, 972, 1134 and 1566
>> had already reached S9 levels an hour before inside my Grayland Motel Room
>> 11 ($65 a night, with absolutely no frills). Hurrying to the cold beach I
>> brought along the 30" loopstick ICF-2010 spotting receiver, 12" Longwave
>> FSL and the new 17" DXpedition FSL-.....
>>
>
>   ....and four hours in the 41 degree cold and wind had taken its toll.
>>
>
>
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