Re: [IRCA] 585-2WEB-- North American Reception Reports Wanted!

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks Walt, 
 
I'm sure that David Sharp (585-2WEB'sÂProgram Director, and ex-USA DXer) will appreciate your reportÂfrom Masset. 
 
I was very surprised when David mentioned that the only reports he's received from North America over the past 5 years were from me (on a Rockwork 2 ocean cliff DXpedition in 2011) and from Nigel in Alberta-- certainly an odd combination. Bill W. has also uncovered a probable 585-2WEB recording from his July DKAZ DXpedition to Oregon last year, so David now has at least 4 members of our DU-DXing group that have received 585-2WEB. He is very good about confirming reception, even with something as little as a song title (and also quite generous with the "Outback Radio" bumper stickers). 
 
Gary 
 
 
 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Walter Salmaniw" <canswl@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 8:36:32 PM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 585-2WEB-- North American Reception Reports Wanted! 

Gary, I checked my Perseus wav files from March 17, 2015 while in Masset (I 
had a HD failure, but was able to recover the Perseus files, thank 
goodness!). Â585 was relatively strong at 14:40 to 14:50 UTC. ÂOf course, 
things went downhill before 15:00. ÂI checked for // frequencies for Radio 
National and ABC Newsradio, and they were not in //, so I'm suspecting this 
to have been Outback Radio. ÂI've sent an email to 2WEB for confirmation. 
Checking other frequencies that morning was amazing: Âwall to wall DU 
without any Asian stations at all. ÂThis is extremely unusual, to say the 
least! Â 73,....Walt 

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 10:53 AM, <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

> Hello All, 
> 
> In these days when in practically takes an Act of Congress (or 
> Parliament?) to get a QSL from a transoceanic MW-DX station, David Sharp 
> (the program director) of 585-2WEB in Bourke, Australia is asking for DX 
> reports from North America. Since assuming his duties at the "Outback 
> Radio" station quite a few years ago David has only received two reports 
> from North America-- from Nigel in Alberta, and from me (actually I never 
> even sent him a report, but since he is a member of our Ultralightdx group, 
> he heard a 585-2WEB recording from one of my Cliffhanger DXpeditions, and 
> sent me a verification letter and bumper stickers out of the blue). For 
> those of you with the resources and ability to track down the 10 kW 
> Australian station, Dave's request is forwarded below: 
> 
> ÂHi Gary 
> 
> Despite further enhancing our signal with several improvements- including 
> installation of a new Optimod running at 125%, we have only had a few TP 
> reports and all from the west coast of the USA and Canada. If anyone heard 
> us in the Midwest or ECNA it would be a record. FWIW- I have not issued any 
> QSLs since your last reception as reports from DXers are scant. 
> 
> P.S. Liked your reference to the song by Boston! 
> 
> Sent from David Sharp's iPhone 
> 
> On 4 Apr 2015, at 13:42, D1028Gary@xxxxxxx [ultralightdx] < 
> ultralightdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Dave, 
> 
> 585-2WEB is always high on our priority list, Dave, but the Kiwi stations 
> almost totally hijacked the propagation last July! Even the 2 kW Maori 
> underperformer 585-Radio Ngati Porou showed up... despite our best efforts 
> to track down Outback Radio. 
> 
> Anyway, I have "More Than a Feeling" that we will hear Outback Radio again 
> in August-- with a potent signal like it had on the Seaside, Oregon beach 
> in July of 2010 (probably audible all the way to Boston?) 
> http://www.mediafire.com/view/nnbd8qkn0u6cdqg/585-2WEB-1229Z071810PL380.MP3 
> 
> 
> 73, Gary 
> 
> 
> 
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