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[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-7 (Conclusion)
- Subject: [IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-7 (Conclusion)
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- Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 04:00:30 +0000 (UTC)
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- Thread-topic: Oregon Cliff (Rockwork 4) Ultralight DU's for 8-7 (Conclusion)
Hello All,
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New Zealand signals went on aÂrampage at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliffÂthis morning fromÂ1250-1320 UTC, bringing astonishment to three fanatical Puget Sound DXers (Chuck, Tom andÂI) who were lucky enough to show up on this date. Although I had already experiencedÂ25 DU-DXing sessions at this awesome site, theÂpotent Kiwi propagation this morning was a stunner-- even for me.
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Tom R. was waiting in his vehicle as I drove up in the total darkness at 1145 UTC, followed shortly thereafter by Chuck. We had the entire turnoff to ourselves, and were each able to set up our antennas exactly as we desired (without working aroundÂ"sleeping squatters"). Propagation took a while to kick into high gear, and as late as 1230 it seemed like an average mix of NZ and Oz might be the order of the day. Suddenly around 1240 the floodgates to New Zealand swung wide open, and stations like 603-Waatea, 675-RNZ, 702-Magic and 765-Kahungunu (2.5 kW) were soon testing the crunch resistance of my $50 C.Crane Skywave Ultralight (boosted somewhat by a 17" Mega-FSL antenna). Chuck came over and remarked how he was getting a DU carrier on every 9 kHz split frequency he tried,Âincluding the X-band up to 1701 kHz. Tom was also checking KiwiÂcarrier strength at the time, andÂseemed awestruck at the situation. I was tuning around like mad, recording S9+ signals on 567, 702, 738 andÂ765,Âas well as potent ones on other frequencies. After propagation fizzled out around 1340 we gatheredÂaround to discuss the experience-- feeling something likeÂthe winning football teamÂin the Super Bowl. Chuck remarked about how I should post Kiwi signal MP3's from the session-- as if I needed any additional motivation to do so!
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567Â RNZÂÂ Wellington, NZÂÂ Potent big-band music during propagation enhancement at 1256, // equally strong 675
https://app.box.com/s/7izpqsrp9lvof7qx91u0fv17d723417t Â
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702Â MagicÂÂ Auckland, NZÂÂ S9+ oldies station pounding in during Kiwi propagation rush at 1257; totally obliterating 2BL
https://app.box.com/s/pp1s7eaccs1dvx36tr2hgoo79dj13bdu Â
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738Â R. PolynesieÂÂ Mahina, TahitiÂÂ African and French pop music at near nuclear level around 1307
https://app.box.com/s/xsg8z7h75u1m6ple67k2vub3we279m7v Â
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765ÂR. KahungunuÂÂ Napier-Hastings, NZÂÂ Absolutely wacky signal from this 2.5 kW Maori languageÂoverachiever at 1252;
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ includes "Waatea" Maori language ID and typical Maori music at S9+ level
https://app.box.com/s/n7mrx09thh66fib20aqw5gxve8eglp1k Â
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963Â StarÂÂ Christchurch, NZÂÂ Strong Christian music // 657 at 1330 during latter part of Kiwi propagation rush
https://app.box.com/s/fjt1ev18jpiylqynkr34nlvip5fd6457 Â
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1008Â Newstalk ZB (Tauranga, NZ) Vs. 4TAB (Brisbane, Australia)Â Aussie horse racing station picking the wrong morning
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ to compete with the Kiwi talkÂbroadcaster
https://app.box.com/s/xkknany2n35koykeo7nomq472gz96yf9 Â
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1035Â Newstalk ZBÂÂ Wellington, NZÂÂ Talk format Kiwi station soundingÂpotent during latter part of Kiwi propagation surge
 https://app.box.com/s/yvi6w1m7kjkdvs8dmhzoslauwhxxeg9x Â
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73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff, near Manzanita, OR)
7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight +
17" DXpedition FSL antenna
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