Re: [IRCA] Rockwork 4 DXpedition Team Finishes Up with Dream Session

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks for your generous comments, Bill! 
 
<<<ÂÂBTW, what kind of antennas/receivers were the Japanese DXers using and are they going anywhere else while visiting America?ÂÂ >>> 
 
Satoshi Miyauchi and HirooÂNakagawa are highly skilled in both Perseus-SDR and Ultralight radio DXing, and they tried out both styles of DXing at the Rockwork cliff. Satoshi was concentrating almost exclusively on UltralightÂradio DXing with his new (home-built in Japan) 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380 model inductively coupled to one of my 15" FSL antennas, while HirooÂappeared to be recordingÂDU-DX with his own Perseus-SDR receiver hooked up to Tom's broadband loop via a splitter.ÂSatoshiÂquickly caught on to the skill of chasing DU's with a spareÂICF-2010 SSB spotting receiver (to check suitable DU targets), tuning his own 15" FSL to peak the ICF-2010's "Christmas tree" LED display on the frequency of choice, and then inductively coupling his Ultralight to the FSL to make a nice DU recording. In fact, he became so skillful at the process that he was even telling me about hotÂDU-DX signals that I didn't even know existed :-) He must have recorded at least 7 or 8 strong Kiwi signals, in addition to a booming 738-Tahiti signal on his stand-alone 3" FSL PL-380 (of which he made a long video, in front of the awesome ocean cliff scenery). 
 
Our two Japanese guests first flew into San Francisco about 4 days ago and had some sightseeing around the Bay Area before taking a flight to Portland, OR, and arriving on Saturday morning. They drove to the coast to meet us, and we had a nice welcoming dinner on Saturday night. They plan to return to Japan this evening. 
 
73, Gary (back in Puyallup, WA) 
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----- Original Message -----

From: "Bill Whitacre" <bw@xxxxxxx> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 11:32:51 AM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Rockwork 4 DXpedition Team Finishes Up with Dream Session 

Great stuff Gary! ÂIâll bet youâre as good a host as you are an Ultralight DX moderator! 

Get some sleep when you get home. ÂYou deserve it! 

BTW, what kind of antennas/receivers were the Japanese DXers using and are they going anywhere else while visiting America? 

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> On Jul 11, 2016, at 1:43 PM, d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
> 
> Those who were concerned about yesterday's terrible session will be relieved to know that we all made out like bandits this morning! 1017-Tonga was back, and I was able to track down the "Dwarf Star" (576-Hamilton, // 657). Our Japanese guests were awestruck at both the powerful Kiwi signals, 738-Tahiti and the Oregon ocean coast scenery. Full details will follow-- our final DXpedition video is posted at 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjda-kO_oQE&feature=youtu.be  
> Â 
> 73 and Good DX, 
> Gary DeBock (in Nehalem, OR) 
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