[IRCA] Oregon Cliff (Cape Perpetua) Ultralight TP's and DU's for 8-19

[d1028gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello,
 
     Four wild days of cliff-side DXing on Oregon's Cape Perpetua finished up in typical fashion yesterday morning as both Asiatic TP's and DU's showed up in strength, causing snarling mixes on several frequencies. The Russian longwaves started off the fun around 1216 with 279-Radio Rossii testing the crunch resistance of my PL-380, pegging the S/N readout for the duration of a recording. This was followed by 1566-HLAZ at 1243 with a blistering signal-- far and away the strongest that I've ever heard them in six years of DXing. 1593-CNR1 also moved in with good signals around 1238, following the high-band trend that Dennis noted. But on the cliff, the Asian TP's had no trouble showing up from 531 to 1593 kHz. 
     The Japanese big guns moved in with serious force early on with strong signals on 594, 693, 747, 774 and 828, along with some fair signals on NHK1 synchro frequencies like 603 and 639. During the middle of sunrise enhancement (around 1300) the DU regulars started to move in with some strength, causing snarls and mixes with the Japanese on certain frequencies (531, 603, 639 and 891). The NHK big guns stuck around for almost all of sunrise enhancement, although the Aussie big guns 576-2RN and 774-3LO managed some very potent signals themselves after 1330 (with 576-2RN pegging the PL-380 S/N with an awesome signal of its own at 1335). Several DU's were the sole survivors after the Asians faded around 1400, with 639-2HC and 891-5AN still strong enough for easy copy around 1405.
     The Cape Perpetua cliff propagation during this 4-day DXpedition was really wacky and wild, with more TP and DU monster signals (and snarling mixes) than I've ever heard in any ocean coast trip. The Highway 101 turnoff is located on a curving cliff, which apparently provides huge amplification for transoceanic signals from either Asia or the South Pacific, depending upon which area has the propagation edge. Sometimes (like during the past 2 days) both areas have good propagation-- leading to wild mixes of Asian and South Pacific signals on several frequencies.
 
279  Radio Rossii  Blistering signal at 1216 with Russian YL speech-- the strongest Longwave TP received during the trip (or ever)
                          http://www.mediafire.com/listen/jmxbchc3td4q5hd/279-R.Rossii-1216z081913PL380.MP3 
 
576  2RN  Sydney, Australia, 50 kW  Another monster signal at 1335, pegging the PL-380 S/N at 25 for the duration of the MP3
                          http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qz6x4g6wiit264e/576-2RN-1335z081913PL380.MP3 
 
756  RNZ  Auckland, New Zealand  Usually not one of the better RNZ performers, it did manage this fairly decent signal at 1338
                          http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8mstmtdyb3p485i/756-RNZ-1338z081913PL380.MP3
 
774  3LO  Melbourne, Australia, 50 kW  Punching through Seattle splatter with female-voiced local ID at 1344 ("You're listening to , 
                          774 ABC, Melbourne")  http://www.mediafire.com/listen/hjdm4l7w139pjvh/774-3LO-1344z081913PL380.MP3 
    
828  JOBB  Osaka, Japan, 300 kW  Very strong with Japanese weather report at 1315
                          http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3ff0r2y214lqie1/828-JOBB-1315z081913PL380.MP3 
 
1008  JONR  Osaka, Japan, 50 kW  Temporarily dominant over Newstalk ZB (and domestic splatter) at 1330
                          http://www.mediafire.com/listen/1md9s7kmuts82h9/1008-JONR-1330z081913PL380.MP3  
 
1566  HLAZ  Jeju, S. Korea, 250 kW  Blistering signal with Japanese YL speech at 1243-- the strongest ever heard in 6 years of
                          DXing  http://www.mediafire.com/listen/92jy88o420im83r/1566-HLAZ-1243z081913PL380.MP3 
 
1593  CNR1  Jiangsu, China, 600 kW  Potent signal at 1238 with Chinese news
                         http://www.mediafire.com/listen/94n753kgdw0pp51/1593-CNR1-1238z081913PL380.MP3 

 
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
DXing at Cape Perpetua's Highway 101 turnoff on the Oregon coast (2 miles south of Yachats)
7,5" MW loopstick Tecsun PL-380 Ultralight + new 12" FSL antenna
(Radio, antenna, and sleepy DXer photo posted at
http://www.mediafire.com/view/cw5uw5egiwclrqc/CapePerpetuaSetup.jpg )



     
 
 
 
       










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