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

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

It's hard to believe that we were listening on the same planet Gary, 
let alone the same coast, though admittedly, I'm quite a way from the 
open Pacific here.   As I said yesterday, that morning was pretty 
much the biggest stinker this summer here.

best wishes,

Nick


At 09:21 20-08-13, Gary wrote:
> 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.
.....

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