Thanks very much for your generous comments on the DU recordings, Sylvain!
<<< I wish we could have something from the South-East to dx on our side of the continent but unfortunately, unless conditions become auroral with openings to the South, there is very little to cheer coming from Africa, at least at my location. >>> Yes, we are very fortunate here on the west coast to have a direct salt water path to both NZ and Australia, vibrant English-speaking broadcasting systems (and DXers) in both countries, and even awesome ocean cliff sites which seem to enhance transoceanic propagation. It's safe to say that all three of us had a blast last week! 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvain Naud" <[email protected]> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 3, 2015 7:36:40 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Top Ten Signals from the South Pacific (Rockwork 4 DXpedition) Those are amazing recordings Gary! I wish we could have something from the South-East to dx on our side of the continent but unfortunately, unless conditions become auroral with openings to the South, there is very little to cheer coming from Africa, at least at my location. I have to say however that if the weather collaborates with no thunderstorms in the surroundings, the longwave band still delivers regularly especially with the North-African powerhouses at this time of the year (the low modulated 153, 171, 207 and 252 recently upgraded). Good DX! Sylvain Naud Portneuf, QC www.quebecdx.com Le 2015-07-01 02:50, [email protected] a écrit : > Hello All, > > From June 25-29 a group of three transoceanic DXers set up antennas and > radio equipment at Rockwork 4, a plunging ocean side cliff along Highway 101 > just north of Manzanita, Oregon. Each morning around local sunrise an all-out > search was made for South Pacific MW stations, with two of the DXers (Chuck > Hutton and Tom Rothlisberger) recording signals on their Perseus-SDR > receivers, and the third one (me) using Ultralight radios and large FSL > antennas. > > The recordings have all been reviewed from the Ultralight radio portion of > the DXpedition, and the MP3's from the ten strongest South Pacific stations > received at Rockwork 4 are linked below. This was the first ocean cliff test > of the new 17" diameter Ferrite Sleeve Loop antenna (photo linked at > https://app.box.com/s/wi78hlmofflefzd2bd897gy0vvqvvxdu ), which to my > knowledge is the largest of its kind in the world. As such, all ten of the > strongest South Pacific stations have some serious power. My DXpedition > partners Chuck and Tom are reviewing their Perseus .wav files and will post > their results later. This cliff was the site of the best New Zealand MW > results ever obtained on the west coast last July, with Chuck receiving 87 > Kiwi stations on his Perseus-SDR and 15' x 15' flag antenna. > > 531 PI Auckland, New Zealand (5 kW) Samoan language station was as > vibrant as usual over the Australians on most mornings > https://app.box.com/s/jwzzk6hhs3s75m74vjdido98s2n1exmq > > 567 RNZ National Wellington, New Zealand (50 kW) Usually the strongest > Kiwi station on the band each morning, and a convenient signal to check RNZ > parallel stations https://app.box.com/s/tndc6maw6m1q2ux2oupurj2wthrr94ad > > 603 Radio Waatea Auckland, New Zealand (5 kW) Strong Maori language > speech and music on most mornings, // 765- R. Kahungunu > https://app.box.com/s/ga6x6urw6h6vcesck2zqdy950vafr5ck > > 657 Star Wellington/ Tauranga, New Zealand (50 kW) Christian hymn > broadcaster was typically strong but troubled by domestic splatter on most > mornings https://app.box.com/s/6tt2fljdpum1me4q93sulr6yn083c03l > > 684 Rhema Gisborne, New Zealand (5 kW) Christian contemporary music > broadcaster (//594) was pretty strong on most mornings > https://app.box.com/s/tnxl79si61helgpxgsf6egwz8rg1gi7y > > 702 Magic Auckland, New Zealand (10 kW) New oldies music station > (ex-Radio Live) had potent signals on some mornings, but was MIA on others. > This recording has a somewhat muffled "Magic" ID in between the two songs > https://app.box.com/s/ox7uxl55so19140cohmv8ti68vscxp0m > > 738 Radio Polynesie Mahina, Tahiti (20 kW) The only non-Kiwi to make > this list. This blistering level African music signal on the first day of the > DXpedition gave my Ultralight radio a serious crunch resistance test > https://app.box.com/s/sfu8epugr2w0x2ut215nfmd90vxnw6ra > > 765 Radio Kahungunu Napier-Hastings, New Zealand (2.5 kW) Amazing > signals for such low power, this Maori language station was often the > strongest one in the early morning Maori network (// 603-Waatea) > https://app.box.com/s/fqio3aim333olwznp66hmp0fger0wj6u > > 783 Access Radio Wellington, New Zealand (10 kW) Multi-cultural station > broadcasts a diverse variety of ethnic programming. This apparent Indian > speech and music was received at a strong level on 6-28 > https://app.box.com/s/6d04xu2w8w9yghiny6uqurb4l9f1yowj > > 1035 Newstalk ZB Wellington, New Zealand (20 kW) Strongest of the > Newstalk network, this station was vibrant with music and an ID at 1256 on > the last day of the DXpedition (6-29) > https://app.box.com/s/skbre5ph32329k0o82495dnard5ld3ik > > Many more South Pacific MW stations were received during my portion the > DXpedition, but these were the strongest. Thanks to my DXpedition partners > Chuck and Tom, whose presence at the plunging cliff provided more evidence > that the theory of enhanced transoceanic propagation at these sites is > catching on among our TP-DXing group. > > 73 and Good DX, > Gary DeBock (DXing at the Rockwork 4 ocean cliff, north of Manzanita, OR) > 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave Ultralight + > 17" and 15" FSL antennas > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
