It was a thrill this morning to receive the 500 watt Longwave NDB beacon 260-NF on Norfolk Island (between NZ and Australia) on a hot-rodded Tecsun PL-380 pocket radio and 12" Longwave FSL antenna at 1210 UTC this morning at the Rockwork 3 ocean cliff turnoff on Highway 101 near Manzanita, Oregon. At 6,702 miles (10,786 km), this was my first Ultralight Longwave South Pacific NDB reception in 5 years. Unfortunately the band tanked after the reception, and by 1220 even the big gun 353-LLD (in Hawaii) was bailing. Thanks to Tom R. for demonstrating the Longwave potential of the ocean cliff! https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/209sk7dvhkfglpqv50gs1ehypgmxz2m2
73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock (in Nehalem, OR, USA) _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
