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Hello All,
This morning's wild session provided a good example of why the Cape Perpetua
ocean cliff is worth a visit, despite its tricky weather and rather remote
location. Both Asian and DU signals were very strong this morning, with the
Asians conveniently leaving the band right at sunrise to make way for the DU's.
First of all, thanks very much to Chuck, Theo, Guy and all others who listened
to the 639 mystery MP3 from yesterday, and dug out the DU English and ABC
identity clues. The station was back again this morning at a better level
around 1345, and definitely is Australian (i.e. not // 675). It didn't stick
around for very long, though.
The narrow Highway 101 turnoff had clear skies and an awesome display of stars
at the 1110 UTC start time, with the Chinese and Koreans ruling the roost as
the Japanese big guns were a little off from their usual strength. A bizarre
fade in from a Chinese station on 558 (with no apparent HLQH or JOCR) made
things interesting around 1135. The Chinese and Koreans hit their peak strength
from 1230-1300, with 1593-CNR1 providing a blowtorch signal at the 1300 TOH. A
major South Pacific rally started shortly thereafter, with numerous Kiwi
stations (531, 594, 603, 657, 675 and 684) dispatching the Asians on their
frequencies, and 675-RNZ reaching a best-ever level. After a short pause the
Australians joined in the DU rally, with the big guns on 576, 792 and 891
hitting potent levels. The mystery Aussie "talker" on 639 was a prime target
and it was fairly decent around 1342, but nosedived shortly thereafter. On the
other hand,the Kiwis on 675 and 684 both managed slightly better signals than
they did during the entire Rockwork 4 DXpedition last month, although a search
for last month's really obscure NZ catches (on 576, 585 and 936) came up empty.
It was nice to hear some pretty vibrant Australian signals again, after their
meager performance last month. [Signals with double asterisk (**) pegged
PL-380's S/N display]
594 NZ Rhema Timaru/ Wanganui, New Zealand (5 kW/ 2 kW) Christian
contemporary music at good level at 1330,
// 684
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/p3103bfikj26wdq/594-NZ.Rhema-1330z082514PL380.MP3
639 UnID- Australian Mystery DU English "talker format" station from
yesterday at fairly good level temporarily at 1342;
anybody in Oz recognize the presenter(s) voices?
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/b2at120acwcqexn/639-UnID-Aus-1342z082514PL380.MP3
675 RNZ Christchurch, New Zealand (10 kW) Strong male to male interview
at 1321 // 567; best signal ever heard
from this station (usually weaker than 567)
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/iykuvana8g7r35z/675-RNZ-1321z082514PL380.MP3
684 NZ Rhema Gisborne, New Zealand (5 kW) Decent signal with Christian
contemporary music // 594 at 1350;
includes Rhema ID at end of MP3
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/k6w52bjfgqoz7ut/684-NZ.Rhema-1350z082514PL380.MP3
**738 Radio Polynesie Mahina, Tahiti (20 kW) Blowtorch signal as usual
with French disco music at 1124
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/caolhn33k928n64/738-R.Polynesie-1124z082514PL380.MP3
792 4RN Brisbane, Australia (25 kW) Deep-voiced male presenter
introducing exotic-sounding music at 1334, // 576
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/mhomm55c1f31erm/792-4RN-1334z082514PL380.MP3
891 5AN Adelaide, Australia (50 kW) Good-level interview at 1353 right
before propagation collapsed
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/7845v5w1lsne4kc/891-5AN-1353z082514PL380.MP3
**972 HLCA Dangjin, S. Korea (1500 kW) KBS big gun testing the crunch
resistance of my PL-380 with music
at 1158
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/6u0ryc41tb5ig9t/972-HLCA-1158z082514PL380.MP3
**1566 HLAZ Jeju, S. Korea (250 kW) Japanese service at typical blowtorch
level around 1257
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/qxr2bvm9sq28jrq/1566-HLAZ-1257z082514PL380.MP3
**1575 VOA Ban Rassom, Thailand (1000 kW) Asian language lady sounding
very much like 1000 kW at 1224
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/2600bvjb297mzq3/1575-VOA-1224z082514PL380.MP3
**1593 CNR1 Changzhou, China (600 kW) Nuclear-level Chinese speech and 5
+ 1 time pips at the 1300 TOH;
this was the strongest Chinese signal I've ever heard in a
DXpedition
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/i8ig2c1vetkyhrh/1593-CRN1-1259z082514PL380.MP3
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Yachats, OR)
DXing at Cape Perpetua
7.5" loopstick Tecsun PL380 Ultralight + 15" DXpedition FSL antenna
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