Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition
The best time to DX in Seaside on the beach is after Labor Day and before Memorial Day. 73 Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition
Hi Kevin, Thanks for your comments, and you should have a blast chasing DU's in Oregon! The problem with the Seashore Inn at Seaside was that the ocean beach had multiple overnight campers burning wood fires at all hours of the night, making it tough to DX without a gas mask. Most of these individuals were not motel residents, and seemed to come from Portland for the weekend. I was forced to carry my entire DXing station (3' portable loop, "basic' base, modified PL-380 with 2 plug-in 7.5" loopsticks for LW and MW, 19.5" loopstick ICF-2010 spotting receiver, logbook and flashlight) in one trip-- all the way down to the edge of the ocean, to avoid pilfering, and escape the smoke. This was not my first choice :-) 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Kevin S To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 10:04 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition Thanks for the great report! Sounds like your email conditions are worse han the DX conditions :-). I will take your list and see what I can hear ext week when I am down there for a couple mornings. I too may have to ack up my toys and leave the hotel for the quieter surroundings of the each, depending on RF noise levels. No spotter radio this time? If not, that would make your results even ore remarkable! Kevin S ainbridge Island, WA > Hello All, I'm sending this initial report at the Liberty Inn Motel in Lincoln City, OR, so please forgive any bizarre email transformations. Ruth, Danny and I left Puyallup on Saturday for a 7-day family vacation, and although I was unsuccessful in persuading them to stay at the Grayland Motel, it was possible to arrange lodging in Oregon within walking distance of TP-enhanced ocean beaches. My equipment is rather basic, with a newly-designed 7.5" plug-in loopstick Tecsun PL-380 ULR (both LW and MW 7.5" plug-in loopsticks) and a 3' portable PVC tuned passive loop, which is designed to easily fit in a crammed compact car trunk (and be assembled, in the dark,within a couple of minutes). South Pacific DX has been excellent for the first 3 days, with 18 DU's (South Pacific DX) stations heard from Australia, New Zeakand, Fiji (639), Tahiti (738). and a French-speaking station on 666 kHz that I've never heard at Grayland. Multiple DU's have been fighting it out on several frequencies such as 531, 639, 657, 738, 891 and a few others. This morning I had the thrilling experience of making an MP3 of two stations on 738 kHz (Tahiti and ABC Grafton, Australia) fighting it out with both at 9+ levels, maxing out the PL-380's digital S/N indicator with a 25 reading (with RSSI of 55). THe barefoot Sony SRF-T615 also easily received both stations, a very rare event for a stock Ultralight radio. New DU's on 585, 603, 666 and 684 kHz have also been received, but several of these will require assistance from DU-DX experts for definite identification. MP3's have been made, of course, for such future detective work Because of dissatisfaction with our Seaside, OR motel (which had a very crowded, smoky beach with serious RF hash from adjacent motels and walkway lights), we decided to move to this Linclon City, OR location, which seems like a dream come true for DXers. There is a cliff adjacent to the nearby ocean beach, with an ideal picnic table for radio and PVC loop setup. The cliff seems to add at least 5 dB to DU signals, making Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands boom in on the modest equipment. We have four more days to go in this DXers' paradise, and like John Bryant used to say, even if you've already had a blast with DXing fun, it's never too late to be greedy for more! After returning to Puyallup, I should upload the various MP3's, and a full DXpedition report. Thanks again to Walt for his recent Masset DU logs, which have been extremely useful. Have fun, guys! 73, Gary DeBock (N7EKX), in Lincoln City, OR ___ 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 ___ RCA mailing list r...@hard-core-dx.com ttp://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original ontributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its ditors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@
Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition
Hi Derek, It's been lots of fun logging DU's here in Lincoln City, OR, and the cliff here seems to be helping add about 5 dB to the South Pacific signals (maybe like your cliff does down there?). Nice MP3's have been made of 585, 603, 639, 648, 657, and 738 kHz, with marginal MP3's of 594 (a possible DU mix), 666 (French; Noumea according to Patrick), 684 (seems parallel to 639-Fiji), 702, 774, 891 DU mix and a few others. Unfortunately the Liberty Inn doesn't provide the Liberty to upload MP3's, so such fun will have to wait for a few more days :-) I haven't forgotten about your DU UniD on 909 kHz (with the CW format), but propagation has been extremely variable here from day to day, and 909 hasn't cooperated at all yet. Maybe tomorrow? 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Derek Vincent To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Sent: Wed, Jul 21, 2010 1:57 am Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition I'm chomping at the bit to here those DU recordings.. You are so right about the super boost you get on top of the cliff. All this DU talk makes want to start cleaning off the groundrods now! Goodluck on the DX and dont forget to take a few pics =) Thank you. Derek Vincent Vmedia360...everywhere On Jul 20, 2010, at 9:56 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Patrick, > > Thanks very much for your post, and the information on Noumea-666. I > was > pretty sure that New Caledonia was a strong possibility, but > it's nice to > have confirmation from the resident DU expert! > > Normally I can't respond to email messages here at the Liclon City > Liberty > Inn, but since yours was sent quickly, I'm in luck. We do > plan to visit > Seaside briefly on the way back to Washington, and I > hope meet up with you > for a chat (while Ruth shops at the Outlet > stores, as usual :-) Needless to > say, besides 666 kHz, there a need > for serious assistance in DU > identification on many other > frequencies! Hope too see you soon, and you > are very lucky to live > in this Oregon ocean beach DXer's paradise. > > 73, Gary > > > -Original Message----- > From: Patrick Martin > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica > > > Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 9:42 pm > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition > > > Gary, > Great to hear that you are getting the DX. Yes, some areas along the > each are noisy. The Comfort Inn back in 06 was quiet a few blocks off > he beach. Out here where I live is quiet, but there can be noise along > he Prom in Seaside. > our FFer on 666 in Noumea. used to hear them a lot in the 80's. They > lso have another on 729. > Hope you can stop by on the way back up the coast. > 73, > Patrick > Patrick Martin > easide Oregon > Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn > t Seaside." > > ___ > RCA mailing list > r...@hard-core-dx.com > ttp://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > > original > ontributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, > its > ditors, publishing staff, or officers > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition
I'm chomping at the bit to here those DU recordings.. You are so right about the super boost you get on top of the cliff. All this DU talk makes want to start cleaning off the groundrods now! Goodluck on the DX and dont forget to take a few pics =) Thank you. Derek Vincent Vmedia360...everywhere On Jul 20, 2010, at 9:56 PM, d1028g...@aol.com wrote: Hi Patrick, Thanks very much for your post, and the information on Noumea-666. I was pretty sure that New Caledonia was a strong possibility, but it's nice to have confirmation from the resident DU expert! Normally I can't respond to email messages here at the Liclon City Liberty Inn, but since yours was sent quickly, I'm in luck. We do plan to visit Seaside briefly on the way back to Washington, and I hope meet up with you for a chat (while Ruth shops at the Outlet stores, as usual :-) Needless to say, besides 666 kHz, there a need for serious assistance in DU identification on many other frequencies! Hope too see you soon, and you are very lucky to live in this Oregon ocean beach DXer's paradise. 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Patrick Martin To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica > Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 9:42 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition Gary, Great to hear that you are getting the DX. Yes, some areas along the each are noisy. The Comfort Inn back in 06 was quiet a few blocks off he beach. Out here where I live is quiet, but there can be noise along he Prom in Seaside. our FFer on 666 in Noumea. used to hear them a lot in the 80's. They lso have another on 729. Hope you can stop by on the way back up the coast. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin easide Oregon Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn t Seaside." ___ RCA mailing list r...@hard-core-dx.com ttp://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original ontributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its ditors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition
Great. Glad to help with your Unid's. Give me a call and I should have a bit of time. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition
Thanks for the great report! Sounds like your email conditions are worse than the DX conditions :-). I will take your list and see what I can hear next week when I am down there for a couple mornings. I too may have to pack up my toys and leave the hotel for the quieter surroundings of the beach, depending on RF noise levels. No spotter radio this time? If not, that would make your results even more remarkable! Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA > > Hello All, > I'm sending this initial report at the Liberty Inn Motel in Lincoln City, > OR, so please forgive any bizarre email transformations. Ruth, Danny and I > left Puyallup on Saturday for a 7-day family vacation, and although I was > unsuccessful in persuading them to stay at the Grayland Motel, it was > possible to arrange lodging in Oregon within walking distance of > TP-enhanced ocean beaches. > My equipment is rather basic, with a newly-designed 7.5" plug-in loopstick > Tecsun PL-380 ULR (both LW and MW 7.5" plug-in loopsticks) and a 3' > portable PVC tuned passive loop, which is designed to easily fit in a > crammed compact car trunk (and be assembled, in the dark,within a couple > of minutes). > South Pacific DX has been excellent for the first 3 days, with 18 DU's > (South Pacific DX) stations heard from Australia, New Zeakand, Fiji (639), > Tahiti (738). and a French-speaking station on 666 kHz that I've never > heard at Grayland. Multiple DU's have been fighting it out on several > frequencies such as 531, 639, 657, 738, 891 and a few others. This morning > I had the thrilling experience of making an MP3 of two stations on 738 kHz > (Tahiti and ABC Grafton, Australia) fighting it out with both at 9+ > levels, maxing out the PL-380's digital S/N indicator with a 25 reading > (with RSSI of 55). THe barefoot Sony SRF-T615 also easily received both > stations, a very rare event for a stock Ultralight radio. New DU's on 585, > 603, 666 and 684 kHz have also been received, but several of these will > require assistance from DU-DX experts for definite identification. MP3's > have been made, of course, for such future detective work > Because of dissatisfaction with our Seaside, OR motel (which had a very > crowded, smoky beach with serious RF hash from adjacent motels and walkway > lights), we decided to move to this Linclon City, OR location, which seems > like a dream come true for DXers. There is a cliff adjacent to the nearby > ocean beach, with an ideal picnic table for radio and PVC loop setup. The > cliff seems to add at least 5 dB to DU signals, making Australia, New > Zealand and the Pacific Islands boom in on the modest equipment. > We have four more days to go in this DXers' paradise, and like John Bryant > used to say, even if you've already had a blast with DXing fun, it's never > too late to be greedy for more! After returning to Puyallup, I should > upload the various MP3's, and a full DXpedition report. Thanks again to > Walt for his recent Masset DU logs, which have been extremely useful. Have > fun, guys! > 73, Gary DeBock (N7EKX), in Lincoln City, OR > > > > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition
Hi Patrick, Thanks very much for your post, and the information on Noumea-666. I was pretty sure that New Caledonia was a strong possibility, but it's nice to have confirmation from the resident DU expert! Normally I can't respond to email messages here at the Liclon City Liberty Inn, but since yours was sent quickly, I'm in luck. We do plan to visit Seaside briefly on the way back to Washington, and I hope meet up with you for a chat (while Ruth shops at the Outlet stores, as usual :-) Needless to say, besides 666 kHz, there a need for serious assistance in DU identification on many other frequencies! Hope too see you soon, and you are very lucky to live in this Oregon ocean beach DXer's paradise. 73, Gary -Original Message- From: Patrick Martin To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 9:42 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition Gary, Great to hear that you are getting the DX. Yes, some areas along the each are noisy. The Comfort Inn back in 06 was quiet a few blocks off he beach. Out here where I live is quiet, but there can be noise along he Prom in Seaside. our FFer on 666 in Noumea. used to hear them a lot in the 80's. They lso have another on 729. Hope you can stop by on the way back up the coast. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin easide Oregon Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn t Seaside." ___ RCA mailing list r...@hard-core-dx.com ttp://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original ontributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its ditors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition
Gary, Great to hear that you are getting the DX. Yes, some areas along the beach are noisy. The Comfort Inn back in 06 was quiet a few blocks off the beach. Out here where I live is quiet, but there can be noise along the Prom in Seaside. Your FFer on 666 in Noumea. used to hear them a lot in the 80's. They also have another on 729. Hope you can stop by on the way back up the coast. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside Oregon "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." ___ 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
[IRCA] Oregon Coast DXpedition
Hello All, I'm sending this initial report at the Liberty Inn Motel in Lincoln City, OR, so please forgive any bizarre email transformations. Ruth, Danny and I left Puyallup on Saturday for a 7-day family vacation, and although I was unsuccessful in persuading them to stay at the Grayland Motel, it was possible to arrange lodging in Oregon within walking distance of TP-enhanced ocean beaches. My equipment is rather basic, with a newly-designed 7.5" plug-in loopstick Tecsun PL-380 ULR (both LW and MW 7.5" plug-in loopsticks) and a 3' portable PVC tuned passive loop, which is designed to easily fit in a crammed compact car trunk (and be assembled, in the dark,within a couple of minutes). South Pacific DX has been excellent for the first 3 days, with 18 DU's (South Pacific DX) stations heard from Australia, New Zeakand, Fiji (639), Tahiti (738). and a French-speaking station on 666 kHz that I've never heard at Grayland. Multiple DU's have been fighting it out on several frequencies such as 531, 639, 657, 738, 891 and a few others. This morning I had the thrilling experience of making an MP3 of two stations on 738 kHz (Tahiti and ABC Grafton, Australia) fighting it out with both at 9+ levels, maxing out the PL-380's digital S/N indicator with a 25 reading (with RSSI of 55). THe barefoot Sony SRF-T615 also easily received both stations, a very rare event for a stock Ultralight radio. New DU's on 585, 603, 666 and 684 kHz have also been received, but several of these will require assistance from DU-DX experts for definite identification. MP3's have been made, of course, for such future detective work Because of dissatisfaction with our Seaside, OR motel (which had a very crowded, smoky beach with serious RF hash from adjacent motels and walkway lights), we decided to move to this Linclon City, OR location, which seems like a dream come true for DXers. There is a cliff adjacent to the nearby ocean beach, with an ideal picnic table for radio and PVC loop setup. The cliff seems to add at least 5 dB to DU signals, making Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands boom in on the modest equipment. We have four more days to go in this DXers' paradise, and like John Bryant used to say, even if you've already had a blast with DXing fun, it's never too late to be greedy for more! After returning to Puyallup, I should upload the various MP3's, and a full DXpedition report. Thanks again to Walt for his recent Masset DU logs, which have been extremely useful. Have fun, guys! 73, Gary DeBock (N7EKX), in Lincoln City, OR ___ 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
