For the first time in many years, I traveled inland within Washington rather than to a coastal site for a DXpedition. My intent was to concentrate on tropical band DXing for a change, as trans-Pacific MW DX is the primary target from the WA coast DXpedition locations such as Grayland and Ocean City State Park.

Conrad Meadows is a beautiful spot in the Mt. Rainier area, and is the starting point for hikers and packhorse trips heading into the Goat Rocks Wilderness. I set up camp in a nearby "dispersed camping" area, where you are free to set up camp in whatever spot looks inviting. I picked a location a short stone's throw from the South Fork of the Tieton River, and between two conveniently-placed pine trees (for antennas).

The area is green and lush during the spring, but this part of the state is bone-dry at the moment...still, it's a pleasant location to camp next to the burbling waters, string up some antennas, and DX completely free from local noise or interference sources. The photos on this individual's blog show what Conrad Meadows looks like in the month of May:
http://www.moderndogweblog.com/photo...fromabove.html

This was the 3rd DXpedition I've used the PA0RDT Mini-Whip antenna, and it was great to find that it always equalled, and usually exceeded, my Wellbrook ALA 100. The Mini-Whip clearly performs best in a noise-free location and mounted as high as possible. At the campsite I was able to raise the Mini-Whip to a 40-foot level in the branches of a Ponderosa pine; the ALA 100 antenna was erected similarly, with the flat-top portion of an inverted delta loop also at 40 feet. Total loop circumference was 100 feet; probably overkill but the loop was still a fine performer.

Please see my latest blog entry for photos of the antennas and the Eton E1 setup during the trip to Conrad Meadows: www.sdr-1000.blogspot.com and further details on the performance of the antennas.

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AUSTRALIA 2310, 1115-1120, VL8A Alice Springs Sep 3 English announcer with
music and talk about John Denver. Very good signal parallel to 2325 VL8T
Tennant Creek; 2485 VL8K Katherine not heard, but noted the following night
9/4 with a good signal parallel to the other two 120mb Aussie outlets.
(Atkins-WA)

BRAZIL 4885, 0218-0223, R. Clube do Para Sep 4 Male announcers with lively
talk in Portuguese and lots of reverb effects. Advertisement at 0220; ID as
'R. Clube' 0221, with mentions of Para at 0222. Excellent signal.
(Atkins-WA)

BRAZIL 4915, 0224-0232, R. Anhanguera Sep 4 Portuguese talk by male
announcer to 0230 Brazilian jazz vocals. Possible ID sung in Portuguese at
0234. Good level. (Atkins-WA)

BRAZIL 4985, 0236-0240, R. Brasil Central Sep 4 Faint signal of male talk,
but definitely Portuguese. Very tentative. (Atkins-WA)

COSTA RICA 3350, 0316-0320, R. Exterior de Espana Sep 4 Male and female
announcer in Spanish with telephone program. Very good signal; presumed.
(Atkins-WA)

ECUADOR 3280, 0258-0302, LV del Napo Sep 4 Devotional program or prayer
reading by man and woman in Spanish. Possible mentions of Napo at 0300. Poor
to fair signal; tentative log. (Atkins-WA)

GUATEMALA 4780, 1215-1219, R. Cultural Coatan Sep 3 Male announcer noted in
Spanish, followed by campesino folk music. Good signal, and also heard 9/4
at 0205 with mentions of Coatan. (Atkins-WA)

GUATEMALA 4800, 0208-0216, R. Buenas Nuevas Sep 4 Female announcer in
Spanish, followed by instrumental Latin music. Nice ID by woman at 0212.
Good level. (Atkins-WA)

HONDURAS 4819, 1133-1136, LV Evangelica Sep 4 Male preacher in Spanish with
sermon. Fair to good level. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 3345, 1044-1048, RRI Ternate Sep 4 Man and woman in Indonesian
language, with mentions of Indonesia. Indo pop music 1047. Fair signal, and
no sign of Radio Northern on the frequency. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 3976, 1106-1109, RRI Pontianak Sep 4 Female speaker in Indonesian
with ID, brief jazz music, and into talk by soft-spoken male announcer. Very
good signal. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 4605, 1121-1131, RRI Serui Sep 4 Fantastic signal with soft Indo
pops 1121-1129, followed by male announcer in Indonesian with time check and
RRI Serui ID at 1130. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 4750, 1207-1208, RRI Makassar Sep 3 At tune-in, a female announcer
in Indonesian was heard, with a number of mentions of Indonesia. Quite
strong signal, but struggling with badly distorted audio, as is often the
case with Makassar. On 9/4, their audio was much better when heard at 1135.
(Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 4790, 1220-1223, RRI Fak Fak Sep 3 Male and female speakers in
Indonesian, and Indo pop music; patriotic-sounding public service
announcement or advertisement at 1223. Good level. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 4870, 1225-1227, RRI Wamena Sep 3 Male announcer in Indonesian;
content appeared to be brief news items from around the country. Presumed.
(Atkins-WA)

JAPAN 3925, 1208-1212, R. Nikkei Sep 3 Excellent S9+10 dB signal with
English lesson, using world news items as examples, given by male and female
announcers in Japanese. Heard throughout the weekend at pounding levels,
often with jazz music selections. (Atkins-WA)

NEW ZEALAND 3935, 1103-1106, ZLXA Levin Sep 4 Faint signal of male announcer
with slow reading, possibly news items. Ham radio QRM at times. Tentative;
it's been a long time since I've had a definite logging of ZLXA. (Atkins-WA)

NORTH KOREA 2850, 1138-1140, KCBS Pyongyang Sep 3 Korean female vocals with
orchestral accompaniment; strong signal. (Atkins-WA)

NORTH KOREA 3250, 1145-1147, Pyongyang BC Sep 3 Male announcer in Korean,
with heavy-handed orchestral music. Good signal. (Atkins-WA)

NORTH KOREA 4450, 1112-1120, KCBS Sep 4 Passionate political-sounding speech
in Korean by male, followed by dramatic vocals and orchestral music at 1117.
Good level, and clearly parallel with 4557 (Haeju). 4450 was accompanied by
a warbler jammer, but 4557 was in the clear. Likely KCBS on these
frequencies, rather than the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front, as
it's been reported elsewhere that the clandestines are not using these
transmitters currently. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3260, 1147-1150, R. Madang Sep 3 Old-time Gospel music
selection at tune-in; male announcer in Pidgin with time check 'Come up long
seven o'clock' at 1149. PSA or advertisement at 1150. Good level.
(Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3275, 1151-1152, R. Southern Highlands Sep 3 Male announcer
in Pidgin, possibly with a sermon. Poor to fair signal, but heard at good
level on 9/4 with ID at 1140. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3315, 1154-1200, R. Manus Sep 3 PNG pop music tune,
followed by male announcer with news items in English at 1200 re-check of
frequency; mentions of Papua New Guinea. Fair level. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3345, 1157-1200, R. Northern Sep 3 Female vocals in
possible Pidgin language. Music style sounded like typical PNG Melanesian
folk music, but signal was poor-fair. No break at top of hour. Tentative.
(Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3365, 1202-1203, R. Milne Bay Sep 3 Male announcer with
talk or news in English and mentions of Papua New Guinea. Into R&B pop music
at 1203. Good signal. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3385, 1203-1204, R. East New Britain Sep 3 Good to very
good signal of contemporary Christian music, heard on a good night for PNG
reception. Presumed. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4890, 1228-1230, NBC Port Moresby Sep 3 Excellent, clear
signal of reggae music, and male announcer in English at 1230, mentioning
Karai Network. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4960, 1234-1235, Catholic Radio Network Sep 3 Very faint
signal of English talk by a female announcer; it seemed to be a religious
devotion or prayer. Tentative. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 7120, 1230-1233, R. Wantok Light Sep 3 It was great to hear
this station loud and clear again; probably the best reception I've heard
since logging their multi-hour inaugural day celebration broadcast in June,
2005. Noted female announcer with ID, ad into contemporary Christian music.
Despite Wantok's 'NVIS' antenna, designed to restrict radiated power to the
region, their signal clearly reaches far past Papua New Guinea!. (Atkins-WA)

PERU 3235, 1020-1035, R. Luz Y Sonido Sep 4 Male announcer in Spanish, and
campesino music to 1030 ID. Into sermon or religious talk at 1031. Fair.
(Atkins-WA)

PERU 4790, 0203-0205, R. Atlantida Sep 4 Male talk in Spanish, and into what
sounded like a live, outdoor political speech. Fair level; presumed.
(Atkins-WA)

PERU 4835.4, 1138-1143, R. Maranon Sep 4 Male announcer in Spanish language,
with occasional mentions of Cajamarca. Weak signal. (Atkins-WA)

RUSSIA 279, 1123-1135, R. Rossi Sep 3 Likely R. Rossi from Sakhalin Island
here, the only LW frequency noted in audio, with Russian talk and EZL music.
Announcements and possible ID at 1130. Fair to good signal, and MUCH better
on PA0RDT Mini-whip antenna than the Wellbrook ALA 100 loop!. (Atkins-WA)

SOLOMON ISLANDS 5020, 0958-1003, SIBC Sep 4 A very good signal tonight from
one of my personal favorites--SIBC Honiara. Female announcer in English with
'nine o'clock' time check at 1000, SIBC ID, usual bamboo pipes interval
signal, and into news items. At later re-tune, I caught the sign-off at 1159
with ID, announcements, and national anthem. Immediately after the anthem,
SIBC began their BBC relay. (Atkins-WA)

SOUTH AFRICA 3320, 0305-0314, R. Sonder Grense Sep 4 Pop music in Dutch or
Afrikaans at 0305; male & female talk in Afrikaans at 0308; Simon and
Garfunkel's 'Mrs. Robinson' at 0313. Good signal. (Atkins-WA)

SOUTH AFRICA 3355, 0321-0323, BBC Meyerton Sep 4 Talk by man and woman in
English, with political commentary on UK affairs. Poor to fair signal,
peaking sharply at 0322. (Atkins-WA)

SWAZILAND 4775, 0359-0400, Trans World Radio Sep 3 Announcer noted in
English with mention of upcoming German language program, and ID 'You are
listening to TWR, broadcasting from Manzini, Swaziland.' Into German program
0400. Good signal. (Atkins-WA)

VANUATU 3945, 1003-1007, R. Vanuatu Sep 4 Very weak signal of possible news
items, read by a man in English. Tentative. (Atkins-WA)

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA USA
www.sdr-1000.blogspot.com
DXing from Conrad Meadows, WA
Eton E1 & Degen DE1103 portable receivers;
PA0RDT Mini-Whip & Wellbrook ALA 100 antennas at 40-ft height

In article ,
"Guy Atkins" wrote:

For the first time in many years, I traveled inland within Washington rather
than to a coastal site for a DXpedition. My intent was to concentrate on
tropical band DXing for a change, as trans-Pacific MW DX is the primary
target from the WA coast DXpedition locations such as Grayland and Ocean City
State Park.

Conrad Meadows is a beautiful spot in the Mt. Rainier area, and is the
starting point for hikers and packhorse trips heading into the Goat Rocks
Wilderness. I set up camp in a nearby "dispersed camping" area, where you are
free to set up camp in whatever spot looks inviting. I picked a location a
short stone's throw from the South Fork of the Tieton River, and between two
conveniently-placed pine trees (for antennas).

The area is green and lush during the spring, but this part of the state is
bone-dry at the moment...still, it's a pleasant location to camp next to the
burbling waters, string up some antennas, and DX completely free from local
noise or interference sources. The photos on this individual's blog show what
Conrad Meadows looks like in the month of May:
http://www.moderndogweblog.com/photo...wsfromabove.ht
ml

This was the 3rd DXpedition I've used the PA0RDT Mini-Whip antenna, and it
was great to find that it always equalled, and usually exceeded, my Wellbrook
ALA 100. The Mini-Whip clearly performs best in a noise-free location and
mounted as high as possible. At the campsite I was able to raise the
Mini-Whip to a 40-foot level in the branches of a Ponderosa pine; the ALA 100
antenna was erected similarly, with the flat-top portion of an inverted delta
loop also at 40 feet. Total loop circumference was 100 feet; probably
overkill but the loop was still a fine performer.

Please see my latest blog entry for photos of the antennas and the Eton E1
setup during the trip to Conrad Meadows: www.sdr-1000.blogspot.com and
further details on the performance of the antennas.

-----------------------
AUSTRALIA 2310, 1115-1120, VL8A Alice Springs Sep 3 English announcer with
music and talk about John Denver. Very good signal parallel to 2325 VL8T
Tennant Creek; 2485 VL8K Katherine not heard, but noted the following night
9/4 with a good signal parallel to the other two 120mb Aussie outlets.
(Atkins-WA)

BRAZIL 4885, 0218-0223, R. Clube do Para Sep 4 Male announcers with lively
talk in Portuguese and lots of reverb effects. Advertisement at 0220; ID as
'R. Clube' 0221, with mentions of Para at 0222. Excellent signal.
(Atkins-WA)

BRAZIL 4915, 0224-0232, R. Anhanguera Sep 4 Portuguese talk by male
announcer to 0230 Brazilian jazz vocals. Possible ID sung in Portuguese at
0234. Good level. (Atkins-WA)

BRAZIL 4985, 0236-0240, R. Brasil Central Sep 4 Faint signal of male talk,
but definitely Portuguese. Very tentative. (Atkins-WA)

COSTA RICA 3350, 0316-0320, R. Exterior de Espana Sep 4 Male and female
announcer in Spanish with telephone program. Very good signal; presumed.
(Atkins-WA)

ECUADOR 3280, 0258-0302, LV del Napo Sep 4 Devotional program or prayer
reading by man and woman in Spanish. Possible mentions of Napo at 0300. Poor
to fair signal; tentative log. (Atkins-WA)

GUATEMALA 4780, 1215-1219, R. Cultural Coatan Sep 3 Male announcer noted in
Spanish, followed by campesino folk music. Good signal, and also heard 9/4
at 0205 with mentions of Coatan. (Atkins-WA)

GUATEMALA 4800, 0208-0216, R. Buenas Nuevas Sep 4 Female announcer in
Spanish, followed by instrumental Latin music. Nice ID by woman at 0212.
Good level. (Atkins-WA)

HONDURAS 4819, 1133-1136, LV Evangelica Sep 4 Male preacher in Spanish with
sermon. Fair to good level. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 3345, 1044-1048, RRI Ternate Sep 4 Man and woman in Indonesian
language, with mentions of Indonesia. Indo pop music 1047. Fair signal, and
no sign of Radio Northern on the frequency. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 3976, 1106-1109, RRI Pontianak Sep 4 Female speaker in Indonesian
with ID, brief jazz music, and into talk by soft-spoken male announcer. Very
good signal. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 4605, 1121-1131, RRI Serui Sep 4 Fantastic signal with soft Indo
pops 1121-1129, followed by male announcer in Indonesian with time check and
RRI Serui ID at 1130. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 4750, 1207-1208, RRI Makassar Sep 3 At tune-in, a female announcer
in Indonesian was heard, with a number of mentions of Indonesia. Quite
strong signal, but struggling with badly distorted audio, as is often the
case with Makassar. On 9/4, their audio was much better when heard at 1135.
(Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 4790, 1220-1223, RRI Fak Fak Sep 3 Male and female speakers in
Indonesian, and Indo pop music; patriotic-sounding public service
announcement or advertisement at 1223. Good level. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 4870, 1225-1227, RRI Wamena Sep 3 Male announcer in Indonesian;
content appeared to be brief news items from around the country. Presumed.
(Atkins-WA)

JAPAN 3925, 1208-1212, R. Nikkei Sep 3 Excellent S9+10 dB signal with
English lesson, using world news items as examples, given by male and female
announcers in Japanese. Heard throughout the weekend at pounding levels,
often with jazz music selections. (Atkins-WA)

NEW ZEALAND 3935, 1103-1106, ZLXA Levin Sep 4 Faint signal of male announcer
with slow reading, possibly news items. Ham radio QRM at times. Tentative;
it's been a long time since I've had a definite logging of ZLXA. (Atkins-WA)

NORTH KOREA 2850, 1138-1140, KCBS Pyongyang Sep 3 Korean female vocals with
orchestral accompaniment; strong signal. (Atkins-WA)

NORTH KOREA 3250, 1145-1147, Pyongyang BC Sep 3 Male announcer in Korean,
with heavy-handed orchestral music. Good signal. (Atkins-WA)

NORTH KOREA 4450, 1112-1120, KCBS Sep 4 Passionate political-sounding speech
in Korean by male, followed by dramatic vocals and orchestral music at 1117.
Good level, and clearly parallel with 4557 (Haeju). 4450 was accompanied by
a warbler jammer, but 4557 was in the clear. Likely KCBS on these
frequencies, rather than the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front, as
it's been reported elsewhere that the clandestines are not using these
transmitters currently. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3260, 1147-1150, R. Madang Sep 3 Old-time Gospel music
selection at tune-in; male announcer in Pidgin with time check 'Come up long
seven o'clock' at 1149. PSA or advertisement at 1150. Good level.
(Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3275, 1151-1152, R. Southern Highlands Sep 3 Male announcer
in Pidgin, possibly with a sermon. Poor to fair signal, but heard at good
level on 9/4 with ID at 1140. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3315, 1154-1200, R. Manus Sep 3 PNG pop music tune,
followed by male announcer with news items in English at 1200 re-check of
frequency; mentions of Papua New Guinea. Fair level. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3345, 1157-1200, R. Northern Sep 3 Female vocals in
possible Pidgin language. Music style sounded like typical PNG Melanesian
folk music, but signal was poor-fair. No break at top of hour. Tentative.
(Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3365, 1202-1203, R. Milne Bay Sep 3 Male announcer with
talk or news in English and mentions of Papua New Guinea. Into R&B pop music
at 1203. Good signal. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3385, 1203-1204, R. East New Britain Sep 3 Good to very
good signal of contemporary Christian music, heard on a good night for PNG
reception. Presumed. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4890, 1228-1230, NBC Port Moresby Sep 3 Excellent, clear
signal of reggae music, and male announcer in English at 1230, mentioning
Karai Network. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4960, 1234-1235, Catholic Radio Network Sep 3 Very faint
signal of English talk by a female announcer; it seemed to be a religious
devotion or prayer. Tentative. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 7120, 1230-1233, R. Wantok Light Sep 3 It was great to hear
this station loud and clear again; probably the best reception I've heard
since logging their multi-hour inaugural day celebration broadcast in June,
2005. Noted female announcer with ID, ad into contemporary Christian music.
Despite Wantok's 'NVIS' antenna, designed to restrict radiated power to the
region, their signal clearly reaches far past Papua New Guinea!. (Atkins-WA)

PERU 3235, 1020-1035, R. Luz Y Sonido Sep 4 Male announcer in Spanish, and
campesino music to 1030 ID. Into sermon or religious talk at 1031. Fair.
(Atkins-WA)

PERU 4790, 0203-0205, R. Atlantida Sep 4 Male talk in Spanish, and into what
sounded like a live, outdoor political speech. Fair level; presumed.
(Atkins-WA)

PERU 4835.4, 1138-1143, R. Maranon Sep 4 Male announcer in Spanish language,
with occasional mentions of Cajamarca. Weak signal. (Atkins-WA)

RUSSIA 279, 1123-1135, R. Rossi Sep 3 Likely R. Rossi from Sakhalin Island
here, the only LW frequency noted in audio, with Russian talk and EZL music.
Announcements and possible ID at 1130. Fair to good signal, and MUCH better
on PA0RDT Mini-whip antenna than the Wellbrook ALA 100 loop!. (Atkins-WA)

SOLOMON ISLANDS 5020, 0958-1003, SIBC Sep 4 A very good signal tonight from
one of my personal favorites--SIBC Honiara. Female announcer in English with
'nine o'clock' time check at 1000, SIBC ID, usual bamboo pipes interval
signal, and into news items. At later re-tune, I caught the sign-off at 1159
with ID, announcements, and national anthem. Immediately after the anthem,
SIBC began their BBC relay. (Atkins-WA)

SOUTH AFRICA 3320, 0305-0314, R. Sonder Grense Sep 4 Pop music in Dutch or
Afrikaans at 0305; male & female talk in Afrikaans at 0308; Simon and
Garfunkel's 'Mrs. Robinson' at 0313. Good signal. (Atkins-WA)

SOUTH AFRICA 3355, 0321-0323, BBC Meyerton Sep 4 Talk by man and woman in
English, with political commentary on UK affairs. Poor to fair signal,
peaking sharply at 0322. (Atkins-WA)

SWAZILAND 4775, 0359-0400, Trans World Radio Sep 3 Announcer noted in
English with mention of upcoming German language program, and ID 'You are
listening to TWR, broadcasting from Manzini, Swaziland.' Into German program
0400. Good signal. (Atkins-WA)

VANUATU 3945, 1003-1007, R. Vanuatu Sep 4 Very weak signal of possible news
items, read by a man in English. Tentative. (Atkins-WA)

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA USA
www.sdr-1000.blogspot.com
DXing from Conrad Meadows, WA
Eton E1 & Degen DE1103 portable receivers;
PA0RDT Mini-Whip & Wellbrook ALA 100 antennas at 40-ft height

I'm surprised you don't have any China domestic in there as they are all
over the band with some transmitters at 100Kw.

You sure heard a lot of stations from different parts of the world for
this time of the year. Next time I have insomnia in the early hours of
the morning I'll have to try some of these stations.

You got the one Japanese domestic I usually get on 3925 listed in
Passport as 10/50 Kw. Like you found that one can come in big time. I
only have passive antennas and on that band I use a 50 foot shielded
loop.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

"Telamon" wrote in message
...


SNIP

I'm surprised you don't have any China domestic in there as they are all
over the band with some transmitters at 100Kw.

You sure heard a lot of stations from different parts of the world for
this time of the year. Next time I have insomnia in the early hours of
the morning I'll have to try some of these stations.

You got the one Japanese domestic I usually get on 3925 listed in
Passport as 10/50 Kw. Like you found that one can come in big time. I
only have passive antennas and on that band I use a 50 foot shielded
loop.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California


Actually, I hear so many Chinese stations on the tropical bands that I
consider them "pests", and I rarely log or report them. Also, certain other
geographic areas interest me more for DX and the music that is broadcast
from places like the South Pacific and Africa, so I tend to concentrate my
DXing on those stations from the parts of the world. However, when it comes
to medium wave DXing I seek out the Chinese stations as much as any other.
They are not as common for me on medium wave as the Japanese or Korean
stations.

Guy

That blonde divorced woman in a town one hundred miles (I guess she is
about 34 years old by now,that nasty talkin woman) from me,she emailed
me auld arse a few times this evening.YES!
cuhulin

In article ,
"Guy Atkins" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...


SNIP

I'm surprised you don't have any China domestic in there as they are all
over the band with some transmitters at 100Kw.

You sure heard a lot of stations from different parts of the world for
this time of the year. Next time I have insomnia in the early hours of
the morning I'll have to try some of these stations.

You got the one Japanese domestic I usually get on 3925 listed in
Passport as 10/50 Kw. Like you found that one can come in big time. I
only have passive antennas and on that band I use a 50 foot shielded
loop.



Actually, I hear so many Chinese stations on the tropical bands that I
consider them "pests", and I rarely log or report them. Also, certain other
geographic areas interest me more for DX and the music that is broadcast
from places like the South Pacific and Africa, so I tend to concentrate my
DXing on those stations from the parts of the world. However, when it comes
to medium wave DXing I seek out the Chinese stations as much as any other.
They are not as common for me on medium wave as the Japanese or Korean
stations.

I don't know about you but I get most interference from the Chinese on
49, 41, and 31 meters. I might see more interference from them on the
tropical bands if I had a bigger passive or active antenna.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

wrote in
:

That blonde divorced woman in a town one hundred miles (I guess she is
about 34 years old by now,that nasty talkin woman) from me,she emailed
me auld arse a few times this evening.YES!
cuhulin



Take shorter strokes.

SC

Guy Atkins wrote:
For the first time in many years, I traveled inland within Washington rather than to a coastal site for a DXpedition. My intent was to concentrate on tropical band DXing for a change, as trans-Pacific MW DX is the primary target from the WA coast DXpedition locations such as Grayland and Ocean City State Park.

Conrad Meadows is a beautiful spot in the Mt. Rainier area, and is the starting point for hikers and packhorse trips heading into the Goat Rocks Wilderness. I set up camp in a nearby "dispersed camping" area, where you are free to set up camp in whatever spot looks inviting. I picked a location a short stone's throw from the South Fork of the Tieton River, and between two conveniently-placed pine trees (for antennas).

The area is green and lush during the spring, but this part of the state is bone-dry at the moment...still, it's a pleasant location to camp next to the burbling waters, string up some antennas, and DX completely free from local noise or interference sources. The photos on this individual's blog show what Conrad Meadows looks like in the month of May:
http://www.moderndogweblog.com/photo...fromabove.html

This was the 3rd DXpedition I've used the PA0RDT Mini-Whip antenna, and it was great to find that it always equalled, and usually exceeded, my Wellbrook ALA 100. The Mini-Whip clearly performs best in a noise-free location and mounted as high as possible. At the campsite I was able to raise the Mini-Whip to a 40-foot level in the branches of a Ponderosa pine; the ALA 100 antenna was erected similarly, with the flat-top portion of an inverted delta loop also at 40 feet. Total loop circumference was 100 feet; probably overkill but the loop was still a fine performer.


It's weird that the mini-whip is so vulnerable to noise. Its creator
says he designed it specifically for use in urban environments and so
that he'd have an antenna for LF work that would be quieter than an
active loop. And yet the reviews I read all talk about what a noise
magnet the mini-whip is. I don't get it.

Steve

It's soooo short anywayyyyy,,,,,, Nawwwww,,,,,, I wont say that one
either.
cuhulin

In article .com,
"Steve" wrote:

Guy Atkins wrote:
For the first time in many years, I traveled inland within
Washington rather than to a coastal site for a DXpedition. My
intent was to concentrate on tropical band DXing for a change, as
trans-Pacific MW DX is the primary target from the WA coast
DXpedition locations such as Grayland and Ocean City State Park.

Conrad Meadows is a beautiful spot in the Mt. Rainier area, and is
the starting point for hikers and packhorse trips heading into the
Goat Rocks Wilderness. I set up camp in a nearby "dispersed
camping" area, where you are free to set up camp in whatever spot
looks inviting. I picked a location a short stone's throw from the
South Fork of the Tieton River, and between two conveniently-placed
pine trees (for antennas).

The area is green and lush during the spring, but this part of the
state is bone-dry at the moment...still, it's a pleasant location
to camp next to the burbling waters, string up some antennas, and
DX completely free from local noise or interference sources. The
photos on this individual's blog show what Conrad Meadows looks
like in the month of May:
http://www.moderndogweblog.com/photo...onradmeadowsfr
omabove. html

This was the 3rd DXpedition I've used the PA0RDT Mini-Whip antenna,
and it was great to find that it always equalled, and usually
exceeded, my Wellbrook ALA 100. The Mini-Whip clearly performs best
in a noise-free location and mounted as high as possible. At the
campsite I was able to raise the Mini-Whip to a 40-foot level in
the branches of a Ponderosa pine; the ALA 100 antenna was erected
similarly, with the flat-top portion of an inverted delta loop also
at 40 feet. Total loop circumference was 100 feet; probably
overkill but the loop was still a fine performer.


It's weird that the mini-whip is so vulnerable to noise. Its creator
says he designed it specifically for use in urban environments and so
that he'd have an antenna for LF work that would be quieter than an
active loop. And yet the reviews I read all talk about what a noise
magnet the mini-whip is. I don't get it.

The down side of the design is that it is a short E field antenna
perfect for picking up those local noise fields.

The upside of the design is that it is small so if you can locate it
away some distance from the local noise sources then it could have a
low local noise floor. It might be possible to do this with a small
antenna where you could not manage the same with a full size antenna on
an urban lot.

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Telamon
Ventura, California