Grayland DXpedition October 2018

It was a pleasure to DX from Casa Sea Esta, but we set up too close to the residence and its QRM. (Click pics for larger view)

Casa Sea Esta lower deck (LEFT), Vactrol controller (CENTER), Bruce reviewing DX recorded files (RIGHT) (Click pics for larger view)

KHz	Country	Station	City	Date	UTC	Comments	MP3
549	AUSTRALIA	2CR ABC Central West	Orange	10/13/2018	1100	ABC fanfare and "ABC News" at TOH // 567, 657, 702; weak
558	JAPAN	JOCR CRK	Kobe	10/15/2018	1400	String of lively Japanese commercials to time PIPs at TOH
558	S. KOREA	HLQH KBS-2	Yeong-Il	10/14/2018	1403	Up-tempo pop song // 603, fair
560	ALASKA	KVOK	Kodiak	10/15/2018	1418	"KVOK in Kodiak" following country song, fair
567	JAPAN	JOIK NHK-1	Sapporo	10/15/2018	1410	Piano music and JJ talk // 594, 666
567	AUSTRALIA	4JK ABC NW QLD	Julia Creek	10/13/2018	1100	ABC fanfare and "ABC News" at TOH // 657, 702
570	HAWAII	KUAI	Eleele, Kauai	10/15/2018	0800	"KUAI Kauai's Country an Ohana Broadcast Station"
576	AUSTRALIA	2RN ABC National	Sydney	10/13/2018	1000	ABC fanfare and ABC News, fair
585	JAPAN	JOPG NHK-1	Kushiro	10/15/2018	1417	Female announcer // 594 and at equal strength
590	HAWAII	KSSK	Honolulu	10/14/2018	1431	Musical KSSK jingle between songs
594	AUSTRALIA	3WV ABC W. Victoria	Horsham	10/13/2018	1200	ABC fanfare, news by male announcer
594	JAPAN	JOAK NHK-1	Tokyo	10/15/2018	1200	Time pips and man with "NHK News"
603	CHINA	CRI	Dongfang	10/14/2018	1400	CRI interval signal/ ID tones at TOH, poor
603	S. KOREA	HLSA KBS-2	Seoul	10/15/2018	1431	Instrumental interlude with Korean announcement // 558 fair
612	AUSTRALIA	4QR	Brisbane	10/14/2018	1000	ABC fanfare and ABC News, poor with QRM
620	ALASKA	KGTL	Homer	10/15/2018	1400	"KGTL AM 620, FM 100.1" at TOH
621	TUVALU	T2U2	Funafuti	10/15/2018	0858	Fair with "Island music" and woman talking through TOH
621	AUSTRALIA	3RN ABC National	Melbourne	10/13/2018	1000	ABC fanfare and "ABC News" at TOH // 657, 567
630	CHINA	UNID CNR2	various	10/15/2018	1430	CNR2 chimes, "Guangbo diantai Jingji zhi sheng" at BOH
630	AUSTRALIA	4QN ABC North QLD	Townsville	10/13/2018	1100	ABC fanfare and ABC news at TOH
640	ALASKA	KYUK	Bethel	10/15/2018	1400	"KYUK your public radio station" by female announcer, all alone
650	ALASKA	KENI	Anchorage	10/15/2018	1417	"on Newsradio 650 KENI" after local traffic report
650	HAWAII	KPRP	Honolulu	10/15/2018	0800	"You're listening to the new 650 KPRP AM Honolulu", good
657	N. KOREA	Pyongyang Bangsong	Kangnam	10/14/2018	1400	Up-tempo martial music, KK announcement and time pips
657	NEW ZEALAND	STAR	Wellington	10/13/2018	1300	slow music // 909 but weaker
657	AUSTRALIA	2BY ABC W. Plains	Byrock	10/13/2018	1100	ABC fanfare and ABC news at TOH
666	AUSTRALIA	2CN ABC Canberra	Canberra	10/14/2018	1100	ABC fanfare at TOH, weak
666	JAPAN	JOBK NHK-1	Osaka	10/15/2018	1410	Piano music and JJ talk // 567, 594
670	ALASKA	KDLG	Dillingham	10/15/2018	1400	You're listening to KDLG Dillingham also heard on KNSA Unalakleet"
670	HAWAII	KPUA	Hilo, Hawai'i	10/14/2018	1000	"KPUA 670 your source for news, sports and information"
675	JAPAN	JOVK NHK-1	Hakodate (likely)	10/15/2018	1417	Female announcer // 594, 666, briefly fair
693	JAPAN	JOAB NHK-2	Tokyo	10/15/2018	1258	English lessons // 702, 774
700	ALASKA	KBYR	Anchorage	10/15/2018	1422	Glenn Beck Show rebroadcast, fair
702	JAPAN	JOFB/JOKD NHK-2	Hiroshima/Kitami	10/15/2018	1259	English lessons // 693
702	AUSTRALIA	2BL ABC Sydney	Sydney	10/13/2018	1000	ABC fanfare followed by news with female announcer, fair
702	CHINA	Jiangsu RGD	Nanjing	10/15/2018	1424	with CC talk by woman
711	S. KOREA	HLKA KBS-1	Sorae	10/14/2018	1401	All alone, man reading news in Korean // 864
729	AUSTRALIA	5RN ABC National	Adelaide	10/13/2018	0930	ABC Fanfare and ABC News
729	JAPAN	JOCK NHK-1	Nagoya	10/15/2018	1449	Good with man speaking // 594
738	AUSTRALIA	2NR ABC N. Coast	Grafton	10/13/2018	1200	ABC fanfare, news by male announcer
738	TAIWAN	BEL2	Baisha	10/15/2018	1330	Woman speaking CC // 1143
747	JAPAN	JOIB NHK-2	Sapporo	10/15/2018	1410	"Hello everyone welcome to Enjoy Simple English", good
750	ALASKA	KFQD	Anchorage	10/15/2018	1400	TOH musical jingle "KFQD Anchorage"
756	CHINA	CNR-1	Harbin (likely)	10/15/2018	1359	Female vocalist into male announcer speaking rapidly // 981
760	HAWAII	KGU	Honolulu	10/15/2018	0900	"KGU Honolulu The Reason"
774	AUSTRALIA	3LO ABC Melbourne	Melbourne	10/13/2018	1000	ABC fanfare and ABC News
774	JAPAN	JOUB NHK-2	Akita	10/15/2018	1410	"Hello everyone welcome to Enjoy Simple English" excellent
780	ALASKA	KNOM	Nome	10/15/2018	1400	"KNOM AM - FM in Nome, it's Six O'Clock"
790	ALASKA	KCAM	Glennallen	10/15/2018	1359	"This is KCAM Glennallen the Voice of the Copper River Valley"
792	AUSTRALIA	4RN ABC National	Brisbane	10/13/2018	1000	ABC fanfare followed by news with female announcer, fair
810	CHINA	Zhejiang RGD	Hangzhou	10/15/2018	1424	CC announcements by woman, fair
819	N. KOREA	KCBS	Pyongyang	10/15/2018	1259	instrumental music in 3/4 time, KK announcement and time pips
819	AUSTRALIA	2GL ABC New Eng NW	Glen Innes	10/13/2018	1000	ABC fanfare and news by woman announcer, poor
828	AUSTRALIA	3GI ABC Gippsland	Sale	10/14/2018	1200	ABC fanfare and news, poor
828	JAPAN	JOBB NHK-2	Osaka	10/15/2018	1412	English lessons with JJ comments about a visit to Kawagoe, good
830	ALASKA	KSDP	Sand Point	10/15/2018	1300	"KSDP Sand Point and K201DA King Cove, Alaska"
830	HAWAII	KHVH	Honolulu	10/14/2018	0900	"KHVH Honolulu an I-Heart Radio Station"
837	AUSTRALIA	4RK ABC Capricornia	Rockhampton	10/13/2018	1000	ABC fanfare and news, weak
837	CHINA	Harbin RGD	Harbin	10/14/2018	1400	Announcement, (late) time pips (5+1), "Xinwen" ID by male
846	CHINA	UNID RGD	Fuxin / Luyuan	10/14/2018	1359	Apparent commercial by rapidly speaking man just prior to TOH
846	JAPAN	JOCP NHK-1	Koriyama	10/15/2018	1435	Woman with call-in man on phone in JJ // 594
850	ALASKA	KICY	Nome	10/15/2018	1400	Non-stop contemporary Christian music, no IDs, in for hours, loud
855	S. KOREA	HLCX MBC	Jeonju	10/14/2018	1300	MBC chimes at TOH, poor
855	AUSTRALIA	4QO ABC Wide Bay	Eidsvold	10/14/2018	1200	ABC fanfare // 828
864	S. KOREA	HLKR KBS-1	Gangneung	10/15/2018	1416	Loud, all alone with Korean talk and music clips
873	JAPAN	JOGB NHK-2	Kumamoto	10/15/2018	1410	"Hello everyone welcome to Enjoy Simple English", good
873	N. KOREA	KCBS	Sinuiju	10/14/2018	1406	Operatic singer and orchestra // 819 fair, under JOGB
882	CHINA	UNID RGD	Shenyang (likely)	10/14/2018	1300	Time pips, CC time anouncement, several commercials, poor
890	ALASKA	KBBI	Homer	10/14/2018	1000	"You're listening to KBBI AM 890 Homer", good
891	AUSTRALIA	5AN ABC Adelaide	Adelaide	10/13/2018	0930	ABC fanfare followed by news with female announcer
900	NEW ZEALAND	STAR	Dunedin	10/13/2018	1331	Slow music with female vocalist // 657, poor
900	HAWAII	KMVI	Kahului, Maui	10/13/2018	1000	"Maui's ESPN Radio Station KMVI Kahului"
909	NEW ZEALAND	STAR	Napier-Hastings	10/13/2018	1300	Music // 657 but stronger
909	JAPAN	JOCB NHK-2	Nagoya	10/15/2018	1448	Woman speaking // 774
918	CHINA	Shandong RGD	Jinan	10/14/2018	1255	CC commercials and announcements, fair
918	JAPAN	JOEF YBC	Yamagata	10/15/2018	1422	"YBC" ID over background music, fair
920	ALASKA	KSRM	Soldotna	10/15/2018	1359	"This is the One; KSRM Soldotna-Kenai-Homer", ABC news TOH
930	ALASKA	KTKN	Ketchikan	10/15/2018	1328	"You're listening to KTKN's Michelle O'Brien", loud
936	CHINA	Anhui RGD	Hefei	10/14/2018	1334	Woman in CC speaking over wooden flute music, fair
936	JAPAN	JOTR/JONF	Akita / Miyazaki	10/15/2018	1433	Distinctive music "All Night Nippon" show // 918, 1197, 1215, 1242
940	HAWAII	KKNE	Waipahu, Oahu	10/13/2018	0630	"All Traditional Hawaiian all the time AM 940"
945	CHINA	CNR-1	Jiaohe	10/14/2018	1452	Woman and man in CC, fair to good // 981
954	JAPAN	JOKR TBS	Tokyo	10/15/2018	1447	Woman in JJ with "TBS" ID, fair
963	JAPAN	NHK-1 synchros	various	10/15/2018	1419	"Konbanwa..." (good evening) // 594
963	CHINA	CRI "Radio Kitaya"	Huadian	10/14/2018	1400	CC traditional music and CRI tones at TOH, excellent
972	S. KOREA	HLCA KBS	Dangjin	10/15/2018	1359	Frequencies and "Hanminjok" prior to time pips, excellent
981	CHINA	CNR-1	Changchun	10/15/2018	1400	Commercials, time pips "Guangbo Diantai" by female // 945
990	HAWAII	KIKI	Honolulu	10/15/2018	0500	"KIKI Honolulu" at TOH
990	FIJI	Gold FM	Naulu	10/15/2018	0631	"Here's another...Gold FM Sound Continues" between songs, fair
990	JAPAN	JORK NHK-1	Kochi	10/15/2018	1424	Poor, under KIKI // 594
999	CHINA	Aihui RGD (likely)	Aihui	10/15/2018	1337	Chinese talk by female, briefly fair, no parallels
1008	AUSTRALIA	4TAB	Brisbane	10/14/2018	1059	Greyhound racing results and payouts, briefly good
1008	JAPAN	JONR ABC	Osaka	10/14/2018	1431	Screenplay or acting segments in JJ
1008	CHINA	UNID RGD	various	10/15/2018	1412	Rapid CC talk, man and woman, no //'s found (not CNR-1), Fair
1017	CHINA	CRI	Changchun	10/15/2018	1400	CRI interval signal / jingle TOH, fair
1017	TONGA	A3Z	Nuku'alofa	10/13/2018	0701	Solid, play by play sports match in Pacific language no TOH ID
1020	ALASKA	KVNT	Eagle River	10/15/2018	1400	"KVNT 1020 AM" by male briefly over many station IDs
1026	AUSTRALIA	4MK	Mackay	10/13/2018	1101	"Saturday Night Classics on 4MK" by male announcer
1035	NEW ZEALAND	Newstalk ZB	Wellington	10/14/2018	0900	"Newstalk ZB News" read by male announcer, fair
1040	HAWAII	KLHT	Honolulu	10/14/2018	0800	"KLHT Honolulu" at TOH
1044	CHINA	CRI	Changzhou	10/15/2018	1416	JJ program with woman speaking
1044	AUSTRALIA	5CS	Port Pirie	10/14/2018	1200	Presumed w/ oldies, "Never Rains in S. California", etc. not // ABC
1053	JAPAN	JOAR CBC	Nagoya	10/15/2018	1500	CBC jingle and spoken ID, TOH chime, good
1053	CHINA	UNID RGD	Shenyang/Jilin	10/15/2018	1400	String of commercials to time pips, time announcement by female
1062	AUSTRALIA	4TI ABC Far North	Thursday Island	10/14/2018	1200	ABC fanfare at TOH, weak
1062	S. KOREA	HLKQ KBS-1	Cheongju	10/14/2018	1332	KK spoken over insrumental music, briefly good
1071	AUSTRALIA	4SB	Kingaroy	10/14/2018	0900	With ID "This is 1071 4SB" and into oldies pop, briefly fair
1071	JAPAN	JOFK NHK-1	Hiroshima	10/15/2018	1400	Man reading news // 594
1089	JAPAN	NHK-2	Sendai	10/15/2018	1329	female talk // 774
1098	MARSHALL ISL	V7AB	Majuro	10/13/2018	1129	Loud,"Island music", brief Marshallese talk and Anthem at 1131
1107	S. KOREA	HLAV MBC	Pohang	10/14/2018	1300	Weak MBC chimes at TOH
1110	HAWAII	KAOI	Kihei, Maui	10/14/2018	1000	"12 Midnight; KAOI Kihei 1110 AM, 96-7 and 96-5 west side"
1116	AUSTRALIA	4BC	Brisbane	10/14/2018	1200	"Brisbane's News Source…4BC", fair
1125	JAPAN	JOOC NHK-2	Obihiro (likely)	10/15/2018	1434	"Thanks for tuning in...See you next time" // 774 English lessons
1125	NEW ZEALAND	Radio Sport	Napier-Hastings	10/14/2018	0727	EE announcer // 1503, 1KW
1134	JAPAN	JOQR	Tokyo	10/15/2018	1437	"Bunka Hoso" ID and string of commercials, strong signal
1134	S. KOREA	HLKC KBS-3	Hwaseong	10/14/2018	1400	Completely on top of JOQR with "HLKC" call ID
1143	TAIWAN	BEL3	Baisha	10/15/2018	1400	Instrumental music to TOH, time pips, ID, news in CC // 738
1143	S. KOREA	R. Free Korea	nr Seoul	10/14/2018	1400	Korean announcement with ID at TOH
1143	JAPAN	JOBR KBS	Kyoto	10/15/2018	1453	Rapid fire JJ talk by excited man and woman
1152	JAPAN	JOPC NHK-2	Kushiro	10/15/2018	1423	English lesson // 774
1152	AUSTRALIA	6PNN ABC Newsradio	Busselton	10/15/2018	1500	"This is BBC World Service" at TOH and BBC News after chime
1161	TAIWAN	BCC Country	Zhuangwei/Miaoli	10/15/2018	1400	BCC chimes at TOH, poor
1161	S. KOREA	HLKU MBC	Busan	10/15/2018	1300	MBC chimes at TOH, poor
1170	S. KOREA	KBS World Radio	Gimje	10/14/2018	1300	Loud with "KBS World Radio" ID in EE and CC
1179	JAPAN	JOOR MBS	Osaka	10/15/2018	1436	good with man and woman back and forth in JJ, commercials
1188	JAPAN	JOKP NHK-1	Kitami	10/14/2018	1426	Man speaking // 594, fair
1197	JAPAN	JOWL STV	Asahikawa (likely)	10/15/2018	1432	JJ talk by female and gong is struck // 1440, poor
1206	CHINA	Yanbian RGD	Yanji	10/15/2018	1414	3-language ID including "Hello, welcome to Yanbian"
1215	CHINA	CNR-7	Zhujiang	10/15/2018	1300	Fanfare and "Guangbo Diantai" then "Huaxia zhi Sheng" at TOH
1215	JAPAN	JOBO KBS	Maisuru	10/15/2018	1433	"All Night Nippon" // 918, 936, 1197, 1242
1215	NEW ZEALAND	Newstalk ZB	Kaikohe	10/15/2018	1338	EE call-in guest discussing Australia and Syria
1224	JAPAN	JOJK NHK-1	Kanazawa	10/15/2018	1444	Man with monologue in JJ // 594, briefly good
1230	ALASKA	KIFW	Sitka	10/15/2018	1430	"The Sound of Sitka; AM 1230 KIFW"
1233	AUSTRALIA	2NC ABC Newcastle	Newcastle	10/14/2018	1027	Woman interviewing man in English // 738
1240	HAWAII	KEWE	Kahului, Maui	10/15/2018	0700	"This is the Spirit of Hawaii; KEWE AM Kihei 1240 AM & 95.5 FM"
1242	JAPAN	JOLF Nippon Hoso	Tokyo	10/15/2010	1430	Start of "All Night Nippon Music 10" with Ryoko Moriyama, good
1251	CHINA	CNR-1	Harbin (Shangzhi)	10/14/2018	1300	Commercials and time pips (5+1) at TOH
1260	JAPAN	JOIR TBC	Sendai	10/15/2018	1439	Good and all alone with JJ talk, J-Pop song
1270	HAWAII	KNDI	Honolulu	10/15/2018	0658	"KNDI 1270 AM Honolulu, Hawaii", Tagalog speaker
1278	JAPAN	JOFR RKB	Fukuoka	10/15/2018	1452	with woman announcer in JJ, poor
1287	JAPAN	JOHR HBC	Sapporo	10/14/2018	1400	Commercial, musical "HBC" jingle / ID, TOH chime; loud
1296	JAPAN	JOTK NHK-1	Matsue	10/15/2018	1417	Monologue by woman // 594
1305	CHINA	Jinan RGD	Jinan	10/14/2018	1300	"Big Ben" chimes TOH with "Beijing Time" ann following
1314	JAPAN	JOUF OBC	Osaka	10/15/2018	1429	Ad for J-pop music album, "Radio Osaka" ID by male
1323	CHINA	CRI "Radio Kitaya"	Shuanghyashan	10/14/2018	1400	Good with traditional music, and IDs in CC and RR after TOH
1330	ALASKA	KXXJ	Juneau	10/15/2018	1301	"The greatest hits of all time KXJ" musical jingle; again at 1432
1332	JAPAN	JOSF Tokai Hoso	Nagoya	10/15/2018	1500	Local commercials with Tokai Hoso mention, time pips, next show
1341	CHINA	Heilongjiang RGD (?)	various	10/14/2018	1441	CC woman with translations of English clips (EE lessons?) Not CNR1
1350	JAPAN	JOER RCC	Hiroshima	10/15/2018	1440	Show with excited man and woman, sound clips
1359	CHINA	CNR-1 synchros	various	10/15/2018	1430	Music and two pips at BOH, then news // 945, 981
1368	CHINA	Jixi JGD	Jixi	10/14/2018	1401	"Jixi Renmin Guangbo Diantai" following piano music
1377	CHINA	CNR-1	Xingyang	10/14/2018	1437	Man and woman back and forth // 945, 981, fair to good
1386	JAPAN	JOQC NHK-2	4 possibilities	10/15/2018	1412	English lessons with JJ comments about a visit to Kawagoe, good
1386	S. KOREA	HLAM MBC	Mokpo	10/14/2018	1400	MBC chimes at TOH, poor
1404	JAPAN	JOVR SBS	Shizuoka	10/15/2018	1451	"All Night Nippon" with discussion // 1242, 1332, not // 1287 HBC
1413	JAPAN	JOIF KBC	Fukuoka	10/15/2018	1433	"All Night Nippon" // 918, 936, 1197, 1215, 1242
1422	JAPAN	JORF	Yokohama	10/15/2018	1430	Excited woman with "Radio Nippon" ID
1431	JAPAN	JOZF GBS	Gifu	10/15/2018	1453	Traditional song, comments not // "All Night Nippon" (has to be GBS)
1440	KIRIBATI	TK31	Tarawa	10/15/2018	0758	Woman in Pacific language with underlying music, on top, fair
1440	JAPAN	JOWF STV	Sapporo	10/15/2018	1432	JJ talk by female and gong is struck // 1197, good
1467	JAPAN	UNID NHK-2	Hakodate, etc	10/14/2018	1453	English lessons // 774, fair
1476	CHINA	CNR-8	Tonghua	10/14/2018	1441	Presumed with woman in Korean followed by pop music
1494	JAPAN	JOYR	Okayama	10/15/2018	1500	Man and woman open the next show, rapid fire JJ
1500	HAWAII	KHKA	Honolulu	10/14/2018	0700	"KHKA Honolulu" at TOH, fair to good
1503	NEW ZEALAND	Radio Sport	Wellington	10/15/2018	1100	Fox Sports relay, "Radio Sport" ID TOH
1503	JAPAN	JOUK NHK-1	Akita	10/15/2018	1430	Man speaking // 594, fair
1512	CHINA	UNID (likely JGG)	Jinan	10/14/2018	1436	CC female monologue, apparent stage performance w/ live audience
1512	JAPAN	JOZB NHK-2	Matsuyama	10/15/2018	1434	English Lessons // 774 "We're so happy you tuned in today"
1540	HAWAII	KREA	Honolulu	10/14/2018	1400	MBC chimes, "KREA Honolulu 1540 on your AM dial"
1548	AUSTRALIA	4QD	Emerald	10/15/2018	1100	ABC fanfare, "ABC News" by female announcer
1566	S. KOREA	HLAZ FEBC	Jeju	10/15/2018	1500	Fanfare and man reading schedule in CC at TOH, very good
1570	HAWAII	KUAU	Haiku, Maui	10/13/2018	1000	"Keep it tuned to KUAU Haiku, Maui 1570 AM"
1575	JAPAN	AFN	Misawa	10/15/2018	1229	"Now, for your family, today's hit music starts now...AFN The Eagle"
1575	THAILAND	VOA	Ban Phachi	10/15/2018	1429	With "Yankee Doodle" theme after announcement
1584	NEW ZEALAND	R. Hauraki	Napier-Hastings	10/13/2018	1100	Presumed with continuous rock oldies, poor
1593	CHINA	CNR-1	Changzhou	10/14/2018	1425	Men in discussion in CC, briefly good
1602	JAPAN	NHK-2 synchros	various	10/15/2018	1413	English lessons with JJ comments about a visit to Kawagoe, fair
1611	PHILIPPINES	DWNX	Naga City	10/13/2018	1202	Tagalog talk; Bruce got the positive ID several minutes later

Grayland DXpedition Oct 2018: My 10th Grayland DXpedition. I attended the 3-night DXpedition at Casa Sea-Esta, the furnished rental house just a short walk from the old Grayland Motel, with veteran DXers Chuck Hutton and Bruce Portzer. This was a new experience for us due to the Grayland Motel closure, but fellow DXer Bill Whitacre has been getting great results for years from here. We set up the 160-foot DKAZ out back in difficult terrain and used a vactrol (which I provided) for the first time which definitely proved beneficial. DKAZ orientation was our usual 270°. Propagation was not as great as expected on MW or LW. Not a shut out by any means, but something more was expected during "bottom of the cycle" conditions. Indeed the DU station counts fell short and the 53 JA's similar in number to the 2015 DXpedition results. 2016 was better and 2018 should have been better still. Unfortunately there was also a lot of QRM as we set up too close to the house, as confirmed by Bill Whitacre (who was in communication with Bruce), and sets up on the beach side of the berm with a 400' lead-in coax. We didn't have anywhere near that length and had to suffer the consequences. Even so there were some real surprises such as 17 Alaskans on Day 3 (only), 990 Gold FM from Fiji, 1575 AFN Misawa with the best ID I've ever heard, a robust 1440 Kiribati and an excellent signal from 1098 V7AB. Good and numerous China (at least 30, more than the number of Australians received) and decent South Korea (4 MBC affiliates) helped to make up for fewer Hawaii/Australia/NZ than is typical. For the first time in many a DXpedition the reliable New Zealand 1630 Khz beacon "TM" was not heard. LW was unimpressive with a half-dozen of the more prominent Pacific Beacons like AI 320 and PNI 366 being audible. LW DGPS yielded just two Aussies (of the expected 6). I did not even bother to report those to NDBlist or DGPSlist but will post a list here later. Upon listening to the MW recordings for logging purposes, the results proved to be somewhat better than my original impression, and the QRM less overwhelming (we did learn to turn off switches all over the house which made the 2nd and 3rd nights noticeably better), resulting in some good audio clips to be posted with the log above. We have already produced a combined 3-DXer log that Chuck reported to the DX community HERE. I have found many additional stations in my files since, though, and posted them above. Bruce had solid IDs from DWNX on 1611 but I cut that recording a couple minutes short and missed out on that ID. Note to self: longer TOH recordings!

On a related note, as urged by Bill Whitacre, we visited the new owners of the Grayland Motel and they are almost done refurbishing the last of the cottages, which look nice inside and out. They are renting those out using Airbnb. The Motel section, now called the Breakwater Inn, is now projected to be ready for guests in Spring 2019. They seemed pleased to have DXers stay there and no objection to erecting antennas during their stay as long as they are not left behind. The new owners are electrical contractors and are totally re-doing the electrical setup themselves so we will have to assess noise at the site with a tryout DXpedition, when they open in later in 2019. I expect that there may be a new era of DXpeditioning from there as long as they keep room rates reasonable. Otherwise the quite luxurious Casa Sea Esta is available.

MW Highlights

As mentioned above I was most pleased with the 17 Alaskans on the third morning, not heard for many years going back to when we were still working with the excellent BOG at 305 degrees, and our DKAZ was only at 270° (I was amazed so many were catchable with that orientation). 1230/1240 Khz "Graveyard" stations in from both AK and HI. Also 53 JAs was not bad at all and similar to the last two Grayland DXpeditions in 2015 and 2016. New ones for me were JOZF 1431, JORK 990 and JOBO 1215. As Chuck mentioned in his comments of our submitted 3-DXer log, 4 MBC affiliates (10 KW) from South Korea is noteworthy and a pretty good result. It was an educational experience (and fascinating) attempting to ID the numerous China stations received this time. AFN 1575 "The Eagle" had the best ID I have heard yet, and Kiribati and Gold FM were first timers for me as well, and quite robust. V7AB 1098 was local-like for hours, much better than 1017 Tonga (which blew away every other Pacific at the Rockwork cliffs in August). The South Australia oldies station 5CS 1044 was a first-time logging for me too, and a surprise given the subdued DU propagation we encountered this time. The only Tagalog I definitely heard on my recordings was on 1611 (Bruce had solid DWNX IDs there a few minutes later). Chuck had a 'new one' with Bombo Radyo on 1044.

As a J-Pop and anime fan I couldn't help but enjoy the content of many Japanese stations such as this recording from 1134 JOQR Bunka Hoso with Nana Mizuki singing "Hideki no Hana". Nana Mizuki is an idol known for her anime opening theme songs and "Nadeki no Hana" is track 4 of her new CD single "Never Surrender". You can hear samples of the 4 tracks here: NEVER SURRENDER. Hideki no Hana is the opening theme for the anime Ken en Ken: Aoki Kagayaki. It is always a joy to listen to the Japanese DX stations!

Location

Grayland, Washington, 0.36 mile (585 mtrs)North of Grayland Beach State Park
Coordinates: 46.799237 -124.097870
GPS Coordinates: N 46 47.954 W 124 05.872
Maidenhead Grid Square CN76wt 81GT
Google Maps Satellite View
64.5 miles / 107.8 km north of Rockwork 4 DXpedition site
866 feet (264 mtrs) from Breakwater Inn (former Grayland Motel)

My Equipment:

Perseus SDR (one only)
Dell "2 in 1" 11.6-inch netbook (Win 10) 500 GB internal SSD. (Now upgraded to a 2TB internal SSD)
Samsung 500GB external backup SSD
Wellbrook FLG-100LN broadband amplifier modules
60 feet (18.3 meters) of #18 multi stranded copper wire, jacketed (Deployed as a rear-fed flag)
16 and 20 foot segmented fiberglass "Wonderpoles" and weighted (with concrete) tip-resistant stands
150 feet RG8X coax with BNC connectors
Single tuning control (9-turns) Vactrol with indoor and outdoor modules, and AC and DC power supplies (Used on DKAZ)
250 feet CAT III wire containing 6 internal jacketed wires for vactrol
Stakes and ropes for tying down poles (if necessary)
Reflective marker tape to tie to wires for visibility to hotel guests, etc
The 160-foot DKAZ was constructed onsite by Chuck with assistance from Bruce and myself, using Chuck's weighted poles.

Links:

Excel spreadsheet of K7WV MW results for inclusion in master logs, incorporation into multi DXer DX reports, etc.
My earlier LW/MW DXpedition in 2018...Rockwork Cliff DXpedition August 2018
Bill Whitacre used a 160' DKAZ @ 287° at Casa Sea Esta (Grayland) for these February 2019 results
Gary's writeup in SWling Post: Top 10 Signals Rockwork DXpedition 2018

Rockwork 2020 DXpedition K7WV results Latest: complete
Rockwork 2019 DXpedition K7WV results
Rockwork 2018 DXpedition K7WV results
Rockwork 2017 DXpedition K7WV results
Rockwork 2016 International DXpedition K7WV results
Rockwork 2015 II DXpedition K7WV results
Rockwork 2015 I DXpedition K7WV results

Grayland DXpedition October 2020 K7WV results Latest: complete
Grayland DXpedition September 2019 K7WV Results
Grayland DXpedition October 2016 K7WV Results
Grayland DXpedition October 2015 K7WV Results

Identifying Chinese Radio Stations Useful reference for this DXpedition (33 China + 3 Taiwan stations in)
Pacific Asia Log (PAL) The essential reference for the West Coast MW DXpeditioner. Published quarterly by DXpedition partner Bruce Portzer

K7WV Main Radio Page