Grayland DXpedition July 2024
 Our only 2024 MW DXpedition to Casa Sea-Esta (Grayland, WA) in late July by Tom Rothlisberger K7WV



Eagle and Fishing Boat at Grayland

A bald eagle stands watch over our DKAZ just after sunrise on August 01.



--K7WV Grayland DXpedition July 2024 MW Results--


Grayland DXpedition July 2024 K7WV Results
Freq Country Station City Date UTC KW Comments MP3
530 U.S.A. Hanford Site information R. Pasco, WA 7/31/2024 0724 0.04 Road condx and weather reports for Hanford Site. (4 synch 10W xmtrs)  
531 Australia 4KZ Innisfail 7/30/2024 1251 10 Commercials followed by female ann with '4KZ', start of music  
531 JAPAN JOQG NHK-1 Morioka    7/30/2024 1129 10 Female announcer JJ // 594  
549 Australia 2CR ABC Central West Orange 7/30/2024 1248 50 Basketball calls and game update (AUS vs CAN) // 738  
558 Fiji Radio Fiji 1 Naulu 7/30/2024 1302 10 Typical Fijian choral music, briefly good  
567 JAPAN JOIK NHK-1 Sapporo   7/30/2024 1200 100 Female announcer // 594  
567 Australia 4JK ABC NorthWest QLD Julia Creek 7/30/2024 1248 10 Basketball calls and game update (AUS vs CAN) // 738, weak  
570 Hawaii KUAI Eleele, Kauai 7/30/2024 1249 1 "Kauai's Country KUAI" under KVI  
585 Australia 2WEB Bourke 7/30/2024 1322 10 Ads, "Outback Radio 2WEB", song "I Honestly Love You" Olivia N. John  2WEB
585 Australia 7RN ABC National Hobart 7/30/2024 1230 10 DU talk about athletic development // 612  
594 JAPAN JOAK NHK-1 Tokyo   7/30/2024 1218 300 Up-tempo J-Pop song "Ai No Memory" (Shigeru Matsuzaki 松崎 しげる)  
594 Australia 3WV ABC W. Victoria Horsham 7/30/2024 1255 50 ABC Olympic basketball // 738  
603 Australia 4CH ABC Western QLD Charleville 7/30/2024 1304 10 ABC live Olympic basketball // 738, not // 4RN (so not 2RN)  
612 Australia 4QR ABC Brisbane Brisbane 7/30/2024 1200 50 ABC fanfare and ABC News  
620 Alaska KGTL Homer 7/30/2024 1000 7.6 "KGTL AM and FM Homer & KPEN AM and FM Soldotna-Kenai"  
621 Australia 3RN  ABC National Melbourne 7/30/2024 1257 50 DU discussion // 792  
630 Australia 4QN ABC North QLD Townsville 7/30/2024 1304 50 ABC Olympic basketball // 1548 "It's 87-78 and the Canadians lead by 9"  
630 Alaska KJNO Juneau 7/31/2024 0700 5 "KJNO and K248DQ Juneau 630 AM and 97.5 FM The Right Talk"  
639 Australia 5CK ABC North & West SA Port Pirie 7/30/2024 1244 10 ABC Olympic basketball // 738, 891  
640 Alaska KYUK Bethel 7/30/2024 1000 10 "You are listening to KYUK 640 AM in Bethel Alaska"  KYUK
648 Australia 2NU ABC R New England Tamworth 7/30/2024 1254 10 ABC Olympic basketball play by play // 594, 1548  
650 Alaska KENI Anchorage 7/30/2024 0900 7.6 jingle: Newstalk 650 KENI Anchorage  
657 New Zealand Star Wellington 7/30/2024 1241 50 Song "How Great is our God (Chris Tomlin) // 963  
666 JAPAN JOBK NHK-1 Osaka   7/30/2024 1218 100 "Ai No Memory" (Shigeru Matsuzaki 松崎 しげる) // 594  
666 Australia 2CN ABC Canberra Canberra 7/30/2024 1301 5 ABC Olympic basketball play by play // 594, 1548  
670 Alaska KDLG Dillingham 7/30/2024 1000 10 "KDLG Dillingham 670 AM and 930 AM in Unalakleet"  KDLG
675 New Zealand RNZ National Christchurch 7/30/2024 1254 10 Jazz trumpet "We've Landed" (Tony Allen) // 1134, ABC underneath  
675 Australia 2CO ABC Riverina Corowa 7/30/2024 1252 10 Olympic Basketball play by play // 1548  
684 Australia 2KP ABC Mid-North Coast Kempsey 7/30/2024 1241 10 Olympics with excited announcer // 738  
693 JAPAN JOAB NHK-2 Tokyo   7/30/2024 1218 500 English lesson "try to answer the question in English" // 774  
702 New Zealand HUMM-FM Auckland 7/30/2024 1128 10 Hindi "Bollywood" music, all alone  
702 Australia 2BL ABC Sydney Sydney 7/30/2024 1230 50 Discussing of Olympic team coaching // 612  
711 Australia 4QW ABC Southern QLD St George 7/30/2024 1229 10 ABC Olympic coverage // 738  
729 Australia 5RN ABC National Adelaide 7/30/2024 1230 50 ABC fanfare and ABC News at BOH  
738 Australia 2NR ABC North Coast Grafton 7/30/2024 1248 50 Basketball calls and game update (AUS vs CAN) // 549, 567, Loud  
738 New Zealand The Breeze Christchurch 7/30/2024 1254 5 "Jack & Diane" (John Mellencamp), "The Breeze" ID and start of next song  
740 Hawaii KCIK Kihae, Maui 7/30/2024 1100 5 "KCIK Kihae, Maui Relevant Radio 740 AM"  
747 JAPAN JOIB NHK-2 Sapporo   7/30/2024 1218 500 English lesson "try to answer the question in English" // 774  
747 Australia 4QS ABC Southern QLD Toowoomba 7/30/2024 1253 10 ABC Olympic coverage Basketball game AUS vs CAN // 1548  
756 New Zealand RNZ National Auckland 7/30/2024 1254 10 "We've Landed" (Tony Allen) // 675, 1143  
765 New Zealand Radio Kahungunu Napier-Hastings 7/30/2024 1258 2.5 men's choral music // 1161  
774 JAPAN JOUB NHK-2 Akita   7/30/2024 1218 500 English lesson "try to answer the question in English" // 693  
774 Australia 3LO ABC Melbourne Melbourne 7/30/2024 1251 50 Discussion // 612  
792 Australia 4RN ABC National Brisbane 7/30/2024 1200 25 ABC fanfare and ABC News, loud  
800 Alaska KINY Juneau 7/30/2024 0701 7.6 "800 AM and 94.9 FM KINY Juneau"  
819 New Zealand RNZ National Tauranga 7/30/2024 1300 10 RNZ News at 1:00 // 675  
819 Australia 2GL ABC New England NW Glen Innis 7/30/2024 1254 10 ABC Olympic basketball play by play //1548  
828 JAPAN JOBB NHK-2 Osaka   7/30/2024 1218 300 English lesson "try to answer the question in English" // 693, 774  
828 Australia 3GI ABC Gippsland Sale 7/30/2024 1321 10 Olympic coverage, post game discussion // 738  
830 Alaska KSDP Sand Point 7/30/2024 1000 10 "...KOLD 91.5 Cold Bay, KFPS FM 88.1 False Pass & KKQA 88.1 Acutan, Alaska"  
837 New Zealand RNZ National Kaitaia / Whangarei 7/30/2024 1100 2.5 RNZ News with female announcer // 756  
837 Australia 4RK ABC Capricornia Rockhampton 7/30/2024 1131 10 ABC Olympic coverage play by play // 1548  
846 Australia 2RN ABC National Canberra 7/30/2024 1302 10 Announcer with rundown of Olympic results // 792  
855 Australia 4QO ABC Wide Bay (4QB) Eidsvold 7/30/2024 1253 10 Olympic basketball CAN vs AUS // 1548  
864 New Zealand Newstalk ZB Invercargill 7/30/2024 1301 10 Man reading news // 1152  
890 Alaska KBBI Homer 7/30/2024 0959 10 "This is KBBI Homer AM 890 the time is 2AM"  
891 Australia 5AN ABC Adelaide Adelaide 7/30/2024 1241 50 Excellent with Olympic basketball CAN vs AUS  
900 Hawaii KMVI Kahului, Maui 7/30/2024 1100 5 "KMVI 900 AM and 103.5 FM Kahului, Maui's ESPN R. Station"  KMVI
900 New Zealand Star Dunedin 7/30/2024 1241 10 Song "How Great is our God (Chris Tomlin) // 657, 909, 963  
909 New Zealand Star Napier-Hastings 7/30/2024 1241 5 Song "How Great is our God (Chris Tomlin) // 657, 900, 963  
927 Australia 4CC Gladstone 7/30/2024 1253 5 commercials and "Four Double C" ID mentioned twice, then more ads  
930 Alaska KTKN Ketchikan 7/30/2024 0802 7.6 "playing more variety from the 80s till now…KTKN Ketchikan"  KTKN
936 New Zealand Chinese Voice Waiuku-Auckland 7/30/2024 1216 1 Music by female vocalist alone, then mixing with BBC news  
936 Australia 4PB ABC NewsRadio Brisbane 7/30/2024 1130 10 BBC World Service with female announcer  
963 New Zealand Star Christchurch 7/30/2024 1241 10 Song "How Great is our God (Chris Tomlin) // 657  
972 Australia 5PB ABC NewsRadio Adelaide 7/30/2024 1241 2 DU male announcer reading news  
981 Australia 2NM [ARN] Muswellbrook 7/30/2024 1242 5 Lookin out my Back Door (CCR) // 1467 and "981 2NM" ID  
999 Australia 2NB ABC Broken Hill Broken Hill 7/30/2024 1258 5 ABC Olympic basketball play by play // 1548  
1008 Australia 4TAB Brisbane 7/30/2024 1240 10 Introducing horses and betting odds  
1017 Tonga A3Z Nuku'alofa 7/30/2024 0828 2.5 Weather forecast for Nuku'alofa and marine areas in English; strong  
1035 New Zealand Newstalk ZB Wellington 7/30/2024 1301 20 ZB news read by male announcer // 1152  
1040 Hawaii KLHT Honolulu 7/30/2024 1100 10 "KLHT Honolulu K-light AM 1040"  KLHT
1044 New Zealand Newstalk ZB Dunedin 7/30/2024 0928 10 Live sports broadcast by man, no //'s  
1062 Australia 5MV ABC Riverland Renmark 7/30/2024 1241 2 ABC Olympic basketball // 738, 891 not 4TI per propagation trend  
1071 Australia 4SB Kingaroy 7/30/2024 1252 2 song: Running up that Hill (Kate Bush)  
1071 New Zealand SENZ Ashburton 7/30/2024 1256 1 Race called, winner announced // 1224  
1089 JAPAN JOHB NHK-2 Sendai   7/30/2024 1241 10 English lessons with man and woman // 693, 774  
1098 Marshall Isl V7AB Majuro 7/30/2024 1132 2.5 Strong with Pacific language talk by woman and nat'l anthem (sign off)  
1116 Australia 4BH Brisbane   7/30/2024 1250 17 "Classic Hits 4BH" ID into Movin' Out (Billy Joel). Loud  
1134 JAPAN JOQR Bunka Hoso Tokyo   7/30/2024 1230 100 Female announcer with "Bunka Hoso" ID  
1143 New Zealand RNZ National Whangarei / Kaitaia 7/30/2024 1251 2.5 Jazz trumpet "We've Landed" (Tony Allen) // 675  
1143 Australia 2HD SRN Newcastle, NSW 7/30/2024 1305 2 "Super Radio Network" announced  
1152 New Zealand Newstalk ZB Timaru 7/30/2024 1301 2 Man reading news // 1035, 1278  
1161 New Zealand Te Reo Irirangi o te Upoko… Wellington 7/30/2024 1251 5 Announcement in Maori between choral songs  
1179 New Zealand Radio Ake Auckland 7/30/2024 1305 5 Up-tempo music  
1197 Australia UNID unknown 7/30/2024 1303   Woman reading news not // ZB or ABC. 5RPH?  
1197 New Zealand Newstalk ZB Wanganui 7/30/2024 1230 2 Live sporting event with excited announcer // 1287  
1206 New Zealand SENZ Dunedin 7/30/2024 1301 5 String of commercials // 1224  
1215 New Zealand Newstalk ZB Kaikohe   7/30/2024 1306 2 Commercials, by man and then woman // 1296  
1224 New Zealand SENZ Invercargill 7/30/2024 1256 2 Race called, winner announced // 1071  
1233 Australia 2NC ABC Newcastle Newcastle, NSW 7/30/2024 1305 10 ABC Olympic basketball play by play // 1548  
1240 Hawaii KEWE Kahului, Maui 7/31/2024 1302 5 "This is KEWE Kahului at 1240 AM and 97.9 FM Kihae, Maui"  KEWE
1242 JAPAN JOLF Nippon Hoso Tokyo   7/30/2024 1228 100 Female announcing commercial, JJ  
1270 Hawaii KNDI Honolulu 7/30/2024 1200 5 "KNDI 1270 AM in Honolulu, Hawaii" by female announcer  
1278 New Zealand Newstalk ZB Napier-Hastings 7/30/2024 1300 2 Commercials, news on the hour  
1287 New Zealand Newstalk ZB Westport 7/30/2024 1230 2 Live sporting event with excited announcer // 1197  
1287 JAPAN JOHR HBC Sapporo   7/30/2024 1201 50 Female announcer at live sporting event, probably Olympics  
1296 New Zealand Newstalk ZB Hamilton 7/30/2024 1306 2.5 Several commercials // 1152  
1305 Australia 5RN ABC National Renmark 7/30/2024 1230 2 ABC fanfare and ABC News at BOH  
1314 Australia Sky Racing Radio Wollongong 7/30/2024 1242 2 Race payouts by female announcer, race call by male  
1314 New Zealand RNZ National Gisborne 7/30/2024 1254 2 Song: We've Landed (Tony Allen) // 1458  
1323 Australia 5DN Cruise 1323 Adelaide 7/30/2024 1235 3.3 "Hermans Hermits "No Milk Today" and "Cruise 1323" ID  
1330 Alaska KXXJ Juneau 7/30/2024 0636 3.1 "Juneau's rock variety KXJ" all alone  KXXJ
1332 JAPAN JOSF Tokai Hoso Nagoya   7/30/2024 1248 50 Female announcer in JJ in briefly  
1332 Australia 3SH Classic Hits Swan Hill   7/30/2024 1254 2 "We are the Champions" (Queen), over live sports stn. ID @ 1254  
1332 New Zealand Gold Sport Auckland   7/30/2024 1301 10 Live sports coverage (Olympics) // 1503; on top with music (3SH) under  
1386 JAPAN JOJB/JOQC NHK-2 Morioka, etc   7/30/2024 1230 10 English lessons "Hey everybody thank you for being here with us"  
1386 New Zealand R. Tarana Auckland 7/30/2024 1301 10 Loud; Indian type music (Bollywood) with quarter tones  
1413 Australia 2EA SBS Radio 1 Newcastle, NSW 7/30/2024 1305 5 News read by man not // 1152 ZB  
1420 Hawaii KKEA Honolulu 7/30/2024 1229 5 Various ESPN show promos at BOH, mix with KITI  
1422 JAPAN JORF R. Nippon Yokohama   7/30/2024 1230 50 Woman in Japanese  
1458 Australia 2PB ABC Newsradio Newcastle, NSW 7/30/2024 1300 2 ABC fanfare and news, mixing with RNZ  
1458 New Zealand RNZ National Westport 7/30/2024 1254 2.5 Jazz trumpet "We've Landed" (Tony Allen) // 1314  
1467 Australia 3ML  River 1467 [ARN] Mildura 7/30/2024 1240 2 "The Flame" (Cheap Trick), ID/slogan, "Lookin out my Back Door" (CCR)  
1476 New Zealand SENZ Auckland 7/30/2024 1240 5 Announcer over live sporting event, loud but no //'s  
1494 New Zealand Star Hamilton 7/30/2024 1254 3 song "Everything that has Breath" (Parachute Band) // 909  
1500 Hawaii KHKA Honolulu 7/31/2024 1300 5 "AM 1500 Hawaii's Information Station"  
1503 New Zealand Gold Sport Wellington 7/30/2024 1301 5 Live sports coverage (Olympics) // 1332  
1512 Australia 4RN ABC National Newcastle, NSW 7/30/2024 1217 25 Sports discussion // 792  
1512 JAPAN JOZB NHK-2 Matsuyama   7/30/2024 1216 5 English lessons // 774 over 4RN  
1539 Australia R. TAB Adelaide 7/30/2024 1302 5 Horse race call, female announcer with "R. TAB" mention  
1548 Australia 4QD ABC Central QLD Emerald 7/30/2024 1200 50 Excellent with Olympic basketball. Best AUS signal this morning.  
1557 New Zealand Gold Sport Hawera 7/30/2024 1243 2 Live sports call // 1503  
1566 S. Korea HLAZ FEBC Jeju 7/30/2024 1301 250 Japanese prgr with male announcer  
1566 Australia 3NE Wangaratta 7/30/2024 1252 5 song "Dream Weaver" (Gary Wright) over HLAZ  
1593 New Zealand Radio Samoa Auckland 7/30/2024 1240 5 up-tempo music with male chorus, not English  
1610 USA WQEL572 (USCG site 2 of 3) Port of Grays Harbor 7/31/2024 0637 0.01 Big signal (the local station) Grays Harbor Bar crossing info, condx  
1610 USA WQEL572 (USCG site 1 of 3) La Push, WA 7/31/2024 1301 0.01 "This is Coast guard Station Quillayute River WQEL572"  
1610 USA WQWS230 Beaverton, OR 7/31/2024 0800 0.01 "This is WQWS230 operating on 1-6-1-0 khz"  
1611 Australia Vision Radio Network various   7/30/2024 1242 0.4 "The message is hope; this is Vision Christian Radio"  
1629 Australia SEN Sports Adelaide 7/30/2024 1241 0.4 Promos: upcoming match, betting ap, "South Australia women's league"  
1630 New Zealand TM Taumarunui 7/30/2024 1301 0.2 Aeronautical beacon, observed USB offset +996 [1630.996]  
1656 Australia Vision Radio Network Bundaberg, QLD   7/30/2024 1242 0.4 "This is Vision Christian Radio" // 1611  
1665 Australia 2MM Greek Radio Sydney, NSW   7/30/2024 1241 0.4 Music sung in Greek with Greek instrumentation  
1674 Australia Radio Haanji Sydney / Melbourne   7/30/2024 1242 0.4 Hindi music (Bollywood) all alone  
1701 Australia 3VMV Islamic Voice Melbourne   7/30/2024 1243 0.4 Distinctive arabic music. 3 carriers visible.  
1710 USA Travis AFB Information R. Solano, CA 7/31/2024 0559 0.01 "Travis AFB Command Post operates this station…"  
1710 USA Bridger-Teton National Forest Jackson, WY 8/1/2024 0558 0.01 report smoke to "Teton Interagency Fire Dispatch Center 307-739-3630"  Teton TIS
1710 USA JBLM Radio JB Lewis-McChord WA 8/1/2024 1230 0.01 "road condx on Joint Base Lewis McChord…"  


Comments and highlights of the July 2024 MW Results  
The MW station log is now complete, less MP3 files.  Conditions continue to be challenging with the sunspots near solar max. The July 31 and Aug 01 sessions were terrible.

Overall MW Highlights and Observations:
--10 Alaskans is about what would be expected in July; we got 11 in late June 2023
--Only 8 Hawaiians, very poor despite graveyard KEWE 1240 being in on two mornings
--57 Australians is decent, with lots of live Olympics action. South Australia (Adelaide) was unusually strong
--Good Aussie X-Band included SEN from Adelaide on 1629, also heard here last year
--37 New Zealand stations included many 1 and 2 KW Kiwis
--Amazing grey line enhanced TIS/HAR reception from Wyoming at dusk on 1710 Khz Aug 01 (10 W).

--The DKAZ vactrol was again having issues. Noise incoming on the wires and 1230 Khz was a jumble with no KIFW.  The Hawaiian graveyard 1240 KEWE was in though.
--KTKN 930 was having major TX modulation issues, as reported in the IRCA message group.
 

 
DX table and receiving setup                                             DKAZ on marshy ground, sea beyond
     Receiver setup at the DX table                                                                                 DKAZ on wet marshy ground, sea beyond

--K7WV Grayland DXpedition July 2024 NDB Results--

LW and MW NDBs received during the Grayland DXpedition Jul 2024
UTC DATE UTC KHz CALL MI KM Location Country MP3
7/30/2024 07:31 209 CYT 1181 1901 Yakataga Apt  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:01 233 ALJ 1307 2103 Orca Bay - Hinchinbrook  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:01 245 HNS 975 1569 Haines  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:28 266 ICK 657 1058 Nichols - Annette Island  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:32 277 ACE 1422 2288 Kachemak - Homer Apt  ALS  
7/30/2024 11:28 283 DUT 1904 3063 Dutch Harbor  ALS  
7/30/2024 12:17 332 POA 2564 4126 Pahoa - Hawaii Island  HWA  
7/30/2024 12:17 341 ELF 1754 2822 Elfee - Cold Bay  ALS  
7/31/2024 09:58 350 VTR 1953 2649 Takotna River' McGrath  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:31 358 SIT 846 1362 Sitka - Biorka Island  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:29 385 OCC 1087 1749 Ocean Cape - Yakutat  ALS  
7/30/2024 08:00 385 EHM 1756 2825 Cape Newenham LRRS Apt  ALS  
7/30/2024 06:57 390 HBT 1665 2678 Borland - Sand Point Apt  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:28 391 EEF 912 1468 Elephant - Sisters Island  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:31 394 RWO 1398 2249 Woody Island - Kodiak  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:29 396 CMJ 675 1086 Clam Cove - Ketchikan IAP  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:30 404 GCR 1278 2056 Glacier River - Cordova Apt  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:27 411 ILI 1533 2468 Iliamna Apt  ALS  
7/30/2024 07:29 414 IME 853 1372 Mount Edgecumbe - Sitka Apt  ALS  
7/30/2024 09:30 525 ICW 1544 2484 Ice Pool - Nenana Muni Apt  ALS  
7/30/2024 12:53 530 ADK 2341 3766 Mount Moffett - Adak Island  ALS  
7/30/2024 13:01 1630 TM 7003 11267 Taumarunui Apt  NZL  

Comments and highlights of the July 2024 NDB Results

Noise on longwave was horrendous and not easily solved as in past visits. For the third night the vactrol was disconnected and replaced with fixed termination, although it was working, due to the discovery of noise in the vactrol wires. LW wasn't really any better after the fix. It may have something to do with the standing water as we had to erect the DKAZ in rubber boots with standing water everywhere. The wind turbine noise was also the loudest I have ever heard it. I was thinking LW NDBs would be a complete wash but was able to hear 20 of the more powerful Alaskans that managed to punch through. MW was a different story on the 30th with decent propagation and a good signal from 1630 TM (New Zealand).

Six days later I would do way better with NDBs at the Rockwork DXpedition with the quiet and low noise floors associated with that very different style of DXing. But TM 1630 was notably absent there.

DXers:

Tom Rothlisberger .....3 Nights Jul 30-Aug 01 2024
Guy Atkins .................3 Nights Jul 30-Aug 01 2024
Bruce Portzer .............3 Nights Jul 30-Aug 01 2024
Jeroen Bet ..................1 Night  July 30 2024
Chuck Hutton ............3 Nights Jul 30-Aug 01 2024

Location:
  • Casa-Sea-Esta VRBO rental house Grayland, Washington, 0.36 mile (585 mtrs) North of Grayland Beach State Park
    Coordinates: 46.799237 -124.097870
     (Decimal Degrees)
    GPS Formatted 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)


  • Equipment Used:

    Radios:
    Microtelecom Perseus SDR
    Used as primary. Most are using Jaguar software to provide enhanced recording graphics.
    Airspy HF+ Discovery SDR
    (served as standby backup for this DXpedition).

    KiwiSDR Network SDR for real time remote access to our DXpedition. (Provided and set up by my DX partners)
    Antennas:
    160 ft /49 mtr DKAZ at 275 degrees
    with vactrol termination. Vactrol disconnected the third night for noise mitigation

    Ancillary Devices:
    Bodnar Mini GPS Clock Jeroen provided this unit for precise offset management (used with Jaguar)
    Sola SLS-05-030-1
    linear (non-switching) regulated power supply 5.0000V @3.0 A
    . Extremely RF quiet.
    Numerous Jameco 12V 500ma linear regulated wall wart power supplies
    Tripp-Lite Isobar 6 isolated, filtered metal multiple AC outlet bar with surge protection
    Dell "2 in 1" 11.6-inch netbook (Win 10) 2TB internal SSD. FT-240 ferrite toroid type 77 material on power supply and printer cable (used by Perseus).
    Samsung EVO 2-TB external backup/ transfer SSD. I do not trust spinning drives.
    Wellbrook FLG-100LN broadband amplifier: one used on the DKAZ
    Wellbrook ALA100M modules and power supply (standby backup duty at this DXpedition, also used for air travel)
    31-foot orange J-Kite fiberglass poles (2) and electric fence step-ins (3) for the DKAZ with pre-measured wires
    16 and 20 foot segmented fiberglass "Wonderpoles" and weighted (with concrete) tip-resistant stands (used at Rockwork 4 only; too wet here to erect)
    350 feet RG8X coax with BNC connectors (Available for flag but not used)
    Common Mode Choke FT-240-77. We ended up using a type 75 choke with similar characteristics.
    Vactrol indoor (9-turns pot) and outdoor unit with power supply. We used Chuck's and had some noise issues with the wires but it definitely worked.
    Mini Circuits  6-way splitter for antenna sharing.
    Timewave DSP-59+ for beacons right at the noise floor, used in analysis after DXpedition
    CMMA Military Tritium Lensatic Compass for DKAZ alignment. Add 15° to magnetic reading to obtain true orientation..
    Yuneec Q500 Typhoon 4K camera drone didn't bring it due to flooded standing water conditions.
    Rubber Boots: A necessity for erecting and tear-down of the DKAZ this time. Lots of ankle deep standing water out there!

    Links:

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