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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - September 18 1997
Vol 3 No 25
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CPC DX tests summary
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Lynn Hollerman - gmholler@xxxxxxxxxx
DX season is fast approaching, so here's notice of an upcoming DX test...
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you don't hear a test, be sure and drop a card,
letter, or e-mail to the station personnel, thanking them for going to the
trouble to run a test!
Here's a reminder of upcoming DX tests; if anyone has any additions or
corrections, please contact me. Times are EST. For UTC add 5. * - new!
DX season is fast approaching, so here's notice of an upcoming DX test...
Saturday, October 4, 1997 - KTGG-1540, Spring Arbor, MI will conduct a
DX test from 12:00 to 12:30 am EDT at 450 watts nondirectional. The test
will include classical, march, and Christian rock music, plus voice IDs,
test tones, and morse code IDs. Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Lewis Munn
Chief Engineer
KTGG-AM
c/o Spring Arbor College
106 East Main Street
Spring Arbor, MI 49283
E-Mail: lmunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW: http://www.arbor.edu/wsae/ktgg.htm
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens.)
Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via e-mail or the
newsgroup! And, if you send a reception report to a station, please remember
to include return postage with your report...
One final note...both IRCA and NRC are without CPC chairmen...without
someone to arrange the DX tests, there won't be many tests, only the few
that some members have been able to arrange! CPC chairman isn't a terribly
difficult or time consuming position; if you can volunteer, please, please,
PLEASE do!! (you can e-mail me for more info!)
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HOT STUFF
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Kent Winrich - Milwaukee WI - kwinrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Just a note from Wisconsin.
WAUX 1550 Lake Geneva, WI is running 500w NON-directional right now due to
one of the towers snapping off at about the midpoint. This may offer some
people the opportunity to catch them. They are directional east/west
normally. They name themselves The SportsRadio Doubleplay, as they are //
WAUK 1510 Waukesha, WI. Also, the person I talked to at WAUX said that he
DOES use the 1w allocation every once and a while!!! I told him to let me
know when he might do it again. I will also see if I can set up a DX test
as well.
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Robert Wien - San Jose CA - rjwmail@xxxxxxxxx
KPAM-860 Portland may now be on air with 5000/5000, Christian format, per M
Street, still checking this. Also 1140 Las Vegas now KSFN.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Stefano Mannelli - mannelli@xxxxxxx
MW CARIBBEAN REPORT
from St. Kitts, Saba and Antigua
3/24 AUGUST 1997
RX: SONY ICF-SW55 and AOR AR7030
ANT: 100 m. WIRE
KHZ STATION LOCATION LL
530 R. VISION CRISTIANA INT. TURKS & CAICOS SS
535 GRENADA B.C. GRENADA EE
550 WPAB PUERTO RICO SS
550 R. MUNDIAL VENEZUELA SS
555 ZIZ R. ST. KITTS EE
570 R. RUMBOS VENEZUELA SS
580 WKAQ PUERTO RICO SS
590 R. CONTINENTE VENEZUELA SS
595 DOMINICA B. S. DOMINICA EE
600 R. SUCRE VENEZUELA SS
610 RCN BOLERO BOGOTA COLOMBIA SS
620 ANTIGUA B.S. ANTIGUA EE
630 WSKN PUERTO RICO SS
640 RFO GUADELOUPE GUADELOUPE FF
650 RCN 2 BOGOTA COLOMBIA SS
660 ST. LUCIA B.C. ST. LUCIA EE
670 R. RUMBOS VENEZUELA SS
680 WAPA PUERTO RICO SS
680 R. CONTINENTE VENEZUELA SS
690 R. BARQUISIMETO VENEZUELA SS
700 NATIONAL B.C. ST. VINCENT EE
700 R. SUR VENEZUELA SS
710 R. CAPITAL VENEZUELA SS
720 R. ORIENTE VENEZUELA SS
730 R. TRINIDAD TRINIDAD & TOBAGO EE
730 R. UNIVERSO VENEZUELA SS
740 VOICE OF LIFE DOMINICA EE
740 WIAC PUERTO RICO SS
750 RCR R. CARACAS R. VENEZUELA SS
770 RCN BOGOTA COLOMBIA SS
780 ZBVI B. VIRGIN ISL. EE
790 VOICE OF BARBADOS BARBADOS EE
800 TWR BONAIRE EE
810 CARACOL BOGOTA COLOMBIA SS
810 WKVM PUERTO RICO SS
820 R. GUAYANA VENEZUELA SS
830 R. PARADISE ST. KITTS EE
830 R. SENSACION VENEZUELA SS
840 WXEW PUERTO RICO SS
840 R. CARIBBEAN INT. ST. LUCIA LL
860 VOICE OF THE ISLANDS DOMINICA EE
860 MUNDIAL 8-60 VENEZUELA SS
880 WCBS USA EE
880 MUNDIAL 8-80 VENEZUELA SS
890 R. PROGRESO CUBA SS
895 VOICE OF NEVIS NEVIS EE
900 R. MARA RITMO 900 VENEZUELA SS
910 WPRP PUERTO RICO SS
920 R. NUEVA ESPARTA VENEZUELA SS
970 WSTX U.S. VIRGIN ISL. EE
980 RCN CALI COLOMBIA SS
980 WAAV USA EE
990 R. RECORD BRASILE PP
990 WPRA PUERTO RICO SS
990 R. TRICOLOR VENEZUELA SS
1000 WVWI U.S. VIRGIN ISL. EE
1020 CARIBBEAN CHRISTIAN R. TURKS & CAICOS EE
1020 MUNDIAL MARGARITA VENEZUELA SS
1020 R. MARGARITA VENEZUELA SS
1030 WOSO PUERTO RICO EE
1040 CADENA DE NOTICIAS REP. DOMINICANA SS
1040 WHO USA EE
1040 LA VOZ DE CARABOBO VENEZUELA SS
1080 MUNDIAL 1080 VENEZUELA SS
1080 R. BARCELONA VENEZUELA SS
1090 WGOD U.S. VIRGIN ISL. EE
1100 ZDK R. ANTIGUA EE
1110 R. CARUPANO VENEZUELA SS
1130 CADENA DE NOTICIAS REP. DOMINICANA SS
1140 LA MARGARITENA VENEZUELA SS
1160 CARIBBEAN R. LIGHTH. ANTIGUA EE
1170 CARACOL CARTAGENA COLOMBIA SS
1170 WLEO PUERTO RICO SS
1190 WBMJ PUERTO RICO EE
1210 WHOY PUERTO RICO SS
1210 R. ANZOATEGUI VENEZUELA SS
1220 R. GLOBO BRAZIL PP
1240 WALO PUERTO RICO SS
1240 ANTENA POPULAR VENEZUELA SS
1250 LATINA 12-50 VENEZUELA SS
1260 WISO PUERTO RICO SS
1280 WCMN PUERTO RICO SS
1290 WRRA U.S. VIRGIN ISL. EE
1290 R. PUERTO CABELLO VENEZUELA SS
1300 PJD-2 ST. MARTEEN EE
1310 RFO MARTINIQUE MARTINIQUE FF
1320 R. APOLO VENEZUELA SS
1340 WSTA U.S. VIRGIN ISL. EE
1370 WIVV PUERTO RICO EE
1400 H. LIGHT OF THE W. GRENADA EE
1400 R. 1400 VENEZUELA SS
1410 R. SIMPATIA VENEZUELA SS
1420 R. MARABINA VENEZUELA SS
1430 WNEL PUERTO RICO SS
1470 R. VIBRACION VENEZUELA SS
1480 WMDD PUERTO RICO SS
1500 R. DOSMIL VENEZUELA SS
1505 R. ANGUILLA ANGUILLA EE
1510 INFORMATIVA 15-10 VENEZUELA SS
1520 R. BONITA VENEZUELA SS
1530 WSAI USA EE
1540 BAHAMAS R. NETWORK BAHAMAS EE
1550 R. METROPOLITANA VENEZUELA SS
1580 R. MANZANARES 15-80 VENEZUELA SS
1580 R. OCCIDENTE VENEZUELA SS
1590 R. DEPORTE 15-90 VENEZUELA SS
1600 WLUZ PUERTO RICO SS
1610 CARIBBEAN BEACON ANGUILLA EE
STEFANO MANNELLI
The Listeners' Web: http://www.mannelli.com
Live Cam: http://www.mannelli.com/live
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Mark Connelly - wa1ion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
LOG: Cape Cod weekend DX, Thursday NH outing
I got to do some DXing over the weekend. Very good low band Europeans
were noted Saturday night in Harwich and also on a sunset period scan done
from Plymouth. I cut the Plymouth session short so I'd have some time for
the Patriots-Jets game (Pats won 27-24 in overtime).
Latin American DX was virtually non-existent. Even in Harwich, the dial
was dominated by a blend of US, Canadian, and European stations.
Harwich logs (UTC: 14 SEP from 0148 to 0618) = Spain/unID-1143,
Portugal-666, Azores-836, Canaries-Spain-837, Spain-855 (equal to
Boston-850!), Spain-531, Spain-576, France-603 (R. Bleue a surprise at 0200
UTC w/ S9+30 crusher signal o/ Spain, Madeira, etc.), Spain-585, Spain-558,
France-183 & Ireland-252 best LW TA's, Algeria-891, Algeria / poss.
Germany-549, Italy-846, Ireland/Spain-567, Netherlands-675, COPE Spain-702
(//837), Spain-1044, Spain-873, Spain-1215, St.Pierre-1375, Germany-1422,
Algeria-549 S9+35 !!, Saudi Arabia-1521 s/on at 0300, Egypt-864, Spain-792,
COPE Spain-783 (//837) dominant, Spain-774 (fading Egypt under),
Switzerland-765, Germany & Spain-756 equal levels, Spain-648, Spain-639,
Canaries-Spain-621, Ireland-612, Ireland-567 at S9+25, Spain-657, VOCM-590
killing WEZE, UK-693, Libya - 711 & 1251 nice parallel, Netherlands-675 good
at 0347 & "in the room" at 0403, Netherlands-747, Madeira-531 (o/ Spain),
Madeira-603 (u/ Spain), Spain-801, France-603 huge at 0401 (killing Spain,
Madeira), Ireland-612 great w/ news, UK-693 up to local level at 0405,
Spain/Ireland(t)-729, UK-909, UK even mix Spain-882, Spain (o/likely
German)-1017, Spain o/ unID-1026, Portugal(t)-1035, Spain-1044, Spain-1152,
Spain-1107, Bermuda-1160, Spain-1584, het pair on 1395.0/1395.3 presumed
Netherlands/Albania, pres. Belgium-1512 at 0510: mellow music in WNRB slop,
France-1206 xlnt, Spain-Canaries-1179, Spain-1134, Spain-1107 pips, R. Cinco
ID at 0530, SER Spain-1116, Spain-1071, Spain-1098, Canaries-621 still good
at 0615, Spain-684 at 0617, and to close it out Azores-693 (// 836) hanging
in there at 0618 UTC.
Onwards to Plymouth (Robbins Road) (UTC: 14 SEP / 2223 to 15 SEP / 0024) =
France-1467 "Hour of Decision" ministry pgm. in US EE: in w/ absolutely
smashing signal as soon as I'd set up my gear at 2223 (i.e. pre-sunset),
Libya-1251, Algeria-981, Algeria-891, Spain-855, Azores-836,
Canaries-Spain-837, Spain-774 loud, Spain-639, Morocco-612, Azores
o/others-693, Switzerland-765 huge (no evidence of Senegal - off the air or
just bad Afro propagation ?), Spain SS talk o/ Jordan AA vocal-801,
Morocco-819 (// 612), 827/828 het pair - pres. Syria/Spain, Italy-846,
Spain-936 (// 855), Spain-954 huge w/ bits of AA-sounding mx (Qatar?) way
under, Spain-999, Spain-1026 o/ other, Morocco/Spain-1044 both at a
block-busting S9+30, Morocco-1053 (o/Spain/UK), unID weak mx-1062 at 2315 ..
Turkey?, Spain-1080 good(!) (// 1044) w/ WTIC easily phased, UK-1089, Spain
//'s 1098 & 1107 loud, Spain-1116 xlnt !, Spain-1125 (//1107) o/ growl,
Croatia-1134 now equal w/ Spain at 2327 (both bending the S-meter),
Morocco-1044 massive/dominant, Canaries-Spain-1179 much too loud to let
Sweden etc. get through, Israel(t)-1206 Semitic-sounding talk &
Greek-sounding mx audible about 30 sec., VOAR-1210 good w/ WPHT phased, UK &
Spain-1215 equal levels, Algeria-1544 usual screaming & string-plucking,
Spain-1575, Spain o/u Ceuta-1584, Spain (SER o/u Vitoria)-1602, unID's-1557
(bits operatic vocal & something else), VOA Kuwait-1548 good at 2352,
Spain-1485, Germany-1422 xlnt, Mauritania-1349, Spain-1071, UK-1053,
Croatia-1098 usual "Muzak" mowing down Spain, UK-1089 totally destroying
WBAL, Germany-1017, Syria-827 ... finally broke some audio loose on this, a
mess on 594 seemed to have Portugal in there, Algeria-549 huge - wasting
550.
I expect to get out to the Seabrook, NH site (Lower Collins Road) on
Thursday the 18th for yet more DX fun. Previously I'd slated this for
Wednesday, but the outing has been delayed a day. I'm going via Route I-495
straight from work in Lowell, so I should be on-site by 6 p.m. EDT / 2200
UTC. With a little luck it will get auroral and I'll have a shot at
African, Caribbean, and South American stations that have been scarce
lately. Then on Friday, there will be the monthly BADX meeting at the
Lexington Club.
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Tim Hall - halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
TRH-CA Tim Hall, Chula Vista, CA ICF-2010, KIWA Loop
Vacation loggings w/ICF-2010, KIWA Pocket Loop, Chrysler car radio
TRH-AZ1 @Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
TRH-AZ2 @Page, AZ
TRH-CO1 @La Plata County Airport near Durango, CO
TRH-CO2 @Durango, CO
TRH-CO3 On the road near Cortez/Durango, CO
TRH-CO4 @Cortez, CO
TRH-UT1 @Moab, UT
TRH-UT2 On the road in eastern Utah (Natural Bridges National
Monument/Blanding/Monticello/Moab/Crescent Jct.)
TRH-UT3 @Capitol Reef National Park
TRH-UT4 @Teasdale, UT
TRH-UT5 @Bryce Canyon National Park
TRH-UT6 On the road betwen Bryce Canyon National Park and Kanab
590 KLBJ TX, Austin 9/11 2320 Fair-good "News Radio 5-90
KLBJ" mixing with other news-talk and Spanish
stations (TRH-CO2)
600 KSJB ND, Jamestown 9/15 2233 Man with community
calendar, slogan "Rough Rider Country, KSJB."
(TRH-CO4)
940 KCEE AZ, Tucson 9/13 0825 Ad for YMCA of Tucson,
"Tucson's memory station, AM 9-40, KCEE."
980 CKRM SK, Regina 9/12 0729 Country music, promo, weather,
and ID. Mixing with UNID "great oldies station".
In the good old days, this was a nightly pest at
home. (TRH-CO2)
1090 KKYN TX, Plainview 9/15 2251 Huge with local ads for
insurance company, farm chemicals, etc, promo for
Cowboys football on "The big 10-90." (TRH-CO4)
1240 KSLV CO, Monte Vista 9/15 2322 Fair with promo for
tailgate party, "You're listening to today's hot
new country, KSLV." (TRH-CO4)
1240 KFBC WY, Cheyenne 9/15 2256 Fair-good with ad for
US West Cellular in Cheyenne, promo for Rockies
baseball on "12-40 KFBC, the only station you'll
ever need for sports." (TRH-CO4)
1270 KINN NM, Alamogordo 9/11 0543 Contest promo, "Real
Country KINN". (TRH-CO2)
1290 KWLS KS, Pratt 9/11 0437 Fair-good w/Scott City HS FB
promo, local ads, "You win every time on your wealth
of information station, KWLS Real Country".
(TRH-CO2)
1340 KWOR WY, Worland 9/13 0008 Fair-good w/"KWOR, good times
and great oldies." (TRH-UT1)
1360 KHNC CO, Johnstown 9/12 0659 Noted //KTMG-1370 with American
Freedom Network obnoxious talk shows, giving IDs for
both stations. (TRH-CO2)
1450 KVSL AZ, Show Low 9/12 0655 "One great song after another,
the best country in the country, 14-50 KVSL."
(TRH-CO2)
TIS/HAR update
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530 (TIS) CO, Cortez 9/11 1100 State of CO station at Cortez visitor
center is off. Not noted from Delores on 9/11, from downtown
Cortez on the evening of 9/15, or from right in front of the
visitor center on 9/16 1125. Signs still up near the visitor
center in Cortez. (TRH-CO3,CO4)
530 TIS NM, Aztec/Bloomfield/Kirtland 9/10 2220 Noted 2 or
maybe three stations playing same or similar tape
about things to do in NW New Mexico. Sponsored by
Farmington Electric Utilities District. These
stations really get out. Noted midday from
Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah all the
way to La Plata County Airport SE of Durango, CO.
(TRH-CO1,CO2,CO3,UT2)
530 UNID 9/13 2254 Poor in Turks&Caicos null with female announcer
reading tape loop mentioning hiking and mountain biking.
Caught phrase "Welcome to the Al___"... so maybe city of
Alta, UT TIS? (TRH-UT4)
1490 KOJ738 UT, Capitol Reef National Park 9/13 1929 New TIS
station with information about Fruita Campground.
Station is located at campground and uses 100mW.
Tape loop contains info about the campgrounds.
Nice signal, gets out almost as well as a 10W TIS.
This and the other 100mW stations at Capitol Reef
all use the callsigns of the original 1610 kHz
station. Slogan "Campground Radio". (TRH-UT3)
1520 KOJ738 UT, Capitol Reef National Park 9/13 2000 New TIS
on the air with 100mW. Fair signals along UT-24 highway.
Station is located on the park's scenic drive, which was
closed due to flood-related damage. Message
about the scenic drive. Slogan "Scenic Drive
Radio." (TRH-UT3)
1540 KOJ738 UT, Capitol Reef National Park 9/13 1929 New TIS
on the air with 100mW. Tape loop is for petroglyph
exhibit along UT-24 highway, as noted by "Petroglyph
Info Tune Radio 1540" signs at turnout, but transmitter
is near campground restrooms. Gets out almost as
well as a 10W TIS. Tape loop read by Native American
from Southern Paiute tribe. (TRH-UT3)
1610 KOJ778 AZ, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. 9/15 1300
Noted with inane messages about boating safety read by
man and woman. Also mentioned tours of the dam were
available at the visitors center. Gets out pretty
well. (TRH-UT2)
1610 WXK790 AZ, Phoenix 9/10 1200 Station is still active
(used to be a pest at home when locals were off
but not heard from home in a long time). Tape
loop by man mostly talks about parking structures.
(TRH-AZ1)
1610 KAF721 CO, Black Canyon of the Gunnison. 9/15 2332 Tentative.
Station noted all night with mentions of Black Canyon,
nationl monument, visitor center open from 8am-6:30pm.
Way under semi-local KAF727. (TRH-CO4)
1610 KAF727 CO, Mesa Verde National Park 9/10 1730 Tape loop by
woman "Welcome to fall in Mesa Verde National Park."
Advised travelers that they had to drive a long way into
the park and it would take a minimum of four hours.
Officials at the visitor center thought the station
was at Park Point (highest point in the park, where other
transmitters were located), but monitoring throughout the
area suggests that it is actually at the entrance gate at
the north end of the park. (TRH-CO3)
1610 KOP795 UT, Arches National Park 9/13 1100 Station is
active, but gets out very poorly as visitor's
center is in a deep canyon. Tape loop by man.
(TRH-UT2)
1610 (KOP798) UT, Bryce Canyon National Park 9/14 1300 Noted
running OC. Inquired at visitors center, was told
they had a power failure the previous evening and
needed to re-record the tape (apparently no
battery backup). They were supposed to be
re-recording it as we spoke, but the station was
still running OC the next morning. (TRH-UT5)
1610 (KOJ738) UT, Capitol Reef National Park 9/13 2000 Station
is silent pending repairs. Technical officer
Mike McClain says approval has just been granted
to proceed with the repairs. This guy takes
great pride in his stations and still enjoys AM
DX. We need to get some sample bulletins to him!
(TRH-UT3)
1610 KOP728 UT, Crescent Junction 9/13 1645 Station is
active and gets out well. Tape loop about the
national parks located along US 191 South.
(TRH-UT2)
1610 TIS UT, Fishlake National Forest 9/14 0658 Poor with
tape loop by woman mentioning hiking and the lake.
Two stations listed, so not sure which of the two I
had. (TRH-UT4)
1610 (TIS) UT, Panguitch 9/14 2100 Station appears not to be
on. Not noted within a few miles of Panguitch, also
not noted that night from Hatch. (TRH-UT5,UT6)
1610 KOJ761? UT, Zion National Park 9/15 1100 Tentative. Noted
station for a few miles on either side of Mt. Carmel
junction with female announcer giving general info
like keeping your dog on a leash. No ID noted.
(TRH-UT6)
1610 TIS UNID 9/14 0647 Man with tape loop mentioning hiking,
activities, "if you need assistance..." "welcome to
the ______ Southeast _____..." "one of America's
most ____ mountain passes." Also mentioned
Utah, Oregon, California. (TRH-UT4)
1620 WPIH303 CA, Burbank 9/14 0612 Burbank Fire Dept TIS
station fair, then faded up nicely with plenty
of IDs, fire and safety promos, and mentions of
disaster volunteer training. (TRH-UT4)
1620 TIS CA, Milpitas 9/14 0715 Fair-good with woman
reading information about recycling (phone
942-2497), volunteers needed for Sept 20th, etc.,
then man with a Milpitas traffic update.
(TRH-UT4)
1620 TIS CA, UNID One of the two LA-area CalTrans TIS
stations faded up nicely. Didn't stay in long
enough for me to tell if it was the Orange
County station or the one in Santa Monica.
(TRH-UT4)
1680 WQO767 TX, Dallas American Airlines TIS noted with
ID by woman and mentions of 1640, which was not
audible this evening. (TRH-UT4)
The following national parks and monuments do not yet have TIS stations:
Canyonlands NP, Natural Bridges NM, Grand Staircase NM (Boulder-Escalante,
UT), Four Corners NM. Nothing noted near Monument Valley, AZ/UT, but had to
stop several miles short of park due to imminent flooding!
UNIDs
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690 9/13 2244 College football (Ravens or Raiders, not sure).
(TRH-UT4)
1230 9/13 2225 New Mexico Lobos college football. (TRH-UT4)
1240 9/13 2329 Colorado State college football. (TRH-UT4)
1340 9/13 2140 Ad for Discount Liquor at the Centennial Shopping
Center in (Durango?). Faded soon afterward. (TRH-UT4)
1400 9/13 2233 Fair with ad for Turvey(?) Auto Repair, Canyon
Market. Jingle "(???) Country". Slogan "Playin' the
best new and old country." (TRH-UT4)
1420 9/12 2353 HS FB Longhorns vs. Cowboys. (TRH-UT1)
1490 9/12 0021 C&W music, promo for contest with $1490 grand
prize, "Extreme 14-90 AM, K??I". Mentioned Boulder County.
Is Boulder, CO back on the air w/new format/calls? (TRH-CO2)
Misc. slogans noted:
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580 KUBC-CO For music with a melody.
610 KZSS-NM Your personal achievement station.
740 KVFC-CO The Four Corners' fun station.
790 KNST-AZ Tucson's #1 news-talk station.
940 KBRE-UT Pure Gold 94.
The KIWA Pocket Loop did a great job this time around. I have not had any
luck with this antenna in areas like San Diego and Las Vegas where the dial
is filled with slop. But in less congested areas it seems to perform very
well.
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MISC ITEMS
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W.A. Merriman - merriman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sherwood Engineering Co
Had a question about this already and I just learned that they do have a
Webpage:
http://www.sherweng.com
This company makes the SE-3 Sync Detector including a up or down converter
to use the unit with receivers such as the R8A which do not have a 455 kHz
IF. They also offer other products/receiver upgrades for radio hobbyists.
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - Philip_Bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary September 12 1997 through September 18 1997
GEO - Geomagnetic activity pca - polar cap absorption
maf - major flare SA - Solar Activity
mas - major storm spe - satellite proton event
mis - minor storm ss - severe storm
Date FLUX A K SA GEO OTHER
9/12 109 13 3 low quiet-unsettled -
13 108 9 2e low quiet-unsettled -
14 z z z z z -
15 98 9 3 low quiet-unsettled -
16 95 6 1 low quiet-unsettled -
17 z 8 4 moderate quiet-active -
9/18 88 16 2 low quiet-mis -
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If you note any AM changes (call, format, slogan, etc), please send them to
the NRC Log coordinator (Wayne Heinen) @ nrclog@xxxxxxx
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END of 9/18/97 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash" - Philip_Bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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