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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - February 17 1999
Vol 4 No 46
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairperson (IRCA) - Lynn Hollerman - gmhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CPC Chairman (NRC) - Bill Hale - phantom2@xxxxxxxx
2/??/99 ALL - Top of Hour - 1660 - WQSN - Kalamazoo MI (IRCA)
2/21/99 Sat - 0105-0130 - 1450 - WILM - Wilmington DE (NRC)
* 3/ 6/99 Sun - 0000-0600 - 1450 - CHUC - Cobourg ON (NRC)
3/ 8/99 Mon - 0100-0300 - 550 - KTSA - San Antonio TX (NRC)
3/ 8/99 Mon - 0200-0500 - 1270 - KIML - Gilette WY (NRC)
3/10/99 Wed - 0100-0600 - 1480 - KSDR - Watertown SD (NRC)
3/15/99 Mon - 0101-0145 - 1390 - WHMA - Wnniston AL (NRC)
3/15/99 Mon - 0200-0700 - 1250 - KNEU - Roosevelt UT (NRC)
(ELT = Eastern Listening Time, i.e. the local time in the Eastern time
zone). Please remember, what's listed as being on, say, Monday *may* be
what you think of as Sunday night! * = new since last time.
DETAILS:
All the month of February (and possibly later), WQSN-1660, Kalamazoo, MI
will insert Morse code IDs into their legal ID at the top of each hour.
DXers are invited to listen and send WSQN a reception report at:
Mr. William J. Wertz
Vice President
Fairfield Broadcasting Company
NewsTalk AM590 WKZO
AM1660 WQSN The Sports Station
AM1470 WKLZ
4200 West Main Street
Kalamazoo MI 49006
Also, tune to WKLZ-1470 and WKZO-590 at the top of the hour for Morse
code inserted in their regular IDs!
Mr. Wertz assures me he will attempt to answer all reports of reception
- please, remember to include a SASE with a first class stamp - now $.33
in the US !
(Arranged by Lynn Hollerman for the IRCA CPC.)
Sunday, February 21, 1999 - WILM-1450, Wilmington, DE will test with
tones, Morse code IDs, "recognizable music" and test announcements from
1:00-3:00 am ET. WILM will conduct the test using 1000 watts, non-
directional. Pre-paid phone calls will be accepted at (302)656-9800; fax
# is (302) 655-1450.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Allan Loudell
Program Manager
WILM Radio
1215 French St.
Wilmington, DE 19801-3213
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Saturday, March 6, 1999 - CHUC-1450, P.O. Box 520, Cobourg, ON K9A 2L3,
Canada will conduct a rescheduled DX test from 12:00-6:00 AM Eastern
Time. The test will include march music & Morse code ID's. Reception
reports may be sent to: Mr. John Ton - Engineer.
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the NRC CPC.)
E-mail:jton@xxxxxxxx
or: chuc@xxxxxxxx
KTSA-550 San Antonio, Texas will test on Monday morning, March 8, 1999
between 0100 and 0300 Eastern Time. Morse code IDs and tones will be
used. KTSA will operating with 5000 watts, non-directional during this
period.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Leroy Dietrich, Chief Engineer
KTSA
4050 Eisenhauer Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78218-3400
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Monday, March 8, 1999 - KIML-1270, Gilette, WY will conduct a DX test
from 2:00-5:00 am ET. The test will consist of tones for proof
measuements, code IDs with frequency and location, and possibly some
"high power" rock and C&W. KIML will be operating with 5000 and 1000
watts, both non-directional and directional. The night pattern has two
major lobes at 032 and 200 degrees, as well as a minor lobe at 295
degrees. Major nulls are at 195, 225, and 335 degrees. Reception reports
may be sent to:
Mr. Glenn Swiderski
Chief Engineer
KIML-AM
400 East 3rd Avenue
Gilette, WY 82716
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Monday, March 8, 1999 - KTSA-550, San Antonio, TX will conduct a DX test
using tones and Morse code IDs from 1:00-3:00 am ET. KTSA will be
operating with 5000 watts, non-directional during this period.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Leroy Dietrich
Chief Engineer
KTSA-AM
4050 Eisenhauer Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78218-3400
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Wednesday, March 10, 1999 - KSDR-1480, Watertown, SD will conduct a DX
test consisting of Morse code IDs at :59:50 after each hour from
1:00-6:00 am ET. KTSA will be operating with 250 watts(their pre-sunrise
authorization), non-directional during this period.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. John Wiik
Music Director
KSDR-AM
P.O. Box 1480
Watertown, SD 57201-1480
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Monday, March 15, 1999 - WHMA-1390, Anniston, AL will conduct a DX test
from 1:01-1:45 am ET. The test will consist of the phrase "This is a DX
test" along with Morse code IDs. WHMA will be operating with 1000 watts,
then 5000 watts, switching from non-directional to their directional
pattern. Their directional pattern is directed due south from Anniston
(east-central AL). Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Jay Freeland
Chief Engineer
WHMA-AM
P.O. Box 278
Anniston, AL 36202-0278
E-mail: the chfengr@xxxxxxx
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Monday, March 15, 1999 - KNEU-1250, Roosevelt, UT will conduct a DX test
from 2:00-7:00 am ET. The test will consist of country and western music
plus Morse code IDs. KNEU will be operating with 129 watts,
non-directional. Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Jim Leonard
Chief Engineer
KNEU-AM
Route 2, Box 2384
Roosevelt, UT 84066
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via e-mail or the
the newsgroup! And, if you send a reception report to a station, please
remember to include return postage with your report...
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CPC DX test Results
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**Lynn Hollerman - gmhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
KXTA-1150, Los Angeles, CA tested Monday, February 8, 1999 from
4:00-8:00 am ET:
Partick Martin of Seaside, OR reports he caught this test on a Drake R8
with a terminated 200' ENE "U" antenna.
KLOE-730, Goodland, KS tested Saturday, February 6, 1999 from 5:00-7:00
am ET:
This one may or may not have run; no response has been received from the
station. Charles Mikelson in Winnipeg, MB reports he tried for this
test, but it was masked by a station 210 mi from him.
CHUC-1450, Cobourg, ON tested Saturday, February 6, 1999 from 12:00-6:00
am ET:
John J. Rieger in South Milwaukee, WI reports to IRCA's SDXM that he
heard this one good with oldies and Ad/Con music, but no march music or
code IDs were heard. Neil Kazaross in Barrington, IL heard this from
0000-0020, but also reports that there was no indication that this was a
DX test. Charles Mikelson in Winnipeg, MB says CHUC's signal was too
garbled for him to make out clearly.
WQSN-1660, Kalamazoo, MI tested daily thru February, 1999 with CW IDs at
the top of each hour:
Charles Mikelson in Winnipeg, MB reports he heard this test with a "The
Sports Station AM sixteen sixty WQSN Kalamazoo" at 2 am CST on 2/6/99.
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**Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
KTGG 1540 TEST
Did anyone hear this? Were they on? I think I caught Morse Code at about
0110 EST 2/14. I hav it on cassete. I tryed to phone KTGG at 0135 EST,
but there was no answer.
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Craig Rathbone - Denver, CO. - DXer@xxxxxxx
Heard KEYZ test
I heard the test here in Denver. I listened during the first 30
minutes of the test and I only heard the call letters in code once at
0105 EST. The code came through very nice and loud. But that was all I
heard between 0105 to 0130. KTNN was very strong and there was also an
UNID Spanish station loud at times also.
**Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
The KEYZ 660 test was interesting as according to the DJ I spoke with at
the station, KEYZ was operating with their Night time directional
pattern all thetime, except during the code/tone periods. or the few
seconds they would go to their Day pattern, then go back to the Night
Pattern. The CE said that legally the had to pretty much stay on their
night pattern but could cut away briefly with the code & tone. Here o
the Northern Oregon coast all that I could ID was the code & tones too.
According to the pattern maps, KEYZ's night signal is almost like a
bullit to the North. Their Day Patern puts more signal in other
directions.
***Nigel Pimblett - Medicine Hat AB - ntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Heard the KEYZ test here in Alberta too, though only the code IDs.
Lots of CFFR and KTNN made it impossible to hear anything more.
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HOT STUFF
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THE "X" BAND
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Robert Wien - San Jose CA - rjwmail@xxxxxxxxx
Came home, turned on radio, there was KSMH-1620 testing (first time
logging for me), caught 45 min. on tape. Only this time, they were
testing way past their normal 5 PM cutoff time, nice ID on tape at 5:45
PM as "This is KSMH, Catholic Radio, AM 1620, Auburn-Sacramento, on the
air for equipment testing. Catholic Radio KSMH, AM 1620, is pleased to
begin the testing phase of its construction. While this process
proceeds, you will be able to hear a sample of what our normal
broadcasts will contain. Your comments are welcome and can be made by
writing to Catholic Radio, KSMH, in care of Immaculate Heart Radio, PO.
Box 180, Tahoma, CA. 96142. In additiion, we'd like to thank the many
generous individuals who have pledged their support of the ministry of
Catholic Radio, support without which we would be unable to be
broadcasting today. If you would like more information on KSMH's
Catholic Radio, contact Dave Leatherby, at 916-648-1145. That number
again is 916-648-1145. KSMH is named after the Sacrament Most Holy,
please join us in praying for our Mother's inner session, and that our
blessed Lord will grant this radio ministry to the Sacramento Valley,
above His Grace, in His Holy Name, amen..." . Think I have enough for a
verie, hi...
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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**ragnar danneskjold - Mesa AZ - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx
Heard on a GE Superadio III, Kenwood R-1000 and 60' longwire:
580 KFXD Nampa, ID 0705 2/11 with an ID out of a whole pile of
stations. I believe KFXD was playing country music. New Log.
580 KLBJ TX, Austin 2305 2/14 with ID after the news "your news
leader, KLBJ".
760 KTLK CO, Thornton 2/11 0958 Ad for Colobiz newspaper and into ABC
News. [new]
870 XETAR Mexico, Guachochi, Chih. 2/13 Woman reading "noticias" and
an ID at 0130. [new]
I am interested in who else is on in AM stereo. This was scanned about
2000 - 2100 ET 2/15. I am sure there are others but they weren't on when
I scanned the dial tonight.
AM Stereo in Mesa, Arizona as heard on a Realistic TM-152 with a 10'
wire antenna:
640 KFI CA, Los Angeles
660 KTNN TNN, Window Rock [AZ/NM]
700 KWLW UT, Salt Lake City
1010 KXEG AZ, Tolleson
1070 KNX CA, Los Angeles
1150 KCKY AZ, Coolidge [SS]
1170 KVOO OK, OKC
1180 KYET AZ, Williams
1400 KSUN AZ, Phoenix
1520 KOMA OK, OKC
1580 KMIK AZ, Tempe
1640 KDIA CA, Vallejo
1650 KKTR CA, Los Angeles
1690 KDDZ CO, Arvada [these guys have been playing musical call
letters]
Conspicuously missing a stereo signal here:
1620 KSMH CA, Sacramento they are just starting so I can't whine too
much.
1660 KXOL UT, Brigham City a nice format and mono only here in AZ.
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
660 KEYZ ND, WILLISTON. came in fair at times only during Morse Code
IDs. Called station and was told the only time KEYZ was using
their "Daytime pattern" was during the Morse Code IDs. Otherwise
it was only Nightime pattern. The best code ID was at 0305 EST
2/15. Other times it was weaker. New. Taped report sent. My 1500'
Eastern Beverage was the only antenna I could hear it on! KTNN
QRM, no sign of CFFR. (PM-OR)
1540t KTGG MI, SPRING HARBOR, possibly heard with continuous Morse
Code at 0110 EST 2/14, mixing with KXEL and others on channel.
The code sounds like "KTGG", but uncertain. Going to send a
tentative taped report. (PM-OR)
1630 KKWY WY, CHEYENNE fair on top of KDNZ w/C&W mx, ABC News, weather
forecast at 0800-0810 EST 2/15, IDs as "KWY-1630" and "KWY
Classic Country". The signal is better now, but still weaker than
other X Banders. (PM-OR)
Drake R8, 1500' Eastern Beverage
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**Craig Rathbone - Denver, CO - DXer@xxxxxxx
The past couple of nights I have noticed that KLDC 800 khz in
Brighton, CO. has been very strong. Completely covering the Ciudad
Juarez station here in Denver. I never have heard KLDC in my part of
Denver at night before so they must have upped the power or not been
turning it down at night. Last night this was at 0130 EST (2/14). They
were mainly playing Gospel Music.
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Zacharias Liangas - zliangas@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Strong influenza made me being for about one week in bed. It was so
strong that did not even allow me to DX but only to look into some
standard VHF services wih the MVT7100 and much TV ? . Instead of it I
could do some Dx only on this weekend when I was a little better ( and
still I m not 100 % well! )
1. Following the commentary for modifications on the 1026 antenna
shadowing unit, I have removed the input filter parts that considerably
increased the reception and null outs on MW. But not so much on the lW
band though there is some minor enhancement . ON the MW part you will
find some interesting logs with the use of the 1026
2. The web page is again under some updates. Now you can find the latest
news from pirates and very soon you will find soe valuable scanner info
. However for safety reasons the scanner report in a text file will be
sent ONLY by email
1235 VOA ???? 1845 3/2 in Czech with news or commentaries read by OM
and YL . Transmission under audio ech. An adress in Bratislava.
An English song on 1852. ON 19:00:30 for the next program in
slovenian was for R Free Europe with ID as Radio Svobodna Europa
Use of modified 1026 reduced thoroughly the local noise that
came from Fluorescent lamps. WRTH 99 however did not help for
easy identification of transmitter as list is acended in
country order instead of freq order Liangas 3.2 Thessaloniki
Greece
1658 SIGMA 2 after leaving the QSO circuit (?? How you call it ??)
with some old songs, giving his ID and tel number. After
calling him he gave me some data of value that can be seen in
the pirate page. He seems to be soemhow drunk so after this
call he gave me his thanks on air and later he used
1689 on 2000 with a multi QSO with the following stations: 813
Kostas from Imathia, Ikaros from same place, Z13 frm Elefsina
Athens , Kanali 2 Gianitsa , Sigma 2 who later left the
circuit for some trasmission as below, 4-1000 from Athens too
, Patrik from Karditsa ( not heard) and Dynamite from Tyrnavos
Most of the Qso discussion was only for transmitter test and
logs-on-air Liangas 3.2 Thessaloniki Greece
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**Charles A. Taylor - CALLTaylor@xxxxxxxx
UNID-1710
Can you make rough freq. measurement on it? See if it is near dead
center. A pirate is apt to show a frequency error and to be drifting.
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**Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx]
The freq. is close to 1710.04 khz.
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**Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Is anybody else out West (or elsewhere) hearing a het on 1370? I've been
noticing this one for about the last 3 or 4 days. If so, should we round
up the usual suspects (couldn't help myself; I love the movie that line
is from)? Seriously, if so, any suspects?
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**Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Realistic TRF
I seem to be able to get deeper nulls with my TRF than any of my other
radios. Can any experts out there tell me why that might be?
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**Charles A. Taylor - CALLTaylor@xxxxxxxx
Without ripping into a TRF and a Superadio, or whatever, or whatsuch;
it's impossible to answer your question directly. I'd suppose that Tandy
took more than average care in designing the 12-655, and most especially
in placement of the antenna loopstick with respect to other components,
especially the speaker or the sliderule dial body (two massive metal
assemblies).
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**Nick Hall-Patch - Nick_Hall-Patch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
the Space Magnet loop antenna
FYI, RAMSEY ELECTRONICS, also of upstate NY, sells the Wave Magnet (I
believe that's the name) for about $129 without case. Like the SM. it is
electrostatically shielded, and appears to be similar to the SM.
If anyone is interested, I'll look up the web URL.
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
QSLs
1650 KCNZ Cedar Rapids IA. Form VL sent by e-mail as MS-Word doc for
e-mail report. Received in 2 days. V/s Greg Alan, Prog Dir KCNZ
AM1650/1250.
A question: is 1650 KCNZ or KDNZ... the latter call-sign appears nowhere
on the QSL letter though I presume KDNZ is correct to avoid duality of
calls.
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Gert Nilsson - gert.nilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In my QSL letter dated January 25 Jim Coloff Owner verifies reception of
KCNZ AM 1650
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
1680 WJNZ Ada MI, form VL received in 120 days for s-mail report with
US 60c m/s. V/s was Jeff Shelp, Dir of Eng. His e-mail address is
jshelp@xxxxxxxx and their web-page is www.jamz1680.com
The antenna system for WJNZ is shared with daytime sister-station 1140
WXBV. WXBV uses a three-tower in-line directional array system. WJNZ is
diplexed into the centre tower of the 1140kHz tower.
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**Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx]
QSLs
1680 WJNZ MICHIGAN, ADA full detailed verie form in 118d for taped
report. V/S: Jeff Shelp-Dir. of Eng. Station address: 2610
Horizon-Ste.F - Grand Rapids MI 49546. (PM-OR)
1700 TIS CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (LAX), ppc in 20 days after f/up to:
State of California- Dept. of Transporttion-Box 942874 -
Sacramento CA 94274-0001. V/S: Javier Del Rio. (PM-OR)
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Robert Ross - radiorob@xxxxxxxxx
QSL
1680 WJNZ Ada/Grand Rapids, MICH. Full Data Station Form letter from
Jeff Shelp, Dir. of Eng. in 3 weeks for MS.
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**Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
GE Superadio III and Radio Shack "Superadio"
I ran into a web site a while back that has alot of info on the GE
Superadios. Someone on there said that he contacted GE when his new III
turned out to have very poor sensitivity on AM, and he was told the
reverse the speaker leads, which he says transformed it into a better
radio than his II. Any comments or has anyone has any experience with
that "mod"?
Also, does anybody have the Radio Shack "Superadio"? Any comments on it
versus the GE II or III?
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Paul Swearingen - PlsBCBDXER@xxxxxxx
Most of the comments that I've heard indicate that the RS rx is a "nice"
radio but that the Superadio II still runs rings around it, at least as
far as the AM band is concerned.
I don't think that Radio Shack "got it", even after the TRF (12-655), as
far as serving DX'ers and those who still try to listen to ball games
from their home town across the continent. Oddly enough, the Sharp
Corporation "got it" but lost it - their FV-610 was a very nice little
portable, sensitive and selective on the AM and FM bands (fair on SW and
LW). But they never produced another decent DX rig after that.
kAnd there have been others who have produced successful one-offs and
then gave up trying to produce rx's for the "high-end" user, meaning
DX'ers and others who really needed sensitivity and selectivity, over
wide-band sound, etc. Maybe only GE and SONY "got it" and continue to
produce superior DX rigs, such as the ICF-2010? What happened to
Panasonic, who used to produce nice portable DX rigs (RF-2200, RF-2900)?
Is Sangean "getting it" or about to "get it", with their $159.99 rig
produced for CCrane? Finally, just how difficult and/or expensive is
it, really, to mass-produce a tuner/amp such as the assembly found in
the 12-655 and include it in various permutations of receivers found 20
years after the original TRF?
***ragnar danneskjold - Mesa AZ - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx
I have heard the same thing about older units pre 1994. I can say that I
have played with a GE SRII and use a GE SRIII and as far as I am
concerned the GE SRIII after 1994 is WAY better than the SR II. There
are many who will disagree with my assessment, but I will stand by it
all the way.
Undoubtedly you are talking about the 12-603 model. I own its cousin the
12-604a. Looks about the same as the 12-603 and also receives TV channel
2-69. The guts are very similar to the 12-603 so I figure that what
comments I will make about the 12-604A will be the same as the 12-603.
The RS Optimus version of the Superadio [has the same circuit board
inside] is NOT as good as the GE SRIII or SRII. The ferrite rod is 2"
shorter, FM aerial is 2" shorter. The speaker is 1" smaller. The set
although good and better than most is not a GE Superadio. It is not even
the equal of my Zenith Royal 94. The AM is equal but the Zenith has far
better FM and is my portable of choice for FM DX.
The 12-604A dial calibration is one place that is a trillion times
better than the GE SRIII and on the Optimus rig the calibration is dead
nuts spot on in the AM and FM sections.
The 12-603 and its cousin 12-604A are both good radios. The 12-603 is
slightly less expensive than the SRIII but I would spend the extra $10
and get the SRIII. It is well worth the extra small amount.
Thats about the size of it with the SRIII as well. It is better than
most but just isn't as good. Like I said in another message the FM is
not as good as my old Zenith Royal 94 and it was made in the mid to late
50s.
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
DXP-1 Phasing Unit (HTML version)
The DXP-1 DXpedition Phasing Unit article is available in HTML format
with linked .GIF graphics files at "
http://pweb.netcom.com/~wa1ion/dxp1.htm ".
With some modems, the downloading of the 7 graphics files may take more
than a minute. Patience may be required.
I will keep this available until sometime in March.
The "DXP1.ZIP" archive may still be downloaded from Werner
Funkenhauser's site. Go to the item under the Speciality Antennas
header on " http://home.inforamp.net/~funk/page6.html ".
Comments are welcomed here at " WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ".
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary February 10 1999 through February 16 1999
2/10 z z z z z -
11 164 17 4 low quiet -
12 188 22 2 low unsettles-mis -
13 198 7 0 low quiet-unsettled -
14 205 7 3 moderate quiet-unsettled -
15 190 12 1 moderate quiet-unsettled -
2/16 192 3 1 moderate quiet -
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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 2/17/99 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash"
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