Re: [IRCA] Heard all MW stations in Maryland!

[The Kaskey Family <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>]

It was Adak all right.  I used to hear them a lot in 1977.  They gave extensive weather forecasts for the entire Alaskan area..........

don k.




Mike Hardester wrote:

> Patrick,
>
>          Not so funny story here. Somewhere prior to 1972, I recall a
> winter MM (Modesto, CA) when I heard an UNID station on 890. WLS wasn't in,
> or else it was off. Anyway, someone was giving a weather report for areas
> in Alaska. Back then, the only reference I had was a WRTH (I think).
> Regardless, I never figured out which station it might have been. Years
> later, while in the military and on Okinawa, I visited the Far East
> Network. The man who gave me the tour had a book about the history of AFRTS
> and its stations. That's when I came across the Adak station on 890 kHz and
> several other stations (presume they were relays or only for local
> reception). Anyway, no guarantee it was Adak, still......
>
> Mike
>
> At 02:18 AM 4/10/2005, you wrote:
> >When I lived in Seward AK in the 60s, I heard all 18 of the stations all
> >of the time, including the AFRTS stations. But it is funny, AFRTS 890
> >Adak was stronger down here! They are long gone as all of the AFRTS
> >AMers are from AK.
> >
> >73s,
> >
> >Patrick
> >
> >Patrick Martin
> >Seaside  OR
> >KAVT Reception Manager
>
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