Re: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)

[Bill Whitacre <bw@xxxxxxx>]

Oh, oh â now you did it â opened up the door to âmemory lane!â

Hereâs a cut from Radio Cook Islands from July 1980 recorded, as far as I can recall, on a Barlow-Wadley XCR-30 [which I still have] and a cheap little portable cassette recorder at the Orange Grove Lodge about half way around the island from the airport:

http://realmonitor.com/Cook_Islands_Jul1980.wav <http://realmonitor.com/Cook_Islands_Jul1980.wav>

Out of RA news with ID mentioning both 630 and 5045 kHz.

I almost forgot all about these tapes and the article I wrote for the 1981 WRTH about my visit.

Thanks for stirring up some happy memories Gary & Guy!

Now if I can only FIND my copy of the 1981 WRTH!

Bill Whitacre
Alexandria, VA

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> On Apr 13, 2018, at 12:37 AM, Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> âHi Gary,
> 
> Thanks for the RCI sign-on routine recording! I had to laugh when I heard
> the tail end of the audio, when the announcer's voice kicks in. Radio Cook
> Islands is still sounding over-modulated and bass-heavy, just like they
> were *25* years ago when I visited!â Audio from their tapes or carts were
> fine, but announcer's voices tended to sound really distorted.
> 
> Anyone interested in hearing a vintage Radio Cook Islands sign-on should
> check out my recording #1 from this article on the SWLing Post:
> https://swling.com/blog/2015/07/radio-cook-islands-guys-1993-visit-and-recordings/
> 
> 73,
> 
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
> 
> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Gary DeBock <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "America, Mailing" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:24:12 -0700 (PDT)
>> Subject: [IRCA] 630-Cook Islands Sign On Routine (1555 UTC)
>> 630-Radio Cook Islands in Rarotonga is one of the most exotic Pacific
>> island stations on the MW band, with a reputation of being a real
>> underperformer. Here in Aitutaki (about 200 km to the north) you can even
>> hear the Australian co-channels 4QN and 2PB in its null at night.
>> 
>> 
>> Here is the sign on routine for 630-RCI, recorded at 1555 UTC this morning
>> (April 12). In the 35 seconds before sign on you can hear the Oz
>> co-channels before the horns sound at 35 seconds, starting the day off for
>> RCI  https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ac25a13oykoc3jmk4e9i898pb8cea0k4
>> 
>> 
>> 73, Gary DeBock (in Aitutaki, Cook Islands)
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