Re: [IRCA] A 4 second DX test?

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Back in the early 70's, KENO-1460 Las Vegas did something similar.  They ran their call letters in morse code between late night news items.  This was back in the days when top 40 stations sometimes punctuated their news with rapid beepbeepbeep's etc, so it probably wasn't much of a distraction for listeners. 

I'm not sure how they came up with the idea - I didn't see any advance mention in DX bulletins.  I just happened to noticed it while DXing.  I was only able to hear them after midnight, so I'm not sure how often they did this, but it was likely only the all night show.  Maybe they had a ham or AM DXer on the staff.

I heard KJNP earlier this year, both while DXing and while vacationing in Alaska, and they were't running code IDs, so the practice must be long gone.

Bruce

George Sherman wrote:

Many years ago (maybe in '80s), a DX friend of my called some stations in Alaska, asking if they would do a DX test. The response from KJNP-1170 was interesting. They said (back then) that they sent their call letters in code at the top of the hour, as requested (previously) by DXers. Think I read somewhere they don't do that anymore. But if any stations would do this, code is the next best thing to sweep tones, & 4 seconds shouldn't cause any tune-outs by their listeners.

 

But I probably would need sweep tones for a station as weak & QRMed as any Alaskan would be. On the WFIL-560 DX test, only sweep tones were heard & on the WNTP-990 test, sweep tones & unreadable code (at 12:04 EST). I got Radio Reloj on 950 a couple months ago, only the RR could be heard thru my local. Sure surprised me as the furthest heard on 950 with the local on. 73, George S., MN

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