Re: [IRCA] USA 1670kHz (Questions)

["kc8iqz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <kc8iqz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A newbie here.  I live approximately 40 air miles from Frederick, MD.  I
have been listening on 1670 on and off for the past few days but have heard
nothing.

Gary Donnelly
KC8IQZ
Hedgesville, WV
SW7600GR w/whip
Latitude is 39.5760 N (39° 34' 34" N)
Longitude is 78.0984 W (78° 5' 54" W)
Grid square: FM09wn


> [Original Message]
> From: Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
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> Date: 4/3/2007 2:07:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] USA 1670kHz (Questions)
>
> I'm confused.
>
> Am I to understand that WD2XXM is back on the air currently? I listened 
> several times
> during the day yesterday but heard not a peep. Of course, my DXing
equipment 
> is
> all in boxes after the move. Reduced to using the car radio, and a DX-398 
> with
> RS loop until I can unpack.
>
> I'd love to log this one. Can someone on the East Coast verify that it's
on 
> the
> air today? Or even better post a clip?
>
>
>
> Les Rayburn, director
> High Noon Film
> 100 Centerview Drive Suite 111
> Birmingham, AL 35216
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Harms" <wharms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
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> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] USA 1670kHz (Questions)
>
>
> > Barry:
> >
> > This is an experimental station operated by iBiquity, the company which
> > is promoting IBOC.  They have run irregular tests of IBOC on it for
> > about 3 years and I believe was the first station to run IBOC in MW.
> > They were originally licensed to operate on 650 kHz but as far as I know
> > never used this frequency, at least not heard by me. The calls use a
> > similar pattern to USA ham calls. But the X in the first position in the
> > last three letters is give-away and signifies that this is an
> > experimental station. The following URL is a clip that I recorded almost
> > three years ago - 
> > http://bill.dxclipjoint.com/01670-20040503-1758-wd2xxm.mp3
> >
> > Bill Harms
> > Elkridge, Maryland
> >
> > BARRY DAVIES wrote:
> >> Hello Bill
> >>   At 1kW WD2XXM would likely make it to the UK. What is the purpose of 
> >> the station and why the funny calls?
> >>   Barry
> >>
> >> Steve Whitt <mwneditor@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>   ** U S A. After a long time absence, assumed WD2XXM 1670 Frederick,
> >> Maryland is back on the air. They are running a hybrid IBOC signal and
> >> the analog is running non-stop music clips about 10 to 15seconds long.
> >> No announcements heard yet. 4/1 1400 [EDT = 1800 UT]. They are
> >> supposed to be 1 Kw according to my information, so they probably can
> >> be widely heard on the East Coast (Bill Harms, Elkridge, Maryland,
> >> dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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