Re: [IRCA] WIMA DX Test Reminder TONIGHT (heard in NE Oregon)

["Steve Ratzlaff" <steveratz@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks very much for the reminder, J.D.--I wouldn't have remembered it at 
all. I was set up and recording several minutes before the test was supposed 
to begin, and listened until several minutes after the test was supposed to 
end.
Mostly a SS station playing music was dominant at first, then a station with 
sports talk and later another talk station. But 3 times these faded down and 
the first time a trace of a long tone was heard; the second time the long 
tone then some very weak code, then just before the end, the long tone and 
traces of code but weaker.
Reviewing my tape, the middle segment I can get the long tone, then nothing, 
then "WIMA WIMA IN LIMA, OHIO TEST TEST". So I definitely heard the test!

IBOC hiss was never heard during the test. Prior to the test I had heard 
some fadeups of KSL's hiss on 1150, but using USB mode the hiss was much 
less than LSB mode, so I used USB during the test. Fortunately the hiss 
wasn't heard at all during the test.

It's not clear to me if sending an email report with a short MP3 audio clip 
will result in any type of verification (assuming it's satisfactorily 
verified). The info says email reports can be sent, but later on it says if 
a verification is desired, a snail mail request with return postage is 
needed. I'd be satisfied with just a simple email stating my report was 
verified as correct; that would be enough for me. (And I'm already satisfied 
that I heard the test, from my own recording, but having the station 
acknowledge it would be nice.)
Any help sorting this out is appreciated.

Steve
NE Oregon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.D. Stephens" <jdstephens_99@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Cumbre DX" <cumbredx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 
"HardCore DX" <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:18 PM
Subject: [IRCA] WIMA DX Test Reminder TONIGHT


>I haven't seen any mention about the WIMA-1150 DX test
> coming up in just a couple hours from now, so wanted
> to post this reminder in case anyone has forgot:
>
> WIMA 1150 kHz Lima, Ohio DX Test
> Date: Saturday morning (late Friday night), Jan. 5,
> 2008.
> Time: 2 - 2:30 a.m. Eastern Time, 0700 - 0730 UTC.
>
> 1,000 watts using non-directional antenna pattern.
> Programming will consist of special voice
> announcements by our own Fred Vobbe of NRC's DX Audio
> Service, music by the Ohio State Marching Band, Morse
> code and 1,000 Hz tones.
>
> 73  - J.D. Stephens
>      Broadcast Test Committee
> 

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