Re: [IRCA] Youy MUST bookmark this site WAS: UNID'd/Sound-a-like help needed (Paul B. Walker, Jr.)

["HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS" <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>]

Paul;  You (and every other MW DX'er) needs this in your internet DX
favorites!

http://www.topazdesigns.com/ambc/  this site is courtesy of Ontario
DX'er Barry McLarnon.  

It is nice!  As a "test" I chose my local WFNI on 1070.  I went under
"Station Search" and chose 1070 for a frequency, then I went under
"Search for a tentative callsign" and made up a sound-alike call (WXMY)
which *does* phonetically sound like WFNI and selected the Fuzzy search
button and bingo-bango,  it hit WFNI.  This site is the bomb for sound
alike calls.  It also has format searches and much, much more.  It is #1
in my MW DX internet toolkit, followed by Google.

Dave in Indy



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Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 14:29:48 -0400
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IRCA] UNID'd/Sound-a-like help needed
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David,

And unfortunately, I may never know.

What's the URL for that "fuzzy search"?

Paul Walker
www.realradiousa.com



On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:57 PM, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS <
DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Paul - I plugged the mythical "WBTO" into Barry McLarnon's fuzzy
search
> page and looked at 1360-1440 and got two possiblities for you.
>
> 1) WEGO 1410 Concord, NC.  The possible fly in the ointment here is
that
> they are an MRN (Motor Racing Network) station but they only carry one
> tiny PRN program but not any PRN races, per PRN's list.
>
> 2) WDCO 1440 Cochran GA.  They ARE a sports station but do not hit
> either MRN or PRN list but that doesn't mean anything.
>
> Good luck and 73,
>
> Dave in Indy
>
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> Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 21:05:25 -0400
> From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [IRCA] UNID'd/Sound-a-like help needed
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> Ok, so I'm working with a Zenith Royal 705 radio and the dial is off a
> little bit.
>
> Now, I know this is going to be a STRETCH to ID and please no one make
> any
> stupid comments about how "If you want us to hlep, you need to give us
> more
> information. I'm giving as much information as I have in hopes someone
> recognizes my catch.
>
> I got a logging for a station somewhere between to the right (dial
wise)
> 1350 and to the left (dial wise) of 1450.
>
> I heard a local male announcer in a somewhat laidback tone/attitude
talk
> about upcoming sports broadcasts including what I believe to be a PRN
> NASCAR
> Race and a baseball game featuring the New York Mets and someone else.
> He
> then went into the weather forecast and made mention of how Wednesday
> through Friday are going to be warm, sunny days.
>
> The call letters SOUNDED ALOT like WBTO, but that's not it.
>
> Any bright ideas or suggestions anyone?
>
> Paul Walker
> www.realradiousa.com
>
>

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