Good Show on the WJDI QSL Tim!!! I have WJDI QSL's # 72 and # 84 for Broadcasts on Christmas Day 1990 on 1620 Khz. The Cards say they were using 5.1 KW at that time!! They also sent a Nice Photo of the Transmitter which looked quite Professional!!
Glad to see that George did not forget you!!
73….ROB VA3SW
Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA
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On 2014-01-20, at 2:58 PM, Tim Tromp wrote:
Nearly 25 years ago, while tuning around at the top of the AM dial, I logged New York radio pirate WJDI on 1620 kHz from West Michigan. For whatever reason, I never sent a reception report for that broadcast. Fast forward 25 years later and this 8-1/2" x 11" beautifully framed QSL arrives in the mail last week:
http://amdxer.com/QSL/WJDI%2011DE89%2002.jpg
And a note explaining this would be the last WJDI QSL ever issued: http://amdxer.com/QSL/WJDI%2011DE89%2003.jpg
About a year ago I crossed paths with the person behind WJDI and requested a QSL card, on a whim, after sending him some audio recordings I made of that broadcast in 1989. This is the card, received last week, for a broadcast that took place nearly 25 years ago!
For those that may not know, WJDI was a New York area pirate that was on the air during the late 80s / early 90s that brought about much attention for using high powered homebrew transmitters ranging from 2.5 to 15 kilowatts. WJDI operated on 1620 kHz, before the expanded band came into existence.
A big thanks go to "George Donahue" for this special QSL card!
73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan