[IRCA] KCKM DX Test heard in Vermont

["Howe, Stephen S" <showe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

KCKM-1330 heard very weakly during it DX test from 1:04:30 to 1:17:45 EDT with much the same content and interference as reported by Mark Connelly in Massachusetts, using my Sony ICF-2010 and a Radio West loop.

Sweep tones heard at 1:04:30, 1:10:45, 1:14:40 to 1:15:30, and 1:16:45 EDT.  Thought I heard Morse code at 1:07:30, 1:15:40, and 1:17:45 EDT, but I still have to review my tape more closely to decipher the code.  Mark's report of Morse code at 1:07:40 makes me hopeful I really did catch it at that time.
 
WSPQ popped in with a quick ID and some oldies music immediately before the start of the test, and likely WWRV with SS and possibly WYRD with sports also in the mix.

Like others, I found the sweep tones penetrated best.  Another sound effect not mentioned by Les but which I have generally found to penetrate well are what I call "stair-step" tones, those which change pitch at discrete frequencies rather than sweeping through a range of frequencies.

Steve Howe
Saint Albans, VT


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Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:05:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx>
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Review of my 1330 wee-hours 22 MAR recording:

Dominant stations: WRCA-MA in Portuguese, WWRV-NY Spanish religion,
WSPQ-NY oldies.

KCKM-TX DX test sweep tones best 1:06 to 1:06:30 EDT.

Weak Morse sounded like 'RADIO' at 1:07:40 EDT.

Sweeps again 1:16 to 1:16:50 EDT and back once more, poking through at
a weaker level, around 1:25.

Thanks to Paul Walker and Bob Souza for making the test happen.

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA


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