The test will likely be on day pattern at 10kw.
On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 1:15 AM Les Rayburn <les@highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > The Courtesy Program Committee of the National Radio Club and > International Radio Club of America are pleased to announce another DX > Test. This time from *KSEN 1150 kHz in Shelby, Montana*, near the > Canadian border. KSEN plays an oldies format with the slogan, “*Good as > Gold.*” They’re a fixture in the Shelby area but can be difficult to log > outside of Big Sky country. > > This test for distant listeners is being done with the generous support of > the owners of KSEN, station management, and Chief Engineer Todd Clark. We > can also thank the efforts of CPC member Paul Walker who used his > connections in broadcasting to arrange yet another test. > > *The test will be on late night Saturday-Early Sunday morning on November > 8, 2020 starting at 12:01AM Mountain Time for one hour. This is 0600-0700 > UTC so it may be tough to log in Europe. * > > Test will be at the daytime power of 10,000 watts, but we are not yet > certain about which antenna pattern may be available for the test. > Todd is attempting to arrange a change to the ND pattern, but may be > limited to the night pattern which favors the North and South, with nulls > towards E-W. > > [image: KSEN AM Coverage Map][image: KSEN AM 1150 Radio – Good as Gold – > Shelby Classic Hits Radio] > > > Test will consist of voice announcements, Morse Code ID’s, sweep tones, > off-hook telephone sounders, etc. The station has a small staff, so they > have asked the CPC Committee to handle reception reports and verifications. > Verifications will be by e-mail only. A specially designed QSL card in > Adobe PDF format will be sent to successful reports. > > The CPC prefers audio recordings in .MP3 or .WAV format. These should be > e-mailed to: *les@highnoonfilm.com <les@highnoonfilm.com>* > > Put this on your calendar, and don’t miss the chance to log a great > station in Northern Montana. Thanks again to CE Todd Clark and Paul Walker > for this great DX Test. > > > > > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > 121 Mayfair Park > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/121+Mayfair+Park+Maylene,+AL+35114?entry=gmail&source=g> > Maylene, AL 35114 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/121+Mayfair+Park+Maylene,+AL+35114?entry=gmail&source=g> > EM63nf > > NRC & IRCA Courtesy Program Committee Chairman > Member WTFDA, MWC > > Perseus SDR, Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy + Discovery, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony > XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS > Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 > Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton > Labs Active Whip. > > “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…” > > _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
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