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Friday nights impromptu "Dual Station DX Test" with
WNTP 990khz
in Philadelphia and WXCT in Connecticut was widely
heard! Look
for a full report later this week. Rene Tetro and
Ron Barnes
certainly deserve our thanks. If you heard the
test, or just
tried for it, be sure to send them an e-mail
showing your
appreciation. Here we go:
Lots of DX Test related news to report. Please read
each item carefully, as there are
individual circumstances with each test. If you have questions, feel free to e-mail me directly. les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx These DX Test announcements are also being sent to
the station operators, chief
engineers, etc. who are responsible. If there are any mistakes, please inform me immediately. Our sincere thanks to Mr. Rene Tetro, Mr. Larry
Gamble, Mr. Ross du Clair,
and Mr. Ron Barnes for arranging these tests. DX'ers everywhere are very grateful! 73 and Good DX,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
IRCA CPC Chairman ==============================================================
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WB3XNN 1620khz Milford, PA TEST Date(s): About December 15th thru end of January
Time: Non-Critical Hours 09:15AM EST until 1445PM EST
Modes of Operation: 1KW Daytime Non-Directional
Programming: Un-Modulated Carrier with ID's at TOH. Test is being conducted by Digital Radio Engineering for field
intensity experiments concerning area ground conductivity. A full
DX Test will be conducted (hopefully at night) before the
competition of measurements in January.
Below is the full text received from Dave
Schmidt: WB3XNN - 1620 kilohertz should be on the air
about December 15th. This
station licensed to Milford, PA (near Port Jervis and less than a mile from NRC member BILL ALISAUKAS)) is being operated for field intensity measurements of the ground conductivity in the area. This will be operating during non critical hours (approx. 0915 til 1445)with an unmodulated carrier, ID's given on the hour. Power will be 1000 watts into a 50 foot top loaded single tower. (For those in to tower currents, that adds up to 8.8 amps at 14 ohms!) Tests should continue through the end of January. Reports can be sent to Dave Schmidt c/o:
Digital Radio Engineering, 2927 US Route
6, Slate Hill, NY 10973 =================================================
KTNS 1060khz Oakhurst, CA TEST Date: December 21, 2004 (Late Tuesday Night into Wednesday morning) Time: 23:00PM PST-01:00AM PST (2 Hour Test) Modes of Operation: 5KW Daytime Non-Directional Programming: Morse IDs, Voice IDs, Sweep Tones, Old Television Theme songs. Morse Code ID's are at both 10WPM and 5WPM, 1000hz. Test is being conducted by Mr. Larry Gamble, station owner/operator who
will be retiring soon. He has done
several DX Tests over the years. Mr. Gamble would prefer to verify reception reports via e-mail only. Written reports or short MP3 clips are sufficient for verification. Send e-mail reports to:
Larry W. Gamble <mtkaat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Tests Notes: Oakhurst is located in Central California near the Yosemite
National Park. Past DX
tests have resulted in reports from most of the Western US. Note too the use of television theme songs as program material. Hopefully these will be easier to pull out of the noise. An example might be the theme from the Addams Family, etc. =====================================================================
ANOTHER DUAL STATION TEST NIGHT-MARK YOUR
CALENDARS WFIL 560khz Philadelphia, PA
TEST
Date: January 9, 2005 (Late Friday night-Saturday morning) Time: 02:00-03:30 EST (NOTE TIME CHANGE) Modes of Operation: 02:01 - 02:30 7.1KW Daytime Directional Pattern 02:31 - 03:00 2.5KW Non-Directional 03:00 - 03:30 Off Air to allow DXers in our region of the country to DX other stations on 560 kHz. Programming: Morse IDs, Voice IDs, Tones, Marching Band Music - Stars and Stripes Forever, Washington Post March, Liberty Bell March (the old Monty Python Theme) Reception Reports should be sent to Rene Tetro by
email at rtetro@xxxxxxxxx or by snail mail
at:
Rene' Tetro, Chief Engineer WNTP-WFIL 117 Ridge Pike Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-1901 Mr. Tetro will be sending out newly designed QSL
Cards for each station with a special label/stamp on the reverse side noting
the special DX Test to those who respond. ===========================================================================
WXCT 990khz Southington, CT
TEST
Date: January 9, 2005 (Late Sunday night into Monday morning) Time: 00:00AM EST to 02:00AM EST (2 Hour Test) Modes of Operation: 00:00-00:30 Full day power 2.5kw and pattern. 00:30-01:00 1kw Non-Directional 01:00-01:30 80 Watts Directional Night Pattern 01:30-02:00 Off air to allow locals to DX 990khz. Programming: : Mixture of Morse Code ID's, unique test tones, voice announcements and "most notably, you will hear music never heard before and probably never again on the radio!" This special test is being conducted Mr. Ron
Barnes, the Chief Engineer. The test schedule makes it obvious
that Mr. Barnes is very interested in seeing how the station performs over the entire test. If you can, try to observe how the signal changes strength as the power is reduced and include that information in your reports. Any reception reports should be sent to...
WXCT AM 990
440 Old Turnpike Road Plantsville, CT 06479 ATTN: Ron Barnes CE Information about this test comes from a posting by
Mr. Barnes to the "Radio-Info DX Web Board" and
several e-mails exchanged with Mr. Barnes and noted DX'ers. Word is that the "full test" will go on as scheduled, with last Friday's brief test being a
bonus for alert DX'ers. ===================================================
KFBK 1530khz Sacramento, CA TEST
Date: January 23, 2005 (Late Sunday night into Monday morning) Time: 23:00PM PST-03:00 PST (4 Hours ID's ONLY Test) Modes of Operation: 50KW Night Time Directional Pattern Programming: :60 and :30 Morse Code and Phonetic Voice ID's Only during program breaks. This special test is being conducted by Ross du Clair, Ph.D.,- WA6VWY, who
is the Chief
Engineer for "News Talk 1530" and other Clear Channel stations. Due to programming commitments, test will be limited to commercial breaks only during regular programming. ID's will consist of both Morse Code at 10WPM, 1000hz and phonetic voice announcements...such as: "This is Kilo Foxtrot Bravo Kilo".
Reception reports should again be submitted via e-mail directly to
Mr. du Clair at: Duclair, Ross <rossduclair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ===================================
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