One of the busiest DX Test seasons in recent memory
continues! We have
another test this holiday weekend, WOKY 920khz in Milwaukee, WI
will test on Sunday night!
Special thanks to Dave Schmidt, Kent Winrich, Rene Tetro,
Ron Barnes, and Ross Duclair for these tests! DX'ers
the world over 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
****As for 12/30/04 I have not received any reports of this station being
on the air. If
you receive this test, please e-mail me directly at:
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WOKY 920 Milwaukee, WI TEST
Date: Jan 2,
2005 (Late Sunday night into Monday Morning)
Time: 11:55PM CST until
12:15AM CST (20 Minute Test)
Modes of Operation: 11:55 until 12:10AM-Non-Directional 5KW
12:10AM Day Pattern (Directional East) at 5KW
12:15AM 1Kw Night Pattern
Programming: Satellite AM Standards (with
occasional Morse Code)
Test is being conducted by Mr. Kent Winrich, Engineer. He has
requested
receptions reports be sent to him at:
WOKY-AM
12000 West Howard Ave.
Greenfield, WI 53228
Mr. Winrich has specifically asked for recorded audio reports. He will be
creating
a special QSL card for confirmed receptions.
His e-mail address is:
If anyone needs server space to host their recordings of the test, I
can
put them up on my server. That will prevent Kent from having a very
full e-mail box after the test! E-mail me directly if you need space.
We have also provided Mr. Winrich with the popular "NRC Sweep Tones"
which have proven to be successful, but no word yet if the station
will
be able to include them during the test.
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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.
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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.
****Despite comments in some printed DX Publications about this
test schedule being less
than reliable, I consider it to be 100%. Tune and don't miss
this chance to add another
station from CT to the logs****
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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".
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