Re: [IRCA] USA 1670kHz (Questions)

[Bill Harms <wharms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Barry:

    I have never caught them at night.  I think they want to run their 
tests when there is no skywave interference. But having said that, there 
is always a possibility that they may do it some time.

Bill

BARRY DAVIES wrote:
> Hello Bill
>   Thank you for the clarification. I am only interested in regular broadcaster but some members may be interested in experimental stations. Do they broadcast overnight your time.
>   Barry
>
> Bill Harms <wharms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   Again for clarity, I am not sure how long they have been on the air and 
> whether or not they were the first to run IBOC
>
> Bill
>
> Bill Harms wrote:
>   
>> Barry:
>>
>> This is an experimental station operated by iBiquity, the company which 
>> is promoting IBOC. They have run irregular tests of IBOC on it for 
>> about 3 years and I believe was the first station to run IBOC in MW. 
>> They were originally licensed to operate on 650 kHz but as far as I know 
>> never used this frequency, at least not heard by me. The calls use a 
>> similar pattern to USA ham calls. But the X in the first position in the 
>> last three letters is give-away and signifies that this is an 
>> experimental station. The following URL is a clip that I recorded almost 
>> three years ago - http://bill.dxclipjoint.com/01670-20040503-1758-wd2xxm.mp3
>>
>> Bill Harms
>> Elkridge, Maryland
>>
>>     

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