[IRCA] Calling Radio Stations [was: Towers and government]

[midcapemarc@xxxxxxxxxxx (Marc DeLorenzo)]

One time around January 1972, I was doing an all-night DX session at my place near the beach in Hyannis, MA.  Former IRCAn/NRCer Frank Waldron was visiting from NJ.  Around 0200 we heard a tester on 1550 which was a wide open channel in those days after CBE's nightly signoff.  Turned out to be the (now defunct?) station from New Smyrna Beach, FL (WCCZ I believe).  So, I called the station.  The guy was amazed that we heard his signal over a thousand miles away.   I'll never forget the look on Waldron's face when I said into the phone, "What!  you're only running 84 watts?"    

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Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, MA
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 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Bob Foxworth" <rfoxwor1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  Around the same era that I managed to get a v/l + coverage
> map from WFEA Manchester NH a notorious non-verifier, also on 1370.
> I did it by telephoning the night jock a few times before their 0125
> s/off,  played their local quality audio back to him through a phone coupler,
> which really impressed him, finally asking for a v/l
> 
> Some DXers are too cheap to use the telephone. Their loss.
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