Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] KHWG 750 Fallon NV Heard in Madison WI

[DXERak@xxxxxxx]

When I saw Mark's e-mail, it struck me that I had logged KNZZ 1100  Grand 
Junction CO as a DX test many years ago. Sure enough, I found it in  my 
logbook, 11/30/98 0206-0209 ELT-- "message explaining the NRC, Morse ID's,  
closing message." Morse message was KNZZ repeated 11 times in a high pitch  
followed by one time at a lower pitch. My notes also say that I followed 1100  
for the next hour only to find no more ID'able material.
 
I did a little research in e-DXN's PDF archives of past DXN's. I  found 
that leading up to the date of the test it was not on the CPC calendar--  so no 
doubt it was quickly arranged and news of it only got out via internet and  
word-of-mouth. The test must have been arranged by the NRC, as several 
reporters  noted the message about the NRC that I mention above.
 
Since there was no published pre-notification of the test, there is no  
written record of the test's parameters. My notes do say that the test was  
scheduled from 0200 to 0400 ELT, but I made no notes on power. I would suspect  
that they were running on 50kw ND and not their directional 10kw night  
facilities that directs their signal NNW/SSE. It is also possible that they  
were running at their CH power of 36kw which first was licensed around this  
time..
 
In DXN 66-11 (12/14/98) and 66-12 (12/21/98) the following East  of 
Mississippi DX'ers report hearing this test: Greg Myers VA and Gerry  Bishop FL 
(also Ray Arruda MA and Steve Kennedy PA report this as a  tentative). The 
following DX'ers West of Mississippi  report hearing it: Bob Karchevski CA, Pete 
Taylor WA, Rocky Robello UT,  Frank Aden ID and Patrick Griffith CO,   
 
Does anyone else remember hearing this test?
73     Bill Dvorak     Madison  WI
 
 

In a message dated 2/13/2012 7:06:13 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Has  anyone on our side of the Mississippi ever logged KNZZ 1100 Grand  
Junction?

Mark Durenberger

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