Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] Fwd: Fw: [NRC-AM] FW: 1710 WF2XTR

[Chernos Saul <sauldx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The on-air looped message about it being a travelers info station does not jive with stated intent for Morgan City - testing of
Global
Maritime Distress and Safety Systems. Unless you're traveling on the Titanic.

Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON



Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:56:25 -0500
From: cxgy@xxxxxxxxx
To: mbugaj@xxxxxxxx
CC: mwdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [mwdx] Fwd: Fw: [NRC-AM] FW: 1710 WF2XTR




  


It's not just the channel 1710 kHz that WF2XTR is licensed for... it's
the band 1710-4000 kHz for GMDSS. There are occasional DGPS
experimental stations here ... such as the one at Pecan Island that
transmitted data bursts at 1715.84, 1720.84, 1725.84, etc. However
WF2XTR is licensed for voice as well as data, so who knows.



I agree with Mike. I need more than this to put Morgan City in the log.













·        
WF2XTR     SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
TECHNICAL COLLEGE,
YOUNG MEMORIAL CAMPUS    0175-EX-PL-2011
New experimental to
operate in 1710-4000 kHz, 2000-27500 kHz and 156-158 MHz for testing of
Global
Maritime Distress and Safety Systems.
Fixed:  Morgan City (La Salle), LA


According to grant 
https://apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html?id=122990&x=. , the licence
expires on February 9th.



Bill Hepburn







On 2014-01-30 7:14 PM, Mike B. wrote:
On
1/30/2014 6:38 PM, Russ Edmunds wrote:
  

  This should answer some 1710 questions of
late.
    

  
  

   >  1710
    

 > WF2XTR
    

 > LA      Morgan City - 1/30 1730 -
    

 > Occasionally fading in over R.Celestial and WQFG689;
    

 > repeating message, "You're listening to a test
    

 > broadcast on a travelers information radio station...
    

 > broadcasting 24 hours a day on a special AM frequency
    

 > licensed by the Federal Communications
    

 > Commission."  Listed in the FCC database as an
    

 > experimental station with 150 watts.  New log.
    

 > (BC-NH)
    

  
  

150 watts from Louisiana to CT? Yes I've heard the same message
but...I'd feel a bit better if somewhere in that message they put the
call letters.
  

  

Mike B
  

Enfield, CT
  

  






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