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Lots of DX Test related news to report. Please read
each item carefully, as there are
individual circumstances with each test. If you
have questions, feel free to e-mail me
directly. les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
These DX Test announcements are also being sent to
the station operators, chief
engineers, etc. who are responsible. If there are
any mistakes, please inform
me immediately.
Our sincere thanks to Mr. Rene Tetro, Mr. Larry
Gamble, Mr. Ross du Clair,
and Mr. Ron Barnes for arranging these tests.
DX'ers everywhere are
very grateful!
73 and Good DX,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
IRCA CPC Chairman
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WNTP 990khz Philadelphia, PA TEST
Date: December 10, 2004 (Late Friday night into Saturday morning) Time: 00:01 - 01:30 EST Modes of Operation: 00:01 - 00:30 50KW Daytime Directional Pattern 00:31 - 01:00 5KW Non-Directional 01:00 - 01:30 Off Air to allow DXers in our region of the country to DX other stations on 990 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)
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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KTNS 1060khz Oakhurst,
CA TEST
Date: December 21, 2004 (Late Tuesday Night into Wednesday morning) Time: 23:00PM PST-01:00AM PST (2 Hour Test) Modes of Operation: 5KW Daytime
Non-Directional
Programming: Morse IDs, Voice IDs, Sweep Tones, Old Television Theme songs. Morse Code ID's are at both 10WPM and 5WPM, 1000hz.
Test is being conducted by Mr. Larry
Gamble, station owner/operator who will be retiring soon. He has
done
several DX Tests over the years. Mr.
Gamble would prefer to verify reception reports via
e-mail only. Written reports or short
MP3 clips are sufficient for verification.
Send e-mail reports to:
Larry W. Gamble <mtkaat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tests Notes: Oakhurst is located in Central California
near the Yosemite National Park. Past DX
tests have resulted in reports from most of the Western
US. Note too the use of television theme
songs as program material. Hopefully these will be easier
to pull out of the noise. An example
might be the theme from the Addams Family, etc.
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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".
Reception
reports should again be submitted via e-mail directly to
Mr. du Clair
at:
Duclair, Ross
<rossduclair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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. So far, I
have been unable to confirm
this test directly with Mr. Barnes. If I am able to do so, I will
send out a follow up e-mail message. Print
or distribute this information at your own risk. I believe this to be
a legitimate test announcement.
Special thanks
to Scott Fybush for his help in getting this announcement out and
verified.
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