 ive heard 1 watt at 600 miles on 1170 .. and 28 watts on 1280 at 600 miles with a 1290 1 mile down the road from me.. anything is possible.
On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 5:31 PM Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@aol.com> wrote: > Daniel and Paul - Thanks for setting this up and getting the word out. > > I will be running about 6 hours of 780 audio into Total Recorder and will > also set RF captures in the 0259-0329 EST / 0759-0829 UTC range. > > WBBM and R. Coro would be the expected interference here. > > Mark Connelly, WA1ION | South Yarmouth, MA | FN41vq > ------------------------------ > On Saturday, February 15, 2020 Les Rayburn <IRCA@groups.io> wrote: > With special thanks to Chief Engineer Daniel Appellof, and > Broadcaster/DX’er Paul Walker, we have arranged for a DX Test tonight for > KKOH 780 Khz in Reno, Nevada. At approximately midnight Pacific time, KKOH > will switch to 50 KW Non-directional. They plan to run 15-20 minutes of DX > Test material that we have provided. > > This material includes sweep tones, Morse Code IDs at 700 hz (10 words per > minute), telephone off-hook sounds, and vintage voice sounders for the > station. The sweep tones and telephone sounders are especially good at > cutting through noise, and should give many DX’ers a chance to log the > station. > > After the test period, KKOH 780 will power down the transmitter for > additional maintenance. This will provide a “silent period” for West Coast > DX’ers to log new stations on 780 Khz. > > When the maintenance concludes, the station will power back up. They may > or may not repeat the DX Test material at that time. The maintenance is > expected to take about six hours, possibly less. > > This is a rare chance to log Nevada, and for those in the Western US to > log new stations on 780 KHz as well. > > Please spread the word via e-mail lists, chat rooms, etc. DX Tests are > rare these days. I hope that everyone will join me in expressing our > gratitude to Daniel and Paul. > > > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > 121 Mayfair Park > Maylene, AL 35114 > EM63nf > > Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. > > Perseus SDR, Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy + Discovery, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, > Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, > Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies > KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook > Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. > > “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…” > > On Feb 15, 2020, at 1:32 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < > walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good news... Daniel Appellof, KKOH's engineer has graciously agreed to run > 15 to 20 minutes of DX Test material using KKOH's 50KW non directional > daytime facility at 12midnight.. this is to hopefully give eas coast DX'ers > a chance to log this. The 6am test will still run, but it would be > very late for East coast DXers. > > > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#6520) <https://groups.io/g/IRCA/message/6520> | Reply > To Group > <IRCA@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5Birca%5D%20KKOH%20780%20Reno%20DX%20TEST%20%26%20Off-Air%20Period%20%28TONIGHT%29> > | Reply To Sender > <les@highnoonfilm.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5Birca%5D%20KKOH%20780%20Reno%20DX%20TEST%20%26%20Off-Air%20Period%20%28TONIGHT%29> > | Mute This Topic <https://groups.io/mt/71310051/515133> | New Topic > <https://groups.io/g/IRCA/post> > > ------------------------------ > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > ------------------------------ > Your Subscription <https://groups.io/g/IRCA/editsub/515133> | Contact > Group Owner <IRCA+owner@groups.io> | Unsubscribe > <https://groups.io/g/IRCA/leave/3828711/376218832/xyzzy> > [MarkWA1ION@aol.com] > > _._,_._,_ > > _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
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