Thanks Paul and others involved in setting this up. That the first test (KBOZ) isn't happening, at least right away, is no big deal. Everyone has to understand that, with the health and economic crises out there, nothing can be expected to go without hitches and glitches.

We can look forward to the KJJR test.

I suspect that WCBS will be a show-stopper on this end but who knows? Morse code or sweep tones coupled with a lucky fade might do magic. If T-storms are reasonably far off, I'll be recording 880 audio 0600-0700 UTC Saturday morning. Lower sideband probably does best to dodge 882 BBC R. Wales.

1090 would have been similarly challenging with WBAL dominating, LSB marred by 1089 TalkSport, and USB mucked over by IBOC from 1080 WTIC.

Mark Connelly, WA1ION | South Yarmouth, MA | FN41vq
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Paul B. Walker, Jr. <abdx@abdx.org> wrote:

I posted on Facebook that the KBOZ DX Test had been cancelled and engineer Todd Clark in Kalispell, MT offered up one of his stations for a test.

KJJR 880 Whitefish, MT(Kalispell) will test for 1 hour at 10kw non directional Saturday May 2nd 12:01am to 1am mountain time. It will consist of morse code, sweep tones, along with various telephone sound effects
There will be no paper QSL's issued for this test. Only emailed confirmation. Send an email to walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com with "KJJR 880 DX Test" in the email (You MUST put that in that subject line so I don't accidentally delete it thinking its spam!).  The reply will likely be a simple email reply with details of the station and confirming the details of what/when you heard it.   You WILL get a reply from me in due course, please give me some time! 
This is done on short notice and being kept simple as to not burden anyone involved.  Thanks to Les Rayburn for creating the test material and Todd Clark for generously offering up the station.  I've already seen communication between him and the station, asking them to block out an hour from the logs, so he can tinker around with things at the tower site.
I know, I know.. we've had a few false starts on DX tests, but I can only do what I can do.
Any questions? Email me and I'll be glad to answer. Pass this word to other DX email groups, facebook groups, websites, etc
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I posted on Facebook that the KBOZ DX Test had been cancelled and engineer
Todd Clark in Kalispell, MT offered up one of his stations for a test.

KJJR 880 Whitefish, MT(Kalispell) will test for 1 hour at 10kw non
directional Saturday May 2nd 12:01am to 1am mountain time. It will consist
of morse code, sweep tones, along with various telephone sound effects

There will be no paper QSL's issued for this test. Only emailed
confirmation. Send an email to walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com with "KJJR 880
DX Test" in the email (You MUST put that in that subject line so I don't
accidentally delete it thinking its spam!). The reply will likely be a
simple email reply with details of the station and confirming the details
of what/when you heard it. You WILL get a reply from me in due course,
please give me some time!

This is done on short notice and being kept simple as to not burden
anyone involved. Thanks to Les Rayburn for creating the test material and
Todd Clark for generously offering up the station. I've already seen
communication between him and the station, asking them to block out an hour
from the logs, so he can tinker around with things at the tower site.

I know, I know.. we've had a few false starts on DX tests, but I can only
do what I can do.

Any questions? Email me and I'll be glad to answer. Pass this word to other
DX email groups, facebook groups, websites, etc

Paul
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I knew there was the possibility that the station would go off before the
end of the month. They have more then sufficiently satisfied the
requirements to be on the air and save the license

On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 11:32 AM Les Rayburn <les@highnoonfilm.com> wrote:

> This station has been off the air, pending some changes in licensing. On
> the advice of their attorney, they will remain off the air for the time
> being—so unfortunately the test is cancelled.
>
> Thanks to Paul Walker, who has unselfishly used his broadcasting industry
> contacts to arrange so many tests for all of us. John Johnson who helped
> Paul make the connection, and Jon Pearkins who relayed the news while I was
> busy to the club publishers. Real team effort!
>
> Please note that DX Tests are often arranged at the last minute during
> maintenance periods, outages, and other unplanned events. The only way to
> ensure that you receive notifications is to subscribe to the e-mail lists..
>
> Whenever possible, tests will be scheduled with sufficient notice to get
> them into printed publications. Look for some tests in the fall.
>
> ————————————————————————
>
> Från Tore Larsson kom nedanstående och vad kan vara lämpligare än skicka
> det till er alla:
>
> Hittade nedanstående på ARC:s facebooksida - kanske är det något att lägga
> ut på något lämpligt forum eller vad tycker du?
> Bästa hälsningar
> Tore
>
> *Album AM 846 kHz with special morse code identifications for dx-ers!*
> This exciting AM-station is on the air approximately between 00-18 utc.
> Here is more information about their use of morse code identifications from
> now on: "Hi Jim, I've implemented the morse ID jingle in my program! When I
> don't play music on Album AM, 4 different jingles play in random order
> every exactly 2 min. When I play music, the random jingles are set to
> approx. 10 min. depending on the lenght of a track (timeout), never during
> a track. I've set the morse volume level @ -0,6 dB so pretty strong.
> Because of the lenght of the jingle, I've chosen 15 WPM @ 1 Khz. Grtz, René
> (pe0rbe)." You can reach the station at www.albumam.nl
> <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albumam.nl%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1K6t6zUlyHqwWr7ljajv5HhABM5EOMu-dNb0NCWOAjBtrFS6GUOl6oL5E&h=AT3t8BOfooaOTQDhfKsgWgw_iERChenXLs1juy_N3pY7Vi9qnD5ZSxxguCkkhK8hW0f0S3bbvn_7SBLS0-v3hWu39TPJ5fsWQtjF0sRAYp_4zvPEljbP_bQWJX1esy_7LzTR&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5b0%5d=AT0oxD088sA1aKXjgI-M0cRjC6pSmF-nnlnaNmbKHsAILzvoB4NMUZl0AsmVEAmC7VG1ihBbbKqVELWaA3uxpKfmS97ks-OGFJ_yjzx7sCQilCbT2-AEeRiaBbOyTznfdsyyiK_nl3U7NxCoBHkwy59sdlMU7eHOPNRxGgknXkLyjo_ueRJibRH-cRo9> and
> radio at album dot nl. Enjoy the test!
>
> As noted by Nick Hall-Patch, this station is on the air with only 100
> watts…so not much hope of stateside loggings, but some on the East Coast
> may want to try.
>
>
> https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://www.albumam.nl/blog/page/2/&prev=search
>
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
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> EM63nf
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> 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.
>
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This station has been off the air, pending some changes in licensing. On the advice of their attorney, they will remain off the air for the time being—so unfortunately the test is cancelled.

Thanks to Paul Walker, who has unselfishly used his broadcasting industry contacts to arrange so many tests for all of us. John Johnson who helped Paul make the connection, and Jon Pearkins who relayed the news while I was busy to the club publishers. Real team effort!

Please note that DX Tests are often arranged at the last minute during maintenance periods, outages, and other unplanned events. The only way to ensure that you receive notifications is to subscribe to the e-mail lists.

Whenever possible, tests will be scheduled with sufficient notice to get them into printed publications. Look for some tests in the fall.

————————————————————————

Från Tore Larsson kom nedanstående och vad kan vara lämpligare än skicka det till er alla:

Hittade nedanstående på ARC:s facebooksida - kanske är det något att lägga ut på något lämpligt forum eller vad tycker du?
Bästa hälsningar
Tore

Album AM 846 kHz with special morse code identifications for dx-ers!
This exciting AM-station is on the air approximately between 00-18 utc. Here is more information about their use of morse code identifications from now on: "Hi Jim, I've implemented the morse ID jingle in my program! When I don't play music on Album AM, 4 different jingles play in random order every exactly 2 min. When I play music, the random jingles are set to approx. 10 min. depending on the lenght of a track (timeout), never during a track. I've set the morse volume level @ -0,6 dB so pretty strong. Because of the lenght of the jingle, I've chosen 15 WPM @ 1 Khz. Grtz, René (pe0rbe)." You can reach the station at www.albumam.nl <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albumam.nl%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1K6t6zUlyHqwWr7ljajv5HhABM5EOMu-dNb0NCWOAjBtrFS6GUOl6oL5E&h=AT3t8BOfooaOTQDhfKsgWgw_iERChenXLs1juy_N3pY7Vi9qnD5ZSxxguCkkhK8hW0f0S3bbvn_7SBLS0-v3hWu39TPJ5fsWQtjF0sRAYp_4zvPEljbP_bQWJX1esy_7LzTR&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5b0%5d=AT0oxD088sA1aKXjgI-M0cRjC6pSmF-nnlnaNmbKHsAILzvoB4NMUZl0AsmVEAmC7VG1ihBbbKqVELWaA3uxpKfmS97ks-OGFJ_yjzx7sCQilCbT2-AEeRiaBbOyTznfdsyyiK_nl3U7NxCoBHkwy59sdlMU7eHOPNRxGgknXkLyjo_ueRJibRH-cRo9> and radio at album dot nl. Enjoy the test!

As noted by Nick Hall-Patch, this station is on the air with only 100 watts…so not much hope of stateside loggings, but some on the East Coast may want to try.

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://www.albumam.nl/blog/page/2/&prev=search

73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
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Member WTFDA, MWC

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Paul and Les,Big thank you regardless of the situation for putting in the time and effort!Bob Galerstein. WB2VGDMorris Plains, NJ.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Les Rayburn <les@highnoonfilm.com> Date: 4/27/20 1:32 PM (GMT-05:00) To: DXM.EiC@gmail.com, nrcdxnews@gmail.com, ABDX List <abdx@abdx.org>, Hard-Core-DX <Hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, IRCA@groups.io, via NRC-AM <nrc-am@googlegroups.com> Subject: [nrc-am] KBOZ 1090 KHZ DX Test Cancelled This station has been off the air, pending some changes in licensing. On the advice of their attorney, they will remain off the air for the time being—so unfortunately the test is cancelled. Thanks to Paul Walker, who has unselfishly used his broadcasting industry contacts to arrange so many tests for all of us. John Johnson who helped Paul make the connection, and Jon Pearkins who relayed the news while I was busy to the club publishers. Real team effort! Please note that DX Tests are often arranged at the last minute during maintenance periods, outages, and other unplanned events. The only way to ensure that you receive notifications is to subscribe to the e-mail lists. Whenever possible, tests will be scheduled with sufficient notice to get them into printed publications. Look for some tests in the fall. ————————————————————————Från Tore Larsson kom nedanstående och vad kan vara lämpligare än skicka det till er alla:  Hittade nedanstående på ARC:s facebooksida - kanske är det något att lägga ut på något lämpligt forum eller vad tycker du?Bästa hälsningarTore Album AM 846 kHz with special morse code identifications for dx-ers!This exciting AM-station is on the air approximately between 00-18 utc. Here is more information about their use of morse code identifications from now on: "Hi Jim, I've implemented the morse ID jingle in my program! When I don't play music on Album AM, 4 different jingles play in random order every exactly 2 min. When I play music, the random jingles are set to approx. 10 min. depending on the lenght of a track (timeout), never during a track. I've set the morse volume level @ -0,6 dB so pretty strong. Because of the lenght of the jingle, I've chosen 15 WPM @ 1 Khz. Grtz, René (pe0rbe)." You can reach the station at www.albumam.nl and radio at album dot nl. Enjoy the test!As noted by Nick Hall-Patch, this station is on the air with only 100 watts…so not much hope of stateside loggings, but some on the East Coast may want to try. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://www.albumam.nl/blog/page/2/&prev=search
73,Les Rayburn, N1LF121 Mayfair ParkMaylene, AL 35114EM63nfNRC & IRCA Courtesy Program Committee ChairmanMember WTFDA, MWCPerseus 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…” 

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