IRCA DX tests

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   From: ircacpc@xxxxxxx (Ircacpc)
   Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
   Date: 15 Sep 1995 18:39:51 -0400

    It's DX season again! Here's notice of some upcoming DX tests from
    IRCA...

   Monday, October 2, 1995 - KLZ-560, Denver, CO will conduct a DX test
   between 2:00 & 2:30 am EDT. The test will include morse code IDs, voice
   IDs, and contemporary music. Reception reports may be sent to:

   Mr. K. C. O'Brien
   Chief Operator
   KLZ-AM
   2150 West 29th Avenue
   Denver, CO 80222

   (Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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   Thursday, October 5, 1995 - WOBL-1320, Oberlin, OH will conduct a
   DX test between 12:00 & 12:30 am EDT. The test will include morse code
   IDs and test tones. Reception reports may be sent to:

   Mr. Tracey Liston
   Chief Engineer
   WOBL-AM
   P.O. Box 277
   Oberlin, OH 44074

   (Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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   Saturday, October 7, 1995 - WZEP-1460, Defuniak Springs, FL will conduct
   a DX test between 5:30 & 6:00 am EDT. The test will include voice IDs,
   morse code IDs, and test tones. Reception reports may be sent to:

   Mr. Art Dees
   General Manager
   WZEP-AM
   P.O. Box 627
   Defuniak Springs, FL 32433

   (Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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   Saturday, October 14, 1995 - KID-590, Idaho Falls, ID will conduct a DX
   test between 2:00 & 3:0 am EDT. The test will include morse code IDs,
   voice IDs and big band music. Reception reports may be sent to:

   Mr. Ben Reed
   Operations Manager
   KID-AM
   1655 S. Woodruff
   Idaho Falls, ID 83404

   (Arranged by Don Davis & J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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   Monday, October 23, 1995 - WDJL-1000, Huntsville, AL will conduct a DX
   test between 2:00 & 2:30 am EDT. The test will include morse code IDs,
   test tones, and instrumental music. Power will be 10 kW. Note:
   WMVP-1000 in Chicago will be on their regular Monday morning silent
   period at this time. Reception reports may be sent to:

   Mr. J.D. Stephens
   Station Operator
   WDJL-AM
   6420 Stringfield Road
   Huntsville, AL 35806

   (Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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   Monday, October 23, 1995 - WAMR-1320, Venice, FL will conduct a DX
   test between 3:00 & 4:00 am EDT. The test will include morse code IDs,
   test tones, and miscellaneous music. The first 30 minutes of the
   test will be run using a 5,000 Watt directional day pattern. From
   3:30-3:45 a 1,000 Watt nondirectional pattern will be used, and
   from 3:45-4:00 am WAMR will run the test at 5,000 Watts nondirectional.
   Reception reports may be sent to:

   Mr. Lee Freshwater
   Director of Engineering
   c/o Asterisk Communications
   3357 SW 7th Street
   Ocala, FL 34471

   (Arranged by Lee Freshwater and J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)

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   Monday, October 30, 1995 - KFAY-1030, Faytetteville, AR will conduct a
   DX test between 3:00 & 4:00 am EST. The test will include morse code
   IDs. Reception reports may be sent to:

   Mr. Andrew Stephens (KB5ZSV)
   Chief Engineer
   KFAY-AM
   P.O. Box 878
   Fayetteville, AR 72702

   (Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)

   Information on more tests such as these can be found in DX Monitor, the
   official publication of the International Radio Club of America (IRCA).
   IRCA is a club devoted to the hobby of hearing distant stations on the
   standard AM broadcast band. DX Monitor is published 34 times a year and
   contains members' loggings, articles on radio stations, receiver
   reviews, technical articles, DX tips, and other material of interest to
   the Broadcast Band DXer. For more information, and a sample copy of DX
   Monitor, send a US first class stamp to: The International Radio Club of
   America (IRCA), P.O. Box 1831, Perris, CA 92572-1831, USA.

   Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via e-mail or
   over the echo! And,if you send a reception report to a station, please
   remember to include return postage with your report...

   Lynn.

   (Ircacpc@xxxxxxx)
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