[HCDX]: AM DX NewsFlash 11-27-97
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[HCDX]: AM DX NewsFlash 11-27-97
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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - November 27 1997
Vol 3 No 35
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CPC DX tests summary
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Lynn Hollerman - gmholler@xxxxxxxxxx
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you don't hear a test, be sure and drop a card, letter,
or e-mail to the station personnel, thanking them for going to the trouble
to run a test!
Monday, December 1, 1997 - KGEZ-600, Kalispell, MT 2:00-3:00 am EST.
E-Mail: mulligan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW: http://www.cyberport.net/kgez/
Saturday, December 13, 1997 - KTFI-1270, Twin Falls, ID will conduct a DX
test at 5,000 watts nondirectional between 2:00 & 3:00 AM EST. The test
will include light rock/MOR music, voice announcements, test tones, and
morse code IDs. Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Bob Jackson
Announcer
KTFI-AM
606 Blue Lakes Road North
Twin Falls, ID 83301
E-Mail:bobj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW: http://www.impactradio.com/am1270/
(Note: KTFI requests an SASE be included with QSL requests. Add 2 IRCs for
overseas DXers)
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens.)
Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via e-mail or the
newsgroup! And, if you send a reception report to a station, please remember
to include return postage with your report...
One final note...both IRCA and NRC are without CPC chairmen...without
someone to arrange the DX tests, there won't be many tests, only the few
that some members have been able to arrange! CPC chairman isn't a terribly
difficult or time consuming position; if you can volunteer, please, please,
PLEASE do!! (you can e-mail me for more info!)
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HOT STUFF
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1997 M STREET RADIO DIRECTORY
The IRCA Bookstore is proud to announce that the 'M Street Corporation' has
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NewsFlash members ordering through the IRCA Bookstore. The Directory
contains a complete listing of over 15,000 radio stations (AM/FM, US/Canada)
including the following information: facilities, ownership, formats, LMAs,
station personnel, phone numbers (and FAX), addresses, ratings, as well as
information on almost 400 radio markets in the US and Canada. Stations are
listed by location (complete info), frequency (frequency, call, location,
power and pattern) and call (call, frequency, location) and market
(frequency, call, location, rating, format). It also includes a former call
reference (old call, location and current call). Major network information
(addresses/phone numbers/etc) and several interesting radio articles are
included as well.
The price to US and Canadian NewsFlash members ordering through the IRCA
Bookstore is $44.95 post paid (UPS address required). The book is expected
to be out by the end of May (usual disclaimer on date 'cause we can't be
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Jim Renfrew, Rochester NY - JIMRENFREW@xxxxxxxxxx
Drake R8, Radio West Loop
Help needed with unidentified stations:
1090 kHz NOV 21 2229 UTC - Station ID's as "Oldies 103". Seemed like
the power was cut or pattern changed, but the next item may be
the same station.
1090 kHz NOV 21 2242-2244 UTC - Wisconsin news in progress, mentions
a man from Lakeport arrested, Gov. Thmpson, Wisconsin Lottery.
Signal lost in mid-sentence, either they dropped power, changed
antenna pattern, or just moved to FM without any warning. My
Sunrise/Sunset map suggests this one is WAQE Rice Lake. I can
not find Lakeport in any map of Wisconsin.
1090 kHz NOV 21 2256-2259 UTC - Consumer Alert given by Attorney General
Winston (did not hear last name), for more info call 800-482-
8982. I tied this number but it is always busy, so out of
state calls may be blocked. Station may have identified
itself as "Your Days Radio Network" and "This is the Northwest
Light". Does anyone know of a way to identify sources of 800
numbers? Oh yes, the station disappeared at 2259, leaving
WBAL all alone.
Readers may be interested to know that WCMQ has been reported in Finland,
New Zealand, Germany, Spain, California and Manitoba. (via reports to NRC's
IDXD and Hard-Core-DX.
One other item: PCH 1620 R. Scheveningen (Netherlands) is reported to be
leaving the air sometime soon. I heard their code IDs quite clearly on the
car radio the other night (NOV 20) at 8:26 PM EST. Get them while you can.
My QSL requests have gone unanswered, however.
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Mark Connelly - wa1ion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Here's a quick summary of listening I did from Plymouth, MA (Nelson Street
Beach) on 23 NOV. Full reports will be issued later. This DXing was done
during the period of the 1997 Newfoundland DXpedition. Chances are good that
Jean and Neil are hearing much more interesting material than I'm listing
here. I was on site for about an hour and 10 minutes: 2249-2359 UTC.
Morocco/Spain even mix on 1044, Spain-999, Algeria-981, Portugal-963,
Spain-954, Algeria-891, Canaries-Spain-882, Spain-864, Spain-855, Canaries /
Azores even mix on 837 (note Azores back to "correct" 837 from previous
836), growl / mess on 828 (Azores or Portugal in there I think), Spain /
Egypt even mix on 774, Senegal-765 dominant, "pig pile" on 747 finally
yielded Canaries-Spain, Morocco-819 (// 612), Morocco-612 local-like !,
Canaries-Spain-621, Spain-648, Spain-684 huge !, Western Sahara / Libya -
711 even mix w/ 50 Hz growl, Portugal-666, Azores-693 (// 837), Spain-603,
Portugal-594 (// 963) dominant, Spain-585, tentative Portugal-576 (apparent
// 594) in mix w/ Algeria / Spain, Algeria-549 excellent, Algeria-531
slightly over Spain & Madeira, Morocco-540 (tentative) in jumble,
Morocco-1053 and a JAMMING-LIKE buzzsaw signal (what's this ?), Spain-873,
Spain over probable Syria-918, Morocco-1044 at MONSTER level (2342 UTC) with
rustic African music, Canaries-1008 (non-SER), Spain-1134 over Croatia,
Canaries-Spain-1179, Spain-1116, Spain-1125, Madeira-1125 low power station
// 693, Spain-1215, Libya-1251, Spain-1287, Spain-1296, Spain-1305 in growl,
Spain-1314, Mauritania-1349, Spain-1359, Spain-1413, Algeria-1544. Low band
signals were better than high-banders and northern Europeans were
conspicuous by their absence. I noted a low growl against WSKO-790 (RI).
The "offending signal" seemed to be on 789.8 and could have been either
another domestic or Barbados.
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MISC ITEMS
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The National Radio Club now has the 18th edition of their NRC AM Radio Log
for the 1997-1998 DX Season edition.
This annual edition contains 310 pages, 8 1/2" x 11" size, 3-hole punched,
loose leaf format with over 5,400 A.M. Radio station listings from the
United States and Canada. Each station listing consists of its location,
frequency, call, format, network affiliation, station address, station
slogan, day and night transmitter powers. There are cross references by
city and by call letter.
The AM Radio Log is available to NRC/IRCA members for $16.95 post paid.
(Canadian members funds must be US funds)
The Nonmember and Overseas prices of the AM Radio Log are as follows:
U.S. & Canada US$22.95
Latin America US$23.50
Europe US$24.00
All Others US$28.00
All Overseas prices are shipped via AIR and payment must be in US funds.
Please mail all orders to:
National Radio Club
Publications Center
P.O. Box 164
Mannsville, NY 13661-0164
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Paul Staupe - staupep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm moving from the 'Black Hole' of Minnesota, to Norwalk, CT (next to Long
Island Sound), and would like to get your input on what kind of receiver
would be the best for AM BCB DXing. I've got a Sony IC-2010, and have
ordered the Kiwa filters for it as well as the Pocket Loop, but I have a
feeling that there are better choices. The Sony is fine for SWLing, but I'm
really looking for something that will shine on the BCB.
Any suggestions?
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Neil Oosten - neiloosten@xxxxxxxxxxx
I am from the Toronto-Hamilton area of Ontario and am taking a short trip to
NYC at the beginning of May next year. I would like to keep up to date with
news happening at home during that time.
Does anyone in or near New York City have any idea of what Southern Ontario
AM radio stations can be DXed at night from the Big Apple?
Here is a list of stations I am interested in (I have eliminated stations
with frequencies in use in or around New York City):
AM 530 CIAO Toronto
The Fan 590 CJCL Toronto
610 CKTB CKTB St. Catharines
Talk 640 CHOG Toronto
680 News CFTR Toronto
CBC Radio One CBL Toronto
900 CHML CHML Toronto
Oldies 1150 CKOC Hamilton
If you are around or in New York and can here any of the above stations,
please e-mail me and let me know.
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary November 21 1997 through November 25 1997
GEO - Geomagnetic activity pca - polar cap absorption
maf - major flare SA - Solar Activity
mas - major storm spe - satellite proton event
mis - minor storm ss - severe storm
Date FLUX A K SA GEO OTHER
11/21 96 0 4 low quiet-active -
22 z z z z z -
23 100 47 3 low quite-mas mas end
24 103 4 1 moderate quite -
11/25 102 1 0 low quiet -
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If you note any AM changes (call, format, slogan, etc), please send them to
the NRC Log coordinator (Wayne Heinen) @ nrclog@xxxxxxx
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END of 11/27/97 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash" - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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