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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - April 9 1998
Vol 4 No 21
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PLEASE, PLEASE include your location with your reports...
Deadline for next issue = Thursday, April 16 1998 @ 1930 UTC
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CPC DX tests summary
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Bill Hale - 6124 Roaring Springs Dr, N Richland Hills TX 76180-5552
phantom2@xxxxxxxx
Bill has volunteered to be the CPC chairman for the NRC. Right now
Bill is looking for target station lists and stamps or money to help
get the lists worked on.
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, April 20, 1998 - KSUB-590, Cedar City, UT 2:00-7:00 am EDT.
(NRC)
KSUB-590 Cedar City, Utah will conduct CPC testing on the morning of
Monday, April 20 between 0200 and 0700 ELT ( a minimum of two
announcements per hour, times unknown, so listen closely). This may be
a great opportunity to hear your "Utah Number 2".
They will be using their nighttime facilities of 1000 watts and
directional (butterfly) pattern.
Reports should be sent to Mr. Don Blanchard, Engineer, KSUB, PO Box
819, Cedar City, UT 84721-0819
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...
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HOT STUFF
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A DXers TECHNICAL GUIDE
The IRCA is proud to announce the release of the 3rd Edition of its
Technical Guide. This 156 page book answers questions on receiver and
antenna theory (how to improve their performance), how audio filters
and loop antennas can improve DX (and hints on their construction), how
to build a beverage and phasing unit, and much more. All updated to
1998.
Only $10.00 for IRCA/NRC/MWC members, $12.00 for non-members
(overseas airmail add $2.50).
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IRCA Mexican Log, 5th Edition
The IRCA is proud to announce the release of the 5th edition of its
MEXICAN LOG. The IRCA MEXICAN LOG log lists all AM stations in Mexico
by frequency, including call letters, state, city, day/night power,
slogans, schedule in UTC/GMT, formats, networks and notes. In
addition, stations that have changed frequency since 1996 are
cross-referenced on the old frequency. The call letter index gives
call, frequency, city and state. The city index (listed by state, then
city) includes frequency, call and day/night power. The log has been
completely updated from the 1996 edition and carefully cross-checked by
IRCA members in Mexico and the US. This is an indispensable reference
for anyone who hears Mexican radio stations. Size is 8 1/2" x 11" and
three hole punched for easy binding (optional).
Prices: IRCA/NRC members - $7.00 (US/Canada/Mexico/seamail), $8.00
(rest of the Americas airmail), $8.50 (Europe/Asia airmail), $9.00
(Australia/New Zealand airmail). Non-members: add $2.00 to the above
prices. Make checks out to: Phil Bytheway.
Order TODAY from: IRCA Bookstore, 9705 Mary NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334
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1998 M STREET RADIO DIRECTORY
OK.. the book is being printed... expected to be shipped in April. I
can get the $44.95 discount ONLY until May 31 1998... thereafter my
price will be $60.00. Your order MUST be postmarked before 5/31/98!!
Those that ordered last year are already on M Street's list!
The IRCA Bookstore is proud to announce that the 'M Street Corporation'
has agreed to offer a discount on their 1998 'M Street Radio Directory'
to 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 sure!). Retail will be $70.00.
Europe - add $5.00 for surface, $19.20 for airmail delivery.
Australia/New Zealand - add $5.00 for surface, $27.25 for airmail
IRCA Bookstore, 9705 Mary NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334
Please make checks payable to: Phil Bytheway.
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Lee J Freshwater 414 SE 3rd St, Ocala, FL 34474
FAX 352-732-7223 E-mail Lfreshwate@xxxxxxx
The F.C.C. has started putting CALL LETTER changes in their computer
data base...We will include them here as time and space permits.
PREPARED ON 4/8/98
Call Signs reserved for Pending Sales Applicants **
NEW CITY AND STATE FREQUENCY FORMER
CALL CALL
WOMN Kissimmee, FL 1220 WOTS
WRNI Providence, RI 1290 WRCP
WCOW Sparta, WI 1290 WKLJ
** Commission grant and consummation does not automatically grant call
sign application. The new licensee must provide written notice to the
call sign desk upon consummation of the transaction and await authority
from the Commission to use the new call sign.
CALL LETTER UPDATES AND OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
http://members.aol.com/bcblogbook/main.htm
CALL SIGN CHANGES
NEW CITY AND STATE FREQUENCY FORMER
CALL * CALL
WWRC Bethesada, MD 570 WTEM
WBHR Saulk Rapids, MN 660 WVAL
WVAL Saulk Rapids, MN 800 WBHR
KAAN Bethany, MO 870 KIRK
WSTK Jacksonville, NC 910 WLAS
KFXX Vancouver, WA 910 KKSN
WMDM Lexington Park, MD 920 WAZC
WCHR Trenton, NJ 920 WTTM
WTEM Washington, DC 980 WWRC
KVCU Boulder , CO 1190 KBCO
WJWK Seaford, DE 1280 WJPY
WIVR Mayfield, KY 1320 WNGO
KXXT Santa Barbara, CA 1340 KLDZ
WKDY Spartenburg, SC 1400 WMMZ
WDYZ West Warwick, RI 1450 WHIM
KMSL Ontario, CA 1510 KNSE
WWJY New London, CT 1510 WNLC
KKSN Oregon Citym WA 1520 KFXX
EXPANDED BAND CALL LETTERS
WAZG Myrtle Beach, SC 1620 new
WAZI Sussex, WI 1640 new
WAZJ Atlanta, GA 1650 new
KBDF Brigham City , UT 1660 new
WTTM Princton, NJ 1680 WAXK
* The F.C.C. does NOT list the frequency in their database. I have
tried to suppliment this with information from my own database,, so
look it over "carefully" before you change anything in yours.
We have put this information in order of frequency rather than
location. Send any suggestions, changes AND corrections to the above
E-Mail address.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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BROADCAST BAND LOGS FROM
SHAWN M. AXELROD VE4DX1SMA
30 BECONTREE BAY WINNIPEG MB R2N 2X9 CANADA
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 204-253-8644
E-MAIL: saxelrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DX'ING FROM WINNIPEG MB
RECEIVER: ICOM ICR-70 & DRAKE R8
MFJ 1026 PHASING UNIT
ANTENNA: 4 FOOT UNAMPLIFIED BOX LOOP / QUANTUM LOOP
145 FOOT OUTDOOR WIRE / 100 FOOT INDOOR WIRE
DX AND EQUIPMENT TESTS
700 CHSJ NB St John 04/06 0015 and 0015 Tests not heard. Too much
WLW and UNID station probably CKRD (SA-MB)
1260 KKSA TX San Angelo 04/06 0100 Not Heard only WWJQ and KTTS
(SA-MB)
COMMENTS
Poor week. Was hoping for the CHSJ DX test but no way thru WLW.
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Chuck Rippel - Cornland VA - crippel@xxxxxxxx
810 Columbia, HJCY with talks in SS by male anncr. Several CARACOL
ID's heard. Good in WGY null (Rippel, VA)
890 CUBA R. Progresso, CMDX Santiago. @0450 Good in WLS null using
DL-2. SS latin pops- "musica del Cuba" px and off at 0500 with
anthem. (Rippel, VA)
WJ-HF1000A, R8A, R390A/Sherwood SE-3, Collins 51S-1
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
800 KHZ- KINY- AK, Juneau, good on top of channel with Art Bell pgm
and ID at 0345 EDT (0745 UTC) "Your Hometown Radio Station,
KINY". Some net spots, then back into show. This was on 4/9.
(PM-OR)
930 KHZ- KTKN- AK, Ketchikan, very good on top of others with older
pop mx, Eagle's Lyin' Eyes, etc, with wx with rain and snow
mixed. Highs in the 40s. KTKN IDs, promo for Morning news at 0355
EDT (0755 UTC) 4/9. KTKN really isn't DX here, as it is so
common, but nice to hear this good. (PM-OR)
RX: Drake R8, ANT: 900' NNW Beverage, terminated.
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MISC ITEMS
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Robert S. Ross - London ON - radiorob@xxxxxxxxx
1630 and 1700 Khz. KNAA585 TIS Stations JFK Int'l Airport, Jamaica NY.
Partial Data Letter from Jerry Spampanato, Manager, Security and
Landslide Operations Division. For Mint Stamps...which were
returned to me, in 3 weeks.
JFK Int'l Airport
South Service Road, Bldg. # 14
Jamaica, NY 11430
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Klaus Elsebusch - Dl3eay@xxxxxxx
Some Broadcast Observations from
Klaus Elsebusch, Im Isselgrund 17, D-46499 Marienthal/Germany
DL 3 EAY & DE 2 JLS, DSWCI-No. 3385
Coordinates: Lat. 51.73 N; Long. 06.74 E
eMail: dl3eay@xxxxxxx
Receiver: LOWE HF 150 and GRUNDIG Satellit 700
Antennas: 20 m and 15 m LW, indoor Loop Antennas AMA 3 D and 11,
outdoor
Accessoires: ADDX-AT 2 and FRT 7700
A MIRACLE - A WONDER
NETHERLANDS
Dutch TALK RADIO 1395 AM verified after 1y 4m with letter and sticker.
v/s is Natacha Fagedet.
Address: Postbus 74045, 1070 BA Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Telephone
No. 020 5158515, Fax-No. 020 5158516
According to their letter "TALK RADIO 1395 AM is a radio station that
has an all talk format and operates 24 hours a day from a studio in
Amsterdam.
The transmitter of the radio station is located at IJsselstein, the
Netherlands, and has a power of 120 kw."
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
930 Khz- KGER - WA, YAKIMA, rec. vf in 60d for taped report. V/S
William McBride-CE. Address: 123 South 2nd-Yakima WA 98901
(PM-OR)
980 Khz - KJOX - WA, YAKIMA recd. vf in 60d for taped report. V/S
William McBride-CE Address: 123 South 2nd- Yakima WA 98901
(PM-OR)
1260 CBRU-B.C., Squamish, QSL cd from CBC-Vancouver in 10d. V/S: Dave
Newbury-CE. Listed as 250 watts. This one of the newb higher
powered LPRTs. (PM-OR)
1480 KNTB-WA, Lakewood, form letter in 20d for taped report. V/S: Tim
Mauch-Eng. Sent to 71 Yesler Way-Seattle WA 98104, but
postmarked San Bernardino CA. Triangle Broadcasting has their
offices in Palm Springs, CA, who owns the station. (PM-OR)
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Paul Ormandy - Omaru NZ - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
I have just had a letter sent to Union Radio 1090kHz "Returned to
Sender",
the address used was:
Ap. 65598
Caracas 1061
Venezuela
Can anyone please offer an alternative address?
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Join me for the latest tuning tips for the South Pacific on Radio New
Zealand International during "Mailbox", fortnightly broadcasts, Monday
0430z on 17675kHz and 1130z on 9795kHz, repeated the following Thursday
0830z on 9795kHz and Friday at 1930z on 11735kHz.
Next Broadcasts: Starting Mondays, March 16th and 30th, April 13th and
27th, repeated on following days as above.
And on AWR's "Wavescan" commencing the third Sunday of the month,
repeated at 0700z on ZLXA Print Disabled Radio the first Monday of the
month, on 1602kHz, 3935kHz and 5960kHz alternate 7290kHz.
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Goldfields Radio, Lawrence, Central Otago, New Zealand
1440kHz Goldfields Radio has local programming twice daily,
approximately 1935 and 0035 UTC, with notices etc of approximately 1-2
minutes duration. The correct address is c/o Mr. R Gillions, 7 Maryport
St, Lawrence. The 'ph number is +64 03 485 9289.
If you are requesting a QSL, please send a self-addressed, stamped PPC.
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carl dewhitt - ki5sf@xxxxxxx
Subject: mid america communications conference
the final list of cities for the host city for the proposed mid america
communications conference includes the following cities:oklahoma
city,ok.,tulsa,ok.,wichita,ks.,kansas city,mo.,st.louis,mo.,lincoln,ne.
and omaha,ne.a key to the selection of the host city will be the
presence of local hobbyists who can aid in selecting and setting up a
suitable meeting place and checking on the hotel accomadations for the
out of town guests.i welcome help on suggested topics ,lining up
speakers for the conference and organizing the timetable for various
events at the conference.the mid america communications conference is a
proposed all band dxers/communications conference which would be held
here in mid america for the benefit of hobbyists in this part of the
country,but would certainly be open to all interested parties in other
parts of the usa and to those from outside the usa.the conference is
proposed to be held sometime in late august or early september.dealers
of communications and dx equipment as well as authors of books on
various aspects of the hobby are invited to take part.if you are an
expert on a topic ,we need you there.i am cosidering putting up a
website to promote the conference and possibly i may get a p.o. box for
those who wish to contact me via snail mail.if i get a website and
p.o. box i will publicize them.for those who wish to contact me via
e-mail ,the address is :ki5sf@xxxxxxxxxxxx DeWhitt,ki5sf,ponca city,ok.
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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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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary April 3 1998 through April 8 1998
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
4/ 3 104 5 3 low quiet-unsettled -
4 110 8 1 low quiet-unsettled -
5 126 3 0 moderate quiet -
6 133 4 2 moderate quiet -
7 135 7 2 low unsettled -
8 141 7 2 low quiet-unsettled -
4/ 9 140 8 2 low quiet-unsettled -
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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 4/9/98 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash"
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