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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - September 24 1998
Vol 4 No 25
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
MEDIA RELEASE #6
19 September, 1998
RADIO FEST 1998
Communications Into Our Future
Representing Radio Canada International will be Mr. Derek Williams,
manager of RCI's monitoring station located near Ottawa.
Tour of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on Sunday morning.
RADIO FEST 98
The Ontario DX Association invites radio enthusiasts of all
interests and all levels to join us for the event of the year, Radio
Fest 98. This 1998 convention of the ODXA promises to be one of the
best events in recent years for radio hobbyists.
Regular releases will be distributed and we invite you to pass them
on to anyone whom you believe would be interested. Here are the details
to this time:
Dates: Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4
Location: Mohawk College, Fennell Campus, corner of Fennell Ave. W.
and West 5th St., Hamilton, Ontario
Theme: "Communications Into Our Future"
Topics to be Covered: Guest panel discussion on our theme
"Communications Into Our Future"; Antenna Basics; Mediumwave Loop
Building Workshop; History of Canadian Radio; Introduction to Shortwave
Radio; Radio in the Classroom; Game Show (a fun event for everyone);
Radio Astronomy; Computers & Radio; Shortwave Programming Survey;
Silent Auction.
Special Guests coming will include Larry Magne, Editor-in-Chief of
Passport to World Band Radio; Bruce Elving, editor of the FM Atlas;
John Figliozzi, authority and author on shortwave programming; and Kim
Andrew Elliott, host of the Voice of America's Communications World
program; Ian McFarland, former host/producer for Radio Canada
International and Radio Japan; Derek Williams, manager of RCI's
Monitoring Station.
Exhibits: Equipment suppliers, clubs, plus tables of used equipment
for sale.
Friday Night Wine & Cheese Reception at 7:00 pm in the Faculty
Lounge, Mohawk College. Sponsored by Radio Canada International.
Saturday the program will begin at 8:45 am and conclude at
approximately 4:00 pm. The Saturday Night Banquet will feature keynote
speaker Larry Magne.
Sunday Morning Breakfast with Dr. Bruce Elving speaking, at 9:00 am.
Following Mr. Elving's address attendees are invited to a group tour of
the nearby Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
Prizes : Grundig YachtBoy 400 and 305 receivers, Grove antenna
tuners, Radio Shack portable radios, Voice of America shirts and caps,
goodies from Radio Netherlands and Radio Canada International, plus
other equipment items, accessories, books and souvenir items.
Registration Fees : $15 for the entire convention, $5 for one-day
attendance. This includes the Friday night reception. The Saturday
Banquet and Sunday Breakfast will be held at local facilities where you
may order and pay for your own meal.
Accomodations : Here's the hotel that we suggest:
Holiday Inn Express
Queen Elizabeth Way & Centennial Parkway
(905)578-1212
Radio Fest 98 Communications frequency : 442.800+ MHz ODXA Repeater
System.
Contact for further information:
World Wide Web : http://www.durhamradio.ca/odxa/
E-mail : 70400.2660@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Snail Mail : Ontario DX Association, P.O. Box 161, Station A,
Willowdale,
Ontario M2N 5S8, Canada
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John Callarman (KA9SPA) will be hosting a Midwest DX Get-Together (all
bands) on October 23, 24 and 25, 1998 in Mount Vernon, IL. The hotel
site is unknown as of yet, but it will be in the I-57/I-64 and State
Road 15 area. Mount Vernon is one hour from downtown St. Louis. For
more information, please contact John Callarman at (618) 244-2067. Hams
can talk in on the closest on-air repeater, the 147.27 MHz (positive
offset) repeater in Centralia, IL.
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairman (NRC)
Bill Hale - phantom2@xxxxxxxx
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, October 5, 1998 - WIBW-580, Topeka, KS 1:00-6:00 am ELT. (NRC)
Monday, October 12, 1998 - WTIV-1230, Titusville PA - 0001-0100 (NRC)
Monday, October 12, 1998 - WFRA-1450, Franklin, PA - 0001-0100 (NRC)
Monday, October 19 1998 - WSGI-1100, Springfield, TN 1:00-6:00 am ELT.
(NRC)
Monday, October 19, 1998 - KEYZ-660, Williston, ND in intervals from
1:05-6:00 am ELT. (NRC)
Monday, October 26, 1998 - KTGG-1540, Spring Arbor, MI 12:30-1:30 AM
ELT (NRC)
Monday, November 2, 1998 - KLER-1300, Orofino, ID 0200 - 0215 ELT.
(NRC)
(ELT = Eastern Listening Time, i.e. the local time in the Eastern time
zone). Please remember, what's listed as being on, say, Monday *may*
be what you think of as Sunday night!
DETAILS:
Monday, October 5, 1998 - WIBW-580, Topeka, KS will include code IDs
within their normal on-the-hour regular IDs from 0100 to 0600 ELT.
Their normal night pattern will be used (directed toward the
southwest). Their regular format at this time is talk. Reception
reports should be sent to:
Mr. Ed O'Donnell
Operations Manager
WIBW-AM
P.O. Box 1818
Topeka, KS 66601-1818
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
WTIV 1230kHz Titusville, PA will test on Monday, October 12, 1998
from 0001-0100, using polka music, marches and Morse code IDs. They
will using their regular 1000 watt, non-directional signal.
Reception reports should be sent to:
WTIV DX Reception
Todd Adkins
P.O. 908
Franklin, PA 16323-0908
WFRA 1450kHz Franklin, PA will test on Monday, October 12, 1998 from
0001-0100, using polka music, marches and Morse code IDs. They will
using their regular 1000 watt, non-directional signal.
Reception reports should be sent to:
WFRA DX Reception
Todd Adkins
P.O. 908
Franklin, PA 16323-0908
[Yup, same guy!]
Monday, October 19, 1998 - WSGI-1100, Springfield, TN will conduct
tests between 0100 and 0600 ELT. The test will be comprised of C&W
music along with Morse Code IDs. This daytime-only station will be
operating with 1000 watts non-directional. Reception reports may be
sent to:
Mr. Bill Gray
General Manager
WSGI-AM
P.O. Box 909
Springfield, TN 37172-0909
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Monday, October 19, 1998 - KEYZ-660, Williston, ND will conduct tests
at various intervals from 0105 to 0130 and prior to the news at :00
from 0200 and 0600 ELT. The test will consist of 1000 Hz tones of about
30 seconds duration along with Morse Code IDs during the 0105 to 0130
period, commencing after ABC Network News and local news, and the code
ID at the top of the hour preceding ABC News from 0200 to 0600 ELT.
Their format is C&W music. KEYZ will be on their nighttime directional
pattern sending 26,895 watts ERP toward 018 degrees True. Reception
reports may be sent to:
Mr. Earl R. Gross, WD0APE
Chief Engineer
KEYZ-AM
410 6th Street East
Williston, ND 58801-5552
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
KTGG-1540 will conduct a CPC test Monday, October 26, 1998 between
12:30 and 1:30 AM Eastern Time. The test will be comprised of music, in
the forms of marches, classical, and Christian contemporary, plus Morse
code IDs. KTGG will be using 470 watts non-directional. During the
test, phone calls will be accepted at 800-750-9723 . . . BUT, QSLs will
only be issued following a written report. E-Mail reports may be sent
to lmunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Lewis Munn
KTGG-AM
Spring Arbor College
106 East Main
Spring Arbor, MI 49283
This is the station . . . east of the Mississippi . . . issued a K
call in error, but they elected to keep it. I had a nice chat with Mr.
Munn about this.
(Al Merriman . . . please send them a code ID tape. Thanks and 73.)
Monday, November 2, 1998 - KLER-1300, Orofino, ID will conduct DX tests
between 0200 and 0215 ELT. The test will be comprised of tones and
Morse Code IDs. They will be using 5 kW non-directional. Reception
reports (tapes preferred) may be sent to:
Mr. Jeff Jones
Owner
KLER-AM
P.O. Box 32
Orofino, ID 83544-0032
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via e-mail or the
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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Andy Gardner - New Zealand - andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Any ideas who the SS station running talkback on 1470 is?
The one that's about 20Hz low (1469.98kHz)?
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
>From info from a Japanese DXer, Osamu Aikawa, comes news of some
Japanese MW station changes:
1) JOXR-783 khz is now on 864 khz with 10KW, August 1, 1998
2) JOIP-819 khz moved to 639 khz, still 5KW
3) JOAQ-981 khz moved to 819 khz still with 1KW
4) NHK Sasebo is a sister station of NHK Nagaski (JOAP 684 khz) and
relays NHK-Nagasaki's program and ID, no iD for NHK Sasebo.
5) New Stations are, JOCR, KOBE-TAJIMA on 1395 khz with 1KW
JOAR-NAGOYA-GIFU on 639 khz with 500 watts.
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THE "X" BAND
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1670.5 KHZ- In June I sent a tape to a Japanese DXer, as I heard
another of the "Lighthouse" stations in Japan. In a letter from
Osamu Aikawa, he IDed my tape as the Hagi Beacon Lighthouse
station, at Hagi in Yamaguchi-Pref. In checking the atlas, this
station is located in the Southern part of Japan on the Sea of
Japan. This is even a better catch than the earlier logging of the
Erimo station. He sent my tape along with a letter in Japanese to
the station. Hopefully I can QSL this one also, running no more
than 50 watts, from a logging in the Summer!
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My UNID X-Bander Australian turned out to be a new one in Australia,
running test transmissions with Italian Opera on September 10 at 1242
UTC. It is operated by the Emu Plains Prison Farm, West of Sydney
running 400 watts. Off goes a tape. Thx to John Wright for finding
this info out!
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Lamerson, Douglas - LAMERSOD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1620 ? Carrier noted regularly here but audio only once (9/7) and
barely discernible. Cadence suggested preaching, but
couldn't be sure.
1670 WNML GA (?) Assumed w/ ESPN sports 9/21 0340. Weak but
audible w/ prolonged fades
1690 KAYK CO Fair signal all morning (9/21) with curious mix of
oldies and endless Disney promotions and giveaways.
1700 ? Carrier noted most of 9/21 am but audio never penetrated
the static and noise threshold.
DXing from Ka'a'awa, Oahu
HQ-180 w/ 2 ft. unamp. box loop
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
I logged another one of the Japanese Marine Lighthouse stations. This
on at 1344 UTC on Sept 23, 1998, giving ID in Japanese on 1670.5 khz,
as "Kakukyoku, kakukyoku........kochiraha Takohana......." by female.
Off at 1344.25 UTC. Fair signal at best. Taped, reported. 50w from the
West Coast of Southern Japan. (PM-OR)
1410-KOOQ-NE, NORTH PLATTE, good on top with AS and "K-O-O-Q" jingle
going into Anne Murray's Snowbird at 0340 EDT on 9/24. (PM-OR)
1440-UNID-SS with tape running slow and fast, distorted. Unable to
understand audio at 0330 9/24. From the East. (PM-OR)
1480-KLVL-TX, PASADENA, fair on top of KMRT w/ID in SS and EE as
"You're listening to Radio........K-L-V-L, 14-80 AM,
Pasadena..........Radio...." at 0359.45 EDT on 9/24. New. (PM-OR)
1590-KCNN-MN, EAST GRAND FORKS, fair ontop of jumble with ID at 0359.50
EDT 9/23 as "KCNN, east Grand Forks" Into CNN News at 0400 EDT.
(PM-OR)
1640-TIS, DFW, TEXAS- heard mixing with KDIA w/airport info, flights,
etc. at 0345 9/24. Haven't hrd this is a while (PM-OR)
1680-TIS-DFW, TEXAS- heard fair in static crashes w/airport info at
0348 9/24. (PM-OR)
531--UNID PHILIPPINES-- Filipino talk buried u/JOQG at 1350 9/24.
(PM-OR)
639--UNID TAIWAN?--Taiwanese talk in splash at 1404 9/24. Chinese pop
music. (PM-OR)
864--UNID JAPAN--hrd with JJ Rap music u/o other JJs at 1410 9/24.
(PM-OR)
909--UNID PHILIPPINES--hrd with nice soft MOR Filipino music and man
ancr at 1415 9/24, lots on 910 splah. DYLA? (PM-OR)
1062--DZEC--PHILIPPINES, Makati MM, good on top with "DZEC" ID by man
at 1420 9/24. (PM-OR)
1161--UNID TAIWAN??--CC Pop music and YL ancr in Taiwanese at 1423
9/24. (PM-OR)
1179--JOOR- JAPAN, Osaka, very good with JJ pops and exited ancr at
1430 9/24 (PM-OR)
1602--JAPAN, UNID, JJ talk at 1345 9/24, prob. NHK LP (PM-OR)
1690.5-JAPAN, Marine Weather station, w/message w/YL ancr in JJ at 1353
UTC 9/24. According to list, this is Tappi station, but no def ID
possible, very weak at best. 50w (PM-OR)
1690.5-JAPAN, Marine Weather Station, w/weather message at 1357 9/24,
weaker than the one 1353, but still there with woman ancr barely
above the noise. The one listed is Yagishiri, but no ID possible.
50w. (PM-OR)
1673.95@-AUSTRALIA, Emu Plains Prison station presumed the one with
Aussie Folk Songs, still no anmts or talk, just back to back
music at 1335 9/24. (PM-OR)
Drake R8, 1500' Eastern Beverage, Term.
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MISC ITEMS
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
You might be interested to know that the two transmitters on 855 kHz
(4QB and 4QO) operate in synchronous mode. Obviously the program is
identical, and the carriers are phase locked, well ? most of the time
anyway! This is not really a satisfactory system from our point of view
as there is a lot of fading problems in the 'middle ground' between the
two transmitters. This may also explain some of the phasing problems at
your end. Actually, 4QB (Pialba) will be closed at some time in the not
too distant future, leaving the frequency clear for 4QO (Eidsvold). The
4QB area is now served by FM, and the AM transmitter sits on a few
million dollars worth of beach-front real estate.
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As you identify 6WF broadcasts on a 50Kw transmitter which helps it's
sometimes extended coverage. However it's located on a fairly dry
section of ground in the Perth suburb of Hamersley which doesn't help
it's propagation and a large earth mat is required to improve it's ERP.
In the last few years the transmitters at this site have been upgraded
to solid state Nautels which although much more efficient than valve
Tx's are more prone to interference due to varying levels of VSWR as
caused by changing moisture levels. This occasionally results in it
switching to a smaller standby antenna with a resultant drop of output
level of over 6db.
The Hamersley site also carries 2 other transmitters which share the
same mast as 6WF. 6RN (Radio National) is a national networked mostly
talks format service which is delayed here at our studio complex by 2
hours for time correction in Western Australia and broadcasts on 810
Khz at 25Kw. 6PB is a 10Kw service on 585 Khz which broadcasts the
sittings of the Federal Australian parliament in real time when they're
sitting and a continuous news & sports service when they're not.
Like all Australian capital cities ABC in Perth has 5 radio services.
In addition to the 3 listed above we have 2 FM services :
1. Classic FM which broadcasts a classic/fine music format in stereo
FM on 97.7Mhz at 100Kw ERP
2. Triple J which is a youth rock network often playing non mainstream
rock/modern music on 99.3Mhz at 100Kw ERP.
Both the FM services are national and are delayed 2 hours to time
correct for Perth/WA. This doesn't mean we don't have any local radio
on the ABC however as 6WF broadcasts from our Perth studios from 0500
till 1800 each week day. Western Australia (WA) also has an extensive
ABC regional network with 6 studios scattered around the state which
broadcast breakfast and morning programs from 0600 till 1100.
The program you were listening to is a national program from Sydney
which we have recently decided to broadcast in "real time" (live) to
allow WA listeners access to the phone in component of this show. The
presenter is Tony Delroy who has run this time slot for about 10 years
now and captured quite a following amongst night time radio audiences.
If the skip is in from Australia you could pick up Tony's program
between midnight & 0400 NZ time weeknights on any of the 50 or so AM
Tx's which would be carrying it around Aus although the main city Tx's
are the ones which would most likely get through.
I'll send back your card with an envelope attached containing our ABC
frequency list although you can obtain most of this info (plus a whole
lot more !) from the ABC website which is : www.abc.net.au
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Glenn Hauser - wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx
WORLD OF RADIO and CONTINENT OF MEDIA SCHEDULE--
as of Sept 19, 1998 from Glenn Hauser
CONTINENT OF MEDIA (COM) is an additional half-hour carried only by
RFPI, produced about once a month and repeated weekly until a new
edition arrive, on this schedule: Fri 1930, Sat 0330, 1030, 1730, Sun
0130, 0830. RFPI currently uses 15049 at 1700-1200, 21460-USB
1800-0200, 6975 0000-1200. COM deals primarily with domestic media
developments in America. NEW! The current COM is now also available on
the web thanks to Harry Helms, at
http://www.DXing.com/ContinentOfMedia.html
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE, SHORT VERSION as of Sept 19:
NOTE: this is posted only when there have been changes since last
time. UT; Times may vary on all the SW stations.
On RFPI Costa Rica: Fri 2000, Sat 0400, 1100, 1800, Sun 0200, 0900,
2300, Mon 0700, Tue 1900, Wed 0300, 1000 on 15049 1700-1200, 21460-USB
1800-0200, 6975 0000-1200.
On WWCR Nashville, Thu 1600 15685, Thu 2030 15685, Sat 2230 5070
[NEW starting Oct 3], Sun 0630 5070, Sun 0930 5070, Mon 0530 3210 [NEW
starting Oct 5], Tue 1230 15685.
On WGTG, Georgia, Sat 2330 on 5085, soon also 6890-USB.
W.O.R. is a listener-supported, public-service program about
communications around the world, especially, but not limited to,
Shortwave Broadcasting. Look for separately distributed rundowns of
topics in each half-hour edition, or on our frequently-updated,
text-only website:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio
also usually in RFPI Weekly Updates, previews by E-mail or newsgroups.
This site also gives complete details of all our broadcasts on
satellite, cable, AM and FM, Internet, in Spanish, and about our
publications, contact info, etc.
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
QSL
930 KHZ-KYAK-WA, YAKIMA- rec. vf in 10d for taped report. V/S: William
McBride-CE. Address: 123 South 2nd-Yakima, WA 98901, ex KGER.
(PM-OR)
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John Wright - dxer@xxxxxxxxx
1620 GB Radio Melbourne address is 23 Macauley Place, Bayswater 3153
Victoria, Australia. 400 watts soon to be on 1611 St Marys in
Sydney. Station Manager is Pieter Marchant.
1638 3ME in Melbourne //1638 Sydney. Write to Sid Merhi 5 Phoenix
Place, Castle Hill 2154 NSW, Australia. He woud love Dxers to
give them their phone numbers he will ring and call and od live
interviews on air.
1674 The mystery opera station in Australia is now solved. It operates
out of the Emu Plains Prsion Farm! yep all 400watts! The address
to write to is Peter Schulz, 24 Kurri St, Loftus 2232, NSW
Australia. He would love tapes from USA Dxers (decent quality),
Return postage is necessary in all cases. US dollars are fine or
IRC's or mint stamps.
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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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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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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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