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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - April 14 2000
Vol 6 No 2
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IRCA's web site... check it out!!
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5792/
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Deadline for next issue - Thursday, April 20 2000 @ 1400 UTC
Send all contributions to me @ phil-bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
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DAYTON HAMVENTION
This year the Dayton Hamvention spans the weekend of May 19 - 21, 2000.
As usual ANARC is sharing a table with the All Ohio Scanner Club.
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2000 IRCA Billings, Montana Convention Information
The International Radio Club Of America Convention will be held August
25, 26, and 27, 2000 in Billings, Montana. Your convention hosts will be
John and Nancy Johnson. A registration form will appear in IRCA's "DX
Monitor" soon. Non-IRCA members may register by mail providing your name
and names of those attending, mailing address, days you plan on being in
Billings, and confirmation that you have made reservations at the
Quality Inn. The advance registration fee will be $35.00 which includes
the Saturday night buffet. Please make out your registration fee check
to "John C. Johnson" and send it to John and Nancy's home address, 265
Waterton Way, Billings, MT 59102-7755 by July 31, 2000.
The convention will be held at the Homestead Quality Inn located at
2036 Overland Avenue in Billings. This is just off I-90 on Billings'
west end. Take Exit 446 and follow King Avenue West to Overland Avenue.
A map is available on the internet, or write to John or Nancy. This is
the same location as the 1993 IRCA convention. Their phone number is
406-652- 1320. You may call their national 800 number at 800-228-5151
for reservations, but please make sure you mention the Billings
Homestead Quality Inn and the "International Radio Club" code words for
the special rates. Our special rates are $55.00 for singles, $72.00 for
doubles, or $59.00 for their twin suites. Cut off date for special rates
is July 15, 2000. Homestead Quality Inn provides free shuttle service
from Logan International Airport and the Greyhound Bus station.
Airlines serving Billings include Delta, United, Big Sky, Northwest,
and Horizon. If Alaska Air serves your area, please check their
connections on Horizon. Greyhound Bus service is available to Billings.
The banquet will be at the Old Country Buffet. This will be an all-
you-can-eat buffet featuring their regular Saturday night menu of
(subject to change) Carved Ham, Carved Roast Beef, Fried Chicken, Baked
Chicken, BBQ Ribs, Spaghetti, Penne, Fried Fish, Baked Fish, Corn on the
Cob, Chicken and Dumplings, Macaroni and Cheese, French Fries, a
complete salad bar, and a complete dessert bar.
Tours will be scheduled with as many Billings radio stations as
possible. The tour of KTVQ will include watching the production of their
Friday night 10:00 newscast. More details will be provided as tours are
confirmed.
Do you like to eat and shop? The convention is being held in the heart
of the largest shopping area in Montana. Restaurants within easy walking
distance of the convention site include Fuddruckers, Dennys, Outback
Steakhouse, Jade Palace, Burger King, Taco Johns, Perkins, Red Lobster,
Olive Garden, and Gussicks. Within two miles you will find Pizza Hut,
Subway, Dairy Queen, Wendys, Arbys, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Applebees, Dos
Machos, Fuddruckers Express, Golden Corral, Old Country Buffet, and
Cactus Creek Steak Outfitters. The largest mall in Montana, Rimrock Mall
is just 2 miles from the convention. Many national big box stores are
within 2 miles including, but not limited to, Costco, Wal-Mart Super
Store, ShopKo, Target, Big K-Mart, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Old Navy, and
OfficeMax.
Billings is located within a days drive of many vacation tourist
attractions including, but not limited to Yellowstone National Park,
Little Big Horn Battlefield, Glacier National Park and Mount Rushmore.
Start making your plans now to attend this years convention! If you
were at the 1993 Billings convention you will want to return for more of
the same fun. If you missed the 1993 Billings convention now is your
chance to attend. If you have access to the internet, check out the
convention web site at: http://pages.prodigy.net/john_johnson/irca2000
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2000 National Radio Club Convention, Lima OH
This year's NRC convention will be held in Lima OH on Labor Day weekend
(9/1-9/4/00). Host is Fred Vobbe, 706 Mackenzie Dr, Lima OH 45805-
1835. Complete details are available at the following Web site:
//www.nrcdxas.org/convention
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairperson (IRCA) - Lynn Hollerman - gmhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
* 5/ 7/00 Sun - 0000-0400 - 1660 - WMIB
>From Phil Beckman, WMIB CE (wmib@xxxxxxxxx): "Attention radio
DX'ers/radio nuts! Mark your calendar for May 7, 2000 between 0000 &
0400 EDT for another in the ongoing series of 'test' programs on WMIB
1660khz at our daytime power of 10kw. Lots of obscure oldies, occasional
jingles and some silliness thrown in! Hope you'll be there!
Phil"
CPC RESULTS & INFO
WTBQ-1110, Warwick, NY - tested Saturday, 4/1, 2000 from 0515-0600 EST:
Steve Howe in St. Albans, VT reports WTBQ surfaced very briefly for him
over WBT and WUHM(Pittsfield MA) on his ICF-2010 and Radio West loop.
However, Tim Noonan in Madison, WI, Frank Aden(N7SOK) in Boise, ID, and
Barry McLarnon(VE3JF) in Ottawa, ON all tried but were unable to hear
the test.
KOGT-1600, Orange, TX test on April 2, 2000 from 0030-0100 EST:
Tim Hall in Chula Vista, CA, Tim Noonan in Madison, WI, and Frank Aden
in Boise, ID all report not being able to hear this test, but the CE at
KOGT, Gary Stelly, assures me he ran the test.
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HOT STUFF
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Robert Wien - rjwmail@xxxxxxxxx
Art Bell to quit again - for good
Broadcaster cites false allegations of child molestation
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES, April 1- Radio talk show host Art Bell announced Saturday
that he is retiring for a second time - and for good - because of false
allegations that he is a child molester.
BELL, WHOSE "Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell" is America's most
popular overnight radio program, made the announcement to his estimated
15 million listeners.
"For myself, an ordeal looms ahead to clear my good name of
accusations I committed a crime, committed against my own son," Bell
said.
Bell said his son, Art Bell IV, was kidnapped and raped in 1997 by a
substitute high school teacher who was infected with the AIDS virus. The
boy was 16 at the time.
The teacher, Brian Lepley, was sentenced in May 1998 to life in
prison.
TAINTED FOR LIFE
"The reality that, after suffering the fate of my son's own
molestation, I now stand destined to be tainted for life as a child
molester, has proven simply too much to bear," the Nevada-based
broadcaster said. "God knows, I have tried."
His last broadcast will be the night of April 26 and the retirement
will be permanent, Bell said.
Bell's program, heard on more than 400 stations nationwide, deals with
topics ranging from space aliens to FBI and CIA conspiracies. The
program will continue with a new host, said Premiere Radio Network,
Inc., which syndicates "Coast to Coast."
Bell first announced his retirement in October 1998, mysteriously
citing "a threatening, terrible event" suffered by his family but
offering no details. Two weeks later, he was back on the air.
TAILSPIN
On Saturday, Bell said the event was the attack on his son, which sent
his family into a deep crisis and the teen-ager into a "psychological
tailspin which continues to this very day," Bell said.
Bell also alleged that a few months after the attack, WWCR, a
worldwide Christian short-wave radio station based in Nashville, Tenn.,
allowed the broadcast of false rumors that he is a child molester.
Such rumors have spread, Bell said, and he continues to receive on-air
calls from listeners asking if he is child molester.
Bell broadcasts his program out of his home in the small desert
farming community of Pahrump, 60 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
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** Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
For those needing this station, KAST - Astoria Oregon USA. They are now
24 hours running Art Bell overnight. All three county MWers are 24 hours
now, KSWB-840 (Adult Standards) and KVAS-1230 (C&W).
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** Pete Taylor - Tacoma WA - taytac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WTIR veries are starting to trickle out. The verie signer is "M.
Isaacson" (for Merrill Isaacson, as per call to the station). I don't
have an address since I sent a SASE.
I didn't speak with him but a sales person said the statewide network
will consist of 18 stations, with Ocala, Gainesville and Lake City in
the first phase.
It took several calls to get something other than a voice mail, but
the phone number is listed under "Traveler Information Radio Network"
("TIRN") (WTIR is not listed) and is (407) 481-0551.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Mark Connelly - Billerica MA - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx
Homepage: http://members.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
NF DXpedition Page = http://members.xoom.com/MarkWA1ION/nfdxpage.htm
RF circuit page: http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html
I got a shot at some auroral DXing on Friday evening and early
Saturday morning from West Yarmouth, MA.
Best catch was Argentina on 1630 kHz. This hit a good peak at 0039
UTC (8 APR). Aside from that, I had some routine Venezuelans but mostly
very good signals from closer-in stuff from the Caribbean: St. Kitts
(555, 830), British Virgin Islands (780), Bahamas (810, 1540), Turks and
Caicos (530), etc. Cubans were all over the dial: some of these were as
good as the 50 kW stations from Boston and New York. The best Trans-
Atlantic was Canary Islands on 621: not an uncommon front-runner during
auroral conditions.
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** Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1620 WTAW TX, COLLEGE STATION hrd well on top of KSMH and others at
0550 EDT 4/14 w/Art Bell pgm, IDs at 0558 mentioning WTAW. I was
surprised to hear it so well in Oregon. It was a regular in So
Cal, as KSMH is poor. (PM-OR)
1650 KBDJ CO, DENVER good on top with contemp. Christian music, way
over KGXL (Who isn't all that strong here), ID at 0501 EDT 4/14,
slogans as "The Beat". (PM-OR)
Drake R8, 1500' Eastern Beverage antenna
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HELP WITH
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QSLs
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** Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
560 KBLU AZ,YUMA rec. letter in 13d after f/u from: Wendy Adams-
Kelley Public Service Director. Address: 755 West 28th Street -
Yuma AZ 85364 Also enclosed stickers.
1440 KSLX AZ, SCOTTSDALE rec. note mentioning is was KSLX I heard,
but no v/s. Enclosed bumper stickers and key chains.In 28d.
Address: 4343 Camelback Rd #200, Phoenix AZ 85018. (PM-CA)
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MISC ITEMS
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GEOMAGNETIC INDICES
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Geomagnetic Summary April 4 2000 through April 10 2000
phil bytheway - Seattle WA - fokker_d8@xxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from email status daily
4/ 4 207 23 3 low-mod quiet-active - 8
5 174 9 1 low-mod quiet-unsettled - 5
6 178 30 5 low-mod active-mas - 10
7 175 51 3 low quiet-unsettled - 7
8 182 13 3 low-mod unsettled - 6
9 175 10 3 low-mod quiet-unsettled - 9
4/10 176 12 2 moderate quiet-unsettled - 7
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PUBLICATIONS
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Get in line NOW for your copy of the latest IRCA "AM SLOGANS LIST".
Completely revised by IRCA's own Rich Toebe to 2/00 and includes X-Band
stations as well. This 24 page "DX Aid" can be yours for only $5.00
through the IRCA Bookstore. Non-IRCA/NRC members... add $1.00.
Overseas... add $0.50.
IRCA Foreign Log #10 is NOW available from the IRCA Bookstore for
$10.00 US. Overseas, add $2.00 US for airmail delivery. This edition
contains ALL the SDXM DXWW-E and DXWW-W tips from 9/96 to 7/99... almost
three years of material! All collated and in frequency order by TA, PA
and TP for each DXWW column.
IRCA Bookstore, 9705 Mary NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334
(all checks payable to Phil Bytheway)
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AM RADIO LOG 20th Edition
This annual edition contains 321 pages, 8 1/2" x 11" size, 3-hole
punched, loose-leaf format. Radio station listings from the United
States and Canada including up to the last minute information on the new
stations in the Expanded band (1605-1705). 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.
To order, contact the Publications Center. If you are in the NRC or
IRCA your price is $16.95 if not, the non-member prices of the AM Radio
Log are as follows:
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Latin America US$24.00
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Send all orders to:
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NY residents add appropriate sales tax. Price listed is "postage paid"
to your location. Checks should be made payable to NATIONAL RADIO CLUB,
INC. The National Radio Club is a non-profit radio club devoted to the
medium wave DX hobby. We are not a business. Sorry, no COD or Net
Account orders accepted.
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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 4/14/00 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash"
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