I apologize for some errors that were made in our reporting yesterday. Here are the latest updates & corrections:
KNBR 680KHZ SILENT PERIOD CORRECTIONS Direct from Mike Hawkins [Since I was the one who talked with KNBR today and have been busy all day with interviews, I will now give you straight from the horse's...uh...mouth. I was trying to beg the guy to have a short silent period to coincide with the DX test where it may be possible for many to hear Helena MT if only KNBR was off. He said he couldn't do it (which I fully expected), but he said that on Tuesday (11/28), he will be taking KTCT/1050 down for 1-1.5 hours at 2300 PT, returning to the air on Wednesday (11/29) at 0000-0030. After one of the 50KWers was back up, he would then take down the other one (KNBR/680) for the same amount of time, though he said this would probably be around 0100 PT. He stressed that the information was tentative, that it was not confidential, and that I could tell people in the hobby, as long as I made sure that I also let people know that it was tentative and exact details were subject to change. I told him that I had only heard KNBR off the air once (back in 1980), and during their silence, I logged Omak WA, Charleston WV and Raleigh NC. He was impressed (or at least sounded like it). He was very friendly as well, which I really didn't expect of a engineer responsible for two 50KW stations in the Bay Area. Let's hope that they keep the schedule he mentioned, and that Lee can finagle (or however you spell that) the Helena station to do a second test to see how far away they can be heard in the absence of KNBR. Mike] IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT KKGR 680KHZ IN EAST HELENA, MT Received from engineer Ron Huckeby [That's 5,000 watts, not 500 for KKGR. I think I may be able to get the TX on for the 29th, but I don't know about the tones. The format is oldies, and the computer just keeps stroking with imaging, etc, so it should be distinctive. I was hoping some voice ID's would be in withe tones on the CD's you sent. I will edit in my own, if I have time. Regards, Ron] So I take that to mean the following: A. KKGR 680khz will test at full 5KW ND during the joint "Big Sky DX Test". B. Ron is being great to us, and will try to get another full power test during the KNBR silent period on the 29th. Though it may not have tones or Morse Code. Look for "imaging" stuff, like promos for the station, and oldies music. C. I need to start putting in voice ID's to go along with the other test material. That's good news all the way around. If KNBR goes silent, and Ron can get another full power ND test, we may all have a shot at putting KNBR in our logs on the morning of the 29th. KBOI 670khz Silent Period Tonight! According to DX'er Bill Frahm on the AMFMTVDX E-Mail list, KBOI 670khz in Boise, Idaho will be off the air tonight for maintenance. We have not (yet) been able to verify this information, but I'd suggest being at the headphones tonight. Here is the original posting [Let's add this to the fun. KBOI 670 will be off this Wednesday morning 12:05am MST to ?am. Bill Frahm - Boise] 73 & Best of DX To all! Les Rayburn, N1LF NRC/IRCA Broadcast Test Coordinator Please call anytime 24/7 if your transmitter will be off the air for maintenance. (205) 253-4867 _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
