Obviously this is quite different from the 1996 Army Broadcasting Service (ABS) tests on 1670 kHz from Fort Meade, MD using the call sign KTRK (and then A-R-M-Y after they discovered that KTRK was an assigned call). The 1996 tests involved programming and announcements as well as requests for reception reports and telephone calls from listeners outside of a 50 mile radius of Fort Meade. They announced a mailing address in Alexandia VA and gave a telephone number with a 301 area code. Several DXers spoke to them by telephone and received candid replies from the operators about the tests. Perhaps the present transmissions are the less candid, post-9/11 version of that sort of testing.
I did some checking and found out that the ABS was apparently "retired" on 11/09/06 and was replaced by the Soldiers Media Center (SMC). However, the contact information on the SMC web site still yields an ABS e-mail address. A message sent to that address this morning inquiring about the possible involvement of ABS/SMC in the transmissions we are hearing yielded an immediate auto-response saying they would get back to me within 72 hours. Patrick Griffith, Westminster CO http://community.webtv.net/N0NNK/ http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/ _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.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]
