KUDOS to all who got to log the CFFX DX test (especially Mr.Martin all the way on the Oregon Coast!!! ) --Mike KG6LJU> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:52:45 -0600> Subject: [IRCA] CFFX DX Test Final Report> > CFFX DX Test Final Report> > Wow! What a good test this turned out to be. In spite of marginal> conditions, the last few hours of CFFX on 960 kHz made it to both the east> and west coast and even to Scotland. Only the southwest and the deep south> appear to have been left out. A look at the CFFX daytime pat! tern explains> why - a pretty significant null toward the south.> As with the KKMO test, the CFFX test was heard in Europe. Special> congratulations this time go to Paul Crankshaw in Troon Scotland, who caught> a couple Morse code IDs. The test also made it to the North American west> coast.> Without further ado, here is the lengthy list of those who logged the> swan song of CFFX-AM:> > Konnie Rychalsky - Southwestern CT> Dave Lang - Waterford CT> Curtis Sadowski - Paxton IL> Tom Jasinski - Shorewood IL> Frank Zane - Downers Grove (Chicago) IL> Mark Connelly - Billerica MA> Joe Miller - Southeastern MI> George Sherman - MN> Paul LaFreniere - Grand Marais MN> Joe Wozniak - St. Louis MO> Dave Hockfelder - Albany NY> Stephen Howe - Albany NY> Ken Chatterton - Mannville NY> Jerry Bond - Rochester NY> Scott Fybush - Suffern NY> Joe Perge - Newark OH> Patrick Martin - Seaside OR> Brett Saylor - State College PA> Steve Francis - Alcoa, TN> Jim Pogue, Memphis TN> Kevin Satya - Bain! bridge Island WA> Bill Dvorak - Madison WI> Tim Noonan - Oak Creek WI> Nigel Pimblett - Dunmore AB> Nick Hall-Patch, Victoria BC> Walter Salmaniw - Victoria BC> Saul Chernos - Burnt River ON> Jeff Falconer - Clinton ON> Robert Ross - London ON> Mark Gerwlivch - Markham ON> Mike Brooker - Toronto ON> Niel Wolfish - Toronto ON> Barry McLarnon - Ottawa ON> Paul Crankshaw - Troon, Scotland> Steve Whitt - Scotland> > Sometimes the Internet is a key ally. Frank Schuettig in Bali,> Indonesia tuned in this test remotely via a DX Tuner in Illinois. The> international aspect our tests are taking on is great, and we encourage more> of our European compatriots to give future tests a try.> Even if you weren't able to hear the test, we send a big thank-you to> those who tried and continue to support our efforts, including: Bill> Block-AZ, Frank Aden-ID, Bob Foxworth-FL, Tim Hall-CA, Steve Ratzlaff-OR,> Martin Foltz-CA, Fred Nordquist-SC, Patrick Griffith-CO, J.D. Stephens-AL,> Bruce Winkelman-OK, Bruce Portzer-WA, Barry Davies in the UK and Bjarne> Mjelde i! n Berlevag (Arctic Norway) who heard CFAC and KMA but not CFFX.> After a very brief dry spell, we've added a couple of more tests to the> calendar, plus several more are still very much in the works. Remember to> keep checking the DXTESTS.INFO Web site frequently and listen to the BTC> Podcasts for news and late-breaking developments.> Finally, if you can reach out to one or more stations in your area and> encourage them to consider doing a DX test, please do so. Many hands . and> all that.> > Saul Chernos and Jim Pogue> > For the IRCA/NRC Joint Broadcast Test Committee> > _______________________________________________> 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]> _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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