Thanks Rob! I really wish I would have heard their 15kw broadcast
during Christmas of 1996, but I had dropped out of the DX scene by that
time. I don't think I ever caught them at 5.1kw either.
73,
-Tim
On 01/20/2014 04:00 PM, Robert Ross wrote:
Good Show on the WJDI QSL Tim!!! I have WJDI QSL's # 72 and # 84 for Broadcasts
on Christmas Day 1990 on 1620 Khz. The Cards say they were using 5.1 KW at that
time!! They also sent a Nice Photo of the Transmitter which looked quite
Professional!!
Glad to see that George did not forget you!!
73….ROB VA3SW
Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA
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On 2014-01-20, at 2:58 PM, Tim Tromp wrote:
Nearly 25 years ago, while tuning around at the top of the AM dial, I logged New York
radio pirate WJDI on 1620 kHz from West Michigan. For whatever reason, I never sent a
reception report for that broadcast. Fast forward 25 years later and this 8-1/2" x
11" beautifully framed QSL arrives in the mail last week:
http://amdxer.com/QSL/WJDI%2011DE89%2002.jpg
And a note explaining this would be the last WJDI QSL ever issued:
http://amdxer.com/QSL/WJDI%2011DE89%2003.jpg
About a year ago I crossed paths with the person behind WJDI and requested a
QSL card, on a whim, after sending him some audio recordings I made of that
broadcast in 1989. This is the card, received last week, for a broadcast that
took place nearly 25 years ago!
For those that may not know, WJDI was a New York area pirate that was on the
air during the late 80s / early 90s that brought about much attention for using
high powered homebrew transmitters ranging from 2.5 to 15 kilowatts. WJDI
operated on 1620 kHz, before the expanded band came into existence.
A big thanks go to "George Donahue" for this special QSL card!
73,
Tim Tromp
West Michigan
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