Willis,It isn't hard to figure out where the name of
an old comedy TV show came from.It was a weekly show
about a radio station in that city and I wouldn't be
surprised one bit if they changed the last letter in
the call from C to P.Remember WKRP in
Cincinnati?---Bill in BC
Be smarter than
--- Joe Miller, AB8YP [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Silly me, I thought when you passed the Extra Class
exam, you get a 4 character sign automatically. This
is what happens when you don't pay the $22 for a
vanity sign. But I still like my new sign.
Not that I have any reason to shoot for
--- The Kaskey Family [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In responding to the condolences for Bob I was asked the question
about
a mutual friend of ours. Father Jack PejzaLast heard from around
here circa 1980. Does anyone have any news or archive info on Father
Jack?
If so, please check in.
Dr Z-
Thanks for cheering me up! I WAS feeling a little down, hi!
--
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, MA
http://hometown.aol.com/midcapemarc/myhomepage/profile.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Insider Elites have a gift for consistency. They
I agree with you Bill in BC. My first logging of them
was in 1975 when I lived in Lansing Michigan. I sent
them a reception report and they responded that mine
was they received since recently changing their
antenna pattern. I believe this predated the WKRP TV
Program by a year or two.
I also
1520 MD WCRIBrunswick @ 0810 5/5. Way atop 1520.
ID/promo: If you're hearing [follows
a series of short excerpts of NOS music]
you're only hearing Repeat Your Favorite
Radio, A-M Fifteen-Twenty, W C R I.
At 06:17 AM 5/5/2007 -0700, you wrote:
I also have a post card from the late 1920's picturing
WKRC in a hotel building with two towers and a
horizontal dipole antenna with their call sign letters
hanging from the antenna wire. Now you that's old, hi.
VY73, Joe Miller, AB8YP, Troy, MI
Joe, kudos
Z,
I just realized what the stations between stations are: woooshhh
hahaa!
Bob Young
Analog, MA
KB1OKL
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Subject:
I'll have to give a listen tonight and see how hard it will be to phase
the nightime stuff out. Here in HIngham MA I can phase down the hash
from my two local 5kw stations running HD during the daytime. On the
flip side the same can't be said for WBZ which is about 7 miles NE of me.
Keith
Aren't they brilliant? Sations between stations are old news to everyone.
Everyone knows good radios tune distant signals. My friend, Kevin B.'s father,
when at family summer cottage, Pt. Judith, listened to WHLI, Long Island.
Here's
a guy from Pawtucket, RI, who worked in Providence, and
Hi. From a 1993 band scan in Montana, I have a notation of a station KGLM
which I can't match up to anything current. Does anybody know what station
this might be?
Also, I'll likely do some DX-ing from Buffalo Wy soon, and want to know if
anyone has a band scan from that area?
Thanks,
Doug
I'm very sorry to hear this news. He will be missed.
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
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I was able to phase the godawful noise out but it too faded in and out with
the station and it's another source of noise we will have to contend with
now, never mind the fact that instead of phasing out stations on the same
frequency we are trying to listen to, we will have to phase out a
One thing I have noticed is that it is much easier to phase out the main
signal of my two offending 5kw HD signals compared to pre HD days. I
wonder if the same will hold true for phasing the same nightime analog
signal of an offending station?
Keith McGinnis
Hingham MA
Bob Young wrote:
I
What frequency was KGLM on?
Paul
On 5/5/07, doug martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi. From a 1993 band scan in Montana, I have a notation of a station KGLM
which I can't match up to anything current. Does anybody know what
station
this might be?
Also, I'll likely do some DX-ing from
I think it's WTRI and ID's as Vegas Radio WTRI
www.vegas-radio.com
On 5/5/07, Charles A Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1520 MD WCRIBrunswick @ 0810 5/5. Way atop 1520.
ID/promo: If you're hearing [follows
a series of short excerpts of NOS music]
On 5/5/07, doug martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi. From a 1993 band scan in Montana, I have a notation of a
station KGLM
which I can't match up to anything current. Does anybody know what
station
this might be?
Also, I'll likely do some DX-ing from Buffalo Wy soon, and want
Russ,
I received an e-mail from Father Jack last night. I'll ask him whether he
would like to hear from dxers when I reply later today.
Don K.
Russ Edmunds wrote:
--- The Kaskey Family [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In responding to the condolences for Bob I was asked the question
about
Item three: Light emitting diodes capable of replacing the
compact
fluorescent light bulbs are now availableĀ
No, I am not talking
about
clusters of L E DeesĀ
I am telling you about huge semiconductor
chips
that emit ultraviolet light that is then converted into the
visible
spectrum by means of
At 01:35 PM 5/5/2007 -0400, you wrote:
I think it's WTRI and ID's as Vegas Radio WTRI
www.vegas-radio.com
Listen, buddy, you DX the way YOU want and I'll DX the way I want.
Hum, NRC Log says WTRI, and I referred to the NRC Log. I
GUESS I GOT A RED FACE!
You seem to be the only one who
Charles:
I just run right from TOH into USA news:)
Paul
On 5/5/07, Charles A Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 01:35 PM 5/5/2007 -0400, you wrote:
I think it's WTRI and ID's as Vegas Radio WTRI
www.vegas-radio.com
Listen, buddy, you DX the way YOU want and I'll DX the way I want.
At 01:43 PM 5/4/2007 -0700, you wrote:
I have 2 non-operational Worcester receivers. They made a brief appearance
at last year's IRCA convention.
philb
Phil,
I'll ask again: What needs to be done to get the Worcester receivers up and
running?
ChartesT
Charles A Taylor, WD4INP
Greenville,
Charles,
I must say you have been DX'ing, as of late, like a man on a mission.
Please, please tell me now, is there something I should know? I have been
inspired by you to go turn on the DRAKE and see what's out there this
evening.
With kindest regards,
KI4SYC
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Barry,
You wrote:
BTW, why is Canada mentioned in the subject line? So far, we remain
IBAC-free here, 'cept for the stuff that slops over from south of
the border.
I hate to be dense but everyone else seems to call it IBOC (for on
channel) so what's the AC - at channel?
Pete Taylor
Good questionI have no clue.
Keith
Barry McLarnon wrote:
BTW, why is Canada mentioned in the subject line? So far, we remain
IBAC-free here, 'cept for the stuff that slops over from south of the border.
Barry
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Adjacent channel which is really what it does, obliterates the twoo adjacent
channels,
Bob Young
Analog, MA
KB1OKL
From: Pete Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I believe ac is for adjacent channel. No fear,
someone will correct me if I am wrong
VY73 from Joe AB8YP
--- Pete Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Barry,
You wrote:
BTW, why is Canada mentioned in the subject
line? So far, we remain
IBAC-free here, 'cept for the stuff that
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Pete asked: I hate to be dense but everyone else seems to call it IBOC
(for on channel) so what's the AC - at channel?
/
Pete brings up a good point. There is no such thing as IBAC. It's just a
derogatory slang term that some have made up. But, as you can see, it is
confusing. Even worse, I
At 03:39 PM 5/5/2007 -0400, you wrote:
Charles:
I just run right from TOH into USA news:)
Paul
Paul,
Oh, yeh. Well you missed the ID and the ad-libbed spot for
Mom Pop's Rot Gut Restaurant Grill at 1459:30. It's a
good thing your computer made the switch to USA Gnus on the
hour, or you'd
At 04:18 PM 5/5/2007 -0400, you wrote:
Charles,
I must say you have been DX'ing, as of late, like a man on a mission.
Please, please tell me now, is there something I should know? I have been
inspired by you to go turn on the DRAKE and see what's out there this
evening.
With kindest regards,
I thought that the ac stood for Adipose Channel, or a channel too fat
for it's bandwidth, therefore slopping over the next guy's channel.kind
of like sitting next to a 450 pounder on an airplane! Chris
Johnson K4NHL S.C.
- Original Message -
From: Joe Miller, AB8YP
Patrick:
IBAC is an acronym used in the engineering world and is found even in the
IEEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers) publications.
It was also the official name of one of the early versions of HD Radio and
if memory serves me right, the ATT platform was called IBAC-160 or
somesuch.
In
BTW, why is Canada mentioned in the subject line? So far, we remain
IBAC-free here, 'cept for the stuff that slops over from south of
the border.
I think the George Bush GOP is trying to blame Canada for
IBOC... kinda a form 'a terrorism or some'in..
In other news, while on the Wet
Do HD processes and those of organized crime seem inextricably linked?
Citizens have long enjoyed 'stations between stations'. Until, that is, HD
jammed them, and HD shill parrots simultaneously quacked 'HD brings you
stations
between stations'.
How very clever - by half.
Does it seem
Leave it to you to provide a clear explanation, albeit the tone of the
reply might cause one to shudder.
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
From: Charles A Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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600 WKYH KY PAINTVILLE 2015 05 MAY 07
CINCINNATI REDS BASEBALL GAME VS. COLORADO ROCKIES. WEAK BUT READBLE.
[WM-TN]
On top of Cuba, lots of QSB, QRM.
DXer: Willis
QTH: Old Fort, TN
ANTENNA: 149' long wire
RCVR: Drake R-4C
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I can sort of make this one out. Thanks for the heads-up. I may snag it
before the night is over! Thanks!
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
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640 WCRV TN COLLIERVILLE 2030 05 MAY 07
SERVING MEMPHIS AND THE SOUTH WITH THE BEST IN CHRISTIAN PROGRAMING, THIS
IS WCRV, AM 640. THEN QSB UNDER CUBA. [WM-TN]
WCRV may have dropped there power to their night time 480 watts, rather than
QSB, as they just disappeared.
DXer: Willis, K4APE
At 04:11 PM 5/5/2007 -0700, you wrote:
Patrick:
In addition the broadcast engineering lists make frequent use of the term,
usually to emphasize the fact that adjacent channels get bothered.
Chuck
Chuck n' Patrick,
I get it: It means I Bother Adjacent Channels.
72+1 de Charles
At 08:22 PM 5/5/2007 -0400, you wrote:
600 WKYH KY PAINTVILLE 2015 05 MAY 07
CINCINNATI REDS BASEBALL GAME VS. COLORADO ROCKIES. WEAK BUT READBLE.
[WM-TN]
DXer: Willis
QTH: Old Fort, TN
Willis,
That's Paintsville. I never logged that from Indianapolis, and
I wondered if it was
690 WIST LA NEW ORLEANS 2055 05 MAY 07
THIS IS THE NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYERS BASEBALL NEWTORK, HERE ON WIST. THEN ADS
FOR RUSH'N COURIER A PROUD SPONCER OF THE NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS BASEBALL; AD
FOR 'WJS ENTERPRISES' OF NEW ORLEANS. THEN BACK TO THE GAME. QRM FROM CINF
VERDUN, QC IN
560 WOOF AL DOTHAN2120 05 MAY 06
DURING THE 5th INNING OF A BASEBALL GAME, ON SPORTS RADIO, WOOF, 5-60.
THEN INTO A COMMERCIAL BREAK, WITH LITE QRM FROM WQAM, WITH THE FLORIDA
MARLINS. [WM-TN]
I haven't been able to ID the teams on WOOF. Sounds like they might be
minor league
It used to be that way. Mine is *not* a vanity call..
Craig Healy, NG1U
My call K4APE is a real vanity call, to match my last name. I had my WB%
call the past 17 years I have been in Tennessee, thought I would change on
my 60th birthday, as present to myself.
Willis
Powell wrote-
Dial up WDUN and ask them to go to 10,000 watts non
da.
Powell ...who has NO Braves station in his range!
G!
As I write WGST-640 is in, mixed with Cuba. The braves are on, but hard to
copy.
As for WDUN, I do wish they would stay on day power till the game is over.
On Saturday 05 May 2007 17:53, Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW wrote:
Pete brings up a good point. There is no such thing as IBAC. It's just a
derogatory slang term that some have made up. But, as you can see, it is
confusing. Even worse, I can see how this could cause certain people to
Willis,It isn't hard to figure out where the name of
an old comedy TV show came from.It was a weekly show
about a radio station in that city and I wouldn't be
surprised one bit if they changed the last letter in
the call from C to P.Remember WKRP in
Cincinnati?---Bill in BC
Bill-
You are El
At 09:46 PM 5/5/2007 -0400, you wrote:
My call K4APE is a real vanity call, to match my last name. I had my WB%
call the past 17 years I have been in Tennessee, thought I would change on
my 60th birthday, as present to myself.
Willis
Willis,
What was your QTH before Tennessee?
Charles
Charles
If any broadcast pros read this or any other medium wave DX reflector I
think that they probably realize we know a lot more than they want anyone to
know about the actual reception problems of this complete and utter failure
and probably can't stand the term IBAC because the truth hurts,
WKRP was just a fictional story and it wasn't modeled after one specific
station or another,contrary to popular belief.
The coincidental call letters is just that, a co-inky-dinky
Paul Walker
On 5/5/07, willis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Willis,It isn't hard to figure out where the name of
Chuck said: IBAC is an acronym used in the engineering world and is
found even in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers) publications.
/
Actually you left out a very important component of the name Chuck. The
IEEE is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. I am
aware
I got two original GE Super radios last year at yard sales, both for under 5
dollars each and they both work great. The Super Radios have no tweeter, I
think that is the only difference, cosmetically they look pretty much the
same, my father has a II and would never part with it and he's not a
WKRP was said to have been based on an Atlanta station. The call
letters escape me at the moment.
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
From: willis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Americairca@hard-core-dx.com
To:
What was your QTH before Tennessee?
Charles
I was in God's country, Texas. Was a Texas citizen for 49 years. My original
call was WB5KHD of some 38 years ago.
Willis
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I'm going to piss some people off, but...
I don't like IBOC, iBAC, IBUZZ or whatever it's called anymore then the rest
of you do, but we all need to realize it's going to happen. DX'ing is just a
hobby, not a way of life. we just need to atop whining, grow up, adjust
with the changing times
That should've read stop whining
I'm a broadcaster and a DX'er so again, I understand how all you
feel. But, I know how to deal with reality.
Paul Walker
On 5/5/07, Paul B. Walker, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
we just need to atop whining
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Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Nope, as I said.. just a fictional story.
PW
On 5/5/07, Ira Elbert New, III [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
WKRP was said to have been based on an Atlanta station. The call
letters escape me at the moment.
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
Whatever Barry. None of the professionals that I know call a hot dog a
hamburger, they don't call milk beer, they don't call a chicken a duck,
and they don't call IBOC IBAC. IBAC might better describe the reality of
it. All I am saying is that is not the name of it. And this is obviously
confusing
Thank you for that bit of information.
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW)
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To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re:
There you go again with the typos Willis. You mistakenly typed Texas after
God's country when you clearly meant to type Georgia. South Georgia to be
exact, but the rest of the state ain't bad either.
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
From: willis [EMAIL
Dismiss us? By their actions and statements, TeamBLOC long ago dismissed all
concerns for the wellbeing of public airwaves and the free flow of ideas and
opinion.
Dismiss us? TeamBLOC reflexively dismisses anyone - let alone dissenters -
anyone who fails to immediately leap aboard the Good
Could this have been KOA's IBOC? If so, it interferred with WHAS-840 while
doing
a rerun of the Kentucky Derby that I was trying to hear who won it.
Then the IBOC hash stopped ~8:20pm edt while driving down I26 back toward
Charleston SC.
I also noted WPCI-1490's IBOC on while visiting old
willis wrote:
No, no typo's. Texas and God are two words that good together,
I beg your pardon!
Here in New Mexico, we have a saying: Poor New Mexico. So far from
Heaven, so close to Texas...
--
Mesa Mike, N6KUY, WDX6O
Los Alamos, New Mexico (DM65uv)
Los Alamos is Spanish for More than
560 WOOF AL DOTHAN2120 05 MAY 06
^^ ^^
I'm not sure what this is, Willis?
I don't know either??? I send it as a recption report.
ANYway conditions
are weird down south east of you. Earlier WVOC was
Whether there was a coincidental connection between
KRP and KRC or not ,I'm sure that the show's creator
had to make sure that he was not using the call of an
existing station with an identical set of letters,and
what did all people in Cincinnati think about the
similarity? They must have figured
I beg your pardon!
Here in New Mexico, we have a saying: Poor New Mexico. So far from
Heaven, so close to Texas...
Sounds like that would a good thing. Your cloes to paradise.
Mike, your in that part of NM that was originally Texas. I have a cousin
that lives in Roswell, he also is
Re IRCA 37-13 AMS If anybody is still interested,the
NW B Recent News strip reporting on AM St BCing on
stations in Van and Vic is not totally accurate by
saying that CKNW 980 and CHMB 1320 activate stereo
lights when the signal is mono. They are in fact still
stereo according to my Sony WMF-16
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