I sent an e-mail to Mark Heller at WGBW, and got this quick response. Jim
Renfrew
Hi Jim:
Great to hear from you! We've been hearing from alot of NY DXers, since
this morning's test.
We only ran one hour and five minutes, as we got our project completed,
ahead of schedule.
Your
From the DX Grapevine: WGBW AM-1590 Denmark, WI DX test Sunday (Jul 15)
morning from 12 am to 2 am central Saul Chernos
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Times EDT
0104tone begins
0105WGBW Denmark Wisconsin ... 10,000 watts, then one set of WGBW call
letters in slow code.
Lots of interference. Not sure what WGBW is doing now. Thanks for the
test.
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WGBW-1590 DX test noted over usual pest WAKR with tone at 0104 EDT, voice ID
mentioning testing during the experimental period with 1 watts, code
ID into oldies (e.g. Beach Boys). More code ID and sweep tone at 0117.
Not needed, QSLed on similar test in 2011, but nice to have a logging
At 00 04 CDT WGBW noted with tone, code and
EBS alert noise.
Tom Jasinski
Joliet,
IL
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1590 WGBW Denmark, WI
Card, pen and t-shirt received in 10 days for e-mail report of Oct. 23, 2011
DX test.
V/S Mark Heller, Chief Engineer
Card appears to be a reproduction of radio stamp from the 1920s. View it
on my Facebook page or http://yfrog.com/khgk5clj
73
Mike Brooker
Toronto,
Mike, would you consider posting that photo on the International Radio Club of
America Facebook wall Thanks, Mike Sanburn
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Did WGBW 1590 do a recent move and /or equipment upgrade -from Two Rivers Wis
to a place I noticed in a couple of posts called Denmark? If so does anyone
have a new adress or phone number for same. I would like to notify them that I
heard a short but verified test tone in the time frame in
towns, not
contiguous, were northwest of Two Rivers George in Northern VA
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:15:59 -0700
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] WGBW 1590
Did WGBW 1590 do a recent move and /or equipment upgrade -from Two Rivers Wis
to a place I
On 10/24/2011 7:24 PM, GEORGE SANTULLI wrote:
Bill, I think there has been a city of license change. Here in
Virginia I did hear an ID of WGBW Denmark-Greenleaf. I checked my
Rand McNally because in listening to the audio recording it was clear
it was WGBW, but was not so sure of
Could be...that part of the ID was muffled a bit...but that would make
sense...but ironically there is Green Leaf nearby! George in Northern VA
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:52:50 -0400
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] WGBW 1590
On 10/24/2011 7:24 PM
Freedom 1590? Is that Seattle? Not hearing Seattle at all off the
beverage, as far as I can tell. KVGB IA is dominant. Glad they are talk,
or if music, I probably would not have logged the test.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
WGBW 1590 huge with all sorts of weird music including accordion. No tones
noted in the few minutes I made my recording. Solid IDs. WWKB 1520 NY Buffalo
seems entirely off, huge K-Love Rossford OH plus sprts station - and country
107 ID - the same unID I see George Santulli in VA reporting.
Saul,
I heard quite a bit of Morse code during the hour. The tones, I am not
sure of what those were. There are a lot of Network cue tones, so it is
hard to tell who that was.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
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Mexican Polka here, same general bearing as WGBW from here. WNTS maybe?
Logged some classic rock and a jingle ID but couldn't make it out in
the noise.
Tim Hills
Sioux Falls, SD
On 10/23/2011 0:15, Jim Renfrew wrote:
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY
A real mess on 1590, with WASB causing havoc at
I was getting accordion/polka music fading in and out throughout the
hour, no tones heard. I was dismissing the accordion music as Spanish...
Did get the WTVB ID/jingle at 5:40, probably the oldies I was logging
was from them..
Oh well, WTVB is a new logging for me anyway :D
Tim Hills
Sioux
At 2:06 EDT, after more than an hour of tantalizing sporadic and super-weak
clarinet music, Pied Piper music and brief test tones, a tone ended, followed
by a voice ID. Weak but readable. Heard only once before, on 8-8-75, signing
off at sunset.
Calliope music and another brief tone at
In Ithaca NY, this is what I heard:
1:03 Music
1:05 CW ID
1:07 Music...Polka?
1:12 Music
1:14 ID Male Station Letters, then power
1:23 ID again Male
1:23 Bugle
1:23 Music
1:29 ID Male
1:34 Tone about 20 seconds
Music was instrumental and almost sounded like merry go round like, Did not
know
I heard back from Mark at WGBW and yes, he was running tones at
different times during the test. So maybe Walt caught them.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
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Their day pattern has a pretty deep null in our direction.
1590 was a jumbled mess tonight with KWBG coming in strong enough to
pick up with a loose filling.
Tim Hills
Sioux Falls, SD
On 10/23/2011 0:29, Rick Dau wrote:
I've been listening for the past 20 minutes, and I'm not hearing a dang
Ok, I tried for them using my PL-606 + SAT. I recorded what I heard and split
the recording into 10-minute segments (about 3 MB each; the last one is a
little over 10 minutes).
http://www.mediafire.com/?50jurbna2b2l0
Timestamps at the beginning of each recording are in the file names. Does
Freedom 1590 is KLFE Seattle, which is keeping me from hearing the test
Bruce
On 10/22/2011 22:45, Walter Salmaniw wrote:
Listening here in Victoria. A jumble here as well, with the dominant
station being Freedom 1590. Who might that be?.Walt
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 5:40 AM, Patrick
In listening back to the complete hour of the test, I found there was
really only 1 time I caught Morse code at 0005. The other times I
thought there was some was either flute music or just tones of different
types. Maybe that flute music was the test too.
I am really pleased with this as the
Just reviewed the first 10 minutes of Perseus recordings and weak CW ID heard
for WGBW just after 0505utc under WAKR with Sonny Cher song and WKTP.
http://realmonitor.com/stations/WGBW.wav
We'll see what shows up in other recordings.
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Not sure if I heard this one on not. For the most part I would ay I haven't a
thing from this test. To much Cherryville, NC.
i'am moving on to old time radio on KMOX-1120.
Willis, K4APE
OLD FORT, TN
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Nothing in Northern VA. Did hear a brief mention of country 107 after a
Montgomery Gentry song. G
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From: Barry Wasylik
Not heard here in Mission Viejo CA. I listened from 10:00-10:30 PM PDT and
IBOC from AZ was dominant along with a Spanish station and I heard some
English talk briefly.
Thanks for the test.
Martin Foltz
Mission Viejo CA
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Bet this would've been an easy catch from Lansing, eh? ;-)
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On Oct 23, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Martin Foltz wrote:
Not heard here in Mission Viejo CA. I listened from 10:00-10:30 PM PDT and
IBOC from AZ was dominant along with a Spanish station and I heard some
English talk briefly.
Only got to try from 0140-0150 (sick wife) MIGHT have had some sweep tones,
once. WAY too much WNTR and TVI from a household set. Thanks to Mr. Heller
and the organizers!
73
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Hi Everyone:
Listening last night while the test was on, 1590 was, as usual, one big jumble
of noise. Only IDs I heard at the time were for KBND and KFLE. So I quit
listening live as I knew, sooner or later, people would report hearing IDs and
TTs at certain times. And they did.
Armed with a
I didn't see any other entry showing //time of reception of test tone at :34 or
35 past the hour last night to verify that I actually heard it but if I did
then I could say that I was the farthest away from the station to hear it with
a portable receiver unassisted by any form of external
No luck with hearing the WGBW test this morning (Sun 11/23 @ CDT). Local
station KMIC (Radio Disney) is on that frequency with IBOC.
From my QTH here in far SE Houston (Clear Lake City), it's very hard to get a
null on KMIC using my DT-400W. Maybe things would have been different using an
Bill
I heard a tone at 1:34 that was about 20 aeconds long.
Art-N2AU
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] WGBW 1590 Test
I didn't see any other entry showing //time of reception
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Subject: [IRCA] WGBW 1590
Only got to try from 0140-0150 (sick wife) MIGHT have had some sweep tones,
once. WAY too much WNTR and TVI from a household set. Thanks to Mr. Heller
and the organizers!
73
Dave in Indy
Yes, I would have at least had a realistic chance and a high probability.
Martin
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:49:03 -0400
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Just getting to my overnight recordings now...
WGBW was heard well with a voice announcement at 0100 EDT, followed by bugle
call, calliope music, and various other strange music (including the Mickey
Mouse theme). A very slow Morse ID that sounded sent by hand started at
0105:30. The test
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I sat on 1590 from 0005 to 0150 CLT and didn't hear a trace. WGBW's day
attern, as has been alluded to already here, has a deep null almost straight
Hi all, regarding the WGBW test...
I'm about 2834.46 km from them at a bearing of 253.47°. According to their
daytime pattern data, they have a standard field of 76.96 mV/m @ 1 km. (Their
IDF for 10kW is 1098.7 mV/m; calculations indicate they radiate approximately
49 watts in my
I hate to be a spoil-sport but it would seem pretty hopeless. If you're DXing
now I'd not spend too long trying to get this. 73 KAZ
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Sent: Oct 22, 2011 11:25 PM
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Subject: [IRCA] WGBW Test
Offhand I'd say your best bet would be the PL-606 with the
Select-a-tenna. The DSP might filter out the IBOC crud.
Good chance, probably not, some chance, always.
I'm using a DX-440 and homebrew variable geometry active ferrite. (Don't
know how else to describe it) The 440 is not known fro
Coming in well over Great Bend
with a Sony 2002
Never heard before
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Nothing in Northern VA. Did hear a brief mention of country 107 after a
Montgomery Gentry song. G
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Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:09:42
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Subject: [IRCA] wgbw heard in Winnipeg/MB
I am getting bits of the DX test here, notted 12:05.30 CDT. Not strong,
but in the jumble peaking at times.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
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A real mess on 1590, with WASB causing havoc at 1589.9, and WAKR the other
station. At 0111 EDT I heard polka accordion music, which doesn't fit WASB
or WAKR. Anyone else hear the accordion?
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Offhand I'd say your best bet would be the PL-606 with the
Select-a-tenna. The DSP might filter out the IBOC crud.
Good chance, probably not, some chance, always.
I'm using a DX-440 and homebrew variable geometry
I'd say you got them.
Barry
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 12:15 AM, Jim Renfrew jrenf...@rochester.rr.comwrote:
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY
A real mess on 1590, with WASB causing havoc at 1589.9, and WAKR the other
station. At 0111 EDT I heard polka accordion music, which doesn't fit WASB
or WAKR.
WGBW-1590 test noted with code ID at 0105 EDT.
0123 EDT voice ID followed by bugle call.
Also bits of instrumental accordion or carnival-type music, in mix with
usual pest WAKR.
Heard on a DX test (but with CoL as Two Rivers, WI) almost exactly a year
ago.
73
Mike Brooker
Toronto, ON
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I am getting bits of the DX test here, notted 12:05.30 CDT. Not strong,
but in the jumble peaking at times.
73
Glad you were able to hear them. I have horrendous electrical qrn on 1590
tonight. Mike Sanburn
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Subject: [IRCA] WGBW-1590 DX test
WGBW-1590 test noted with code ID at 0105 EDT
Quite a jumble on 1590 with KVGB dominating, But some of the Morse Code
and tones have made it through. Also an UNID Oldies station, a CW one,
and even what sounded like Black Gospel, plus a lot of other stuff.
1590 is loaded tonight to say the least!
Drake R8
1500' Eastern Beverage.
Patrick
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I am getting bits of the DX test here, notted 12:05.30 CDT. Not strong,
but in the jumble peaking at times.
73,
Patrick
Patrick
OK, that's KLFE in Seattle. Now they're in the mud, and another station
talking about the future of Libya and US involvement. Very strong. No sign
of any DX test tones, etc.Walt
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 5:45 AM, Walter Salmaniw can...@gmail.com wrote:
Listening here in Victoria. A jumble
Listening here in Victoria. A jumble here as well, with the dominant
station being Freedom 1590. Who might that be?.Walt
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 5:40 AM, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:
Quite a jumble on 1590 with KVGB dominating, But some of the Morse Code
and tones have made it
Without the beverage, I am sure I would not be hearing them. Even their
peaks are far from strong. The only things that is coming in is Morse
code and tones. I have not heard anything else I can ID. But there was
some loud music around 12:15-12:20 CDT, or thereabouts. I am recording
the whole
KLFE in Seattle.
73,
Rick Dau
South Omaha, Nebraska
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Listening
Received Verification Letter in mail today for WGBW 1590 DX test
last Satudray. This is a short turn around time, mailed
my report with CD on Tuesday, reply back on Saturday!
In
my reception report I mentioned hearing a dog barking
type sound, perhaps a Disney song or some type of sound
WGBW 1590 DX test heard with bugle calls noted several times, at
00:10, 00:33 and 00:50 and brief 10 second or so steady tone
repeated several times. Will have to dig through recording to
identify music and possible ID's.
Using R8A and Quantum
loop.
Tom Jasinski
Joliet, IL
Jim Renfrew, Holley NY
Just a mile or two from WASB's transmitter means no love from WGBW tonight.
Didn't help that WASB is on 1589.92. I'm not complaining about one
transmitter - I used to live at the bottom of Pinnacle Hill in Rochester.
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1590 sounds like a graveyard almost..no trace of WGBW.
Powell somewhere in the woods near Silverstreet, SC
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There is a DX Test tonight (actually early Saturday morning) on WGBW
1590 WI. 0100 ET w/the 1 Kw day power. Hope that I get to try for it.
73,
Dave in Indy
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From John J. Rieger's DX midAmerica website:
First this from Hark Heller @1590 WGBW in Two Rivers, WI:
Per communication from OJ Saghdal in Norway, WGBW-1590 in Two Rivers, WI
will be running a DX Test on Oct. 16, 2010 at 0500-0600 UT. Full details
posted at:
http://www.dxtests.info
Please be sure to notify us at dxtests.info [at] gmail.com regarding
information on any DX Tests or other
All,
Here's a part of the letter from Mr.Heller...
It's a Saturday morning.
12am to 1am
I know there's ocnfusion because it's not a Sunday morning... but we
didn't want to ruin our entire weekend!
we're moving to Denmark, WI next year with 10kw days. there are no
1590's between us and the
Mark Heller is definately a radio guy... he is the owner of WGBW and he's
also an engineer.. a very intelligent engineer.
Paul Walker
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 12:34 AM, John Rieger dx-midamer...@webtv.netwrote:
All,
Here's a part of the letter from Mr.Heller...
It's a Saturday morning.
. [mailto:walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com]
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] WGBW AM -1590, Two Rivers, WI PLANNED TEST OCT. 16th
at MIDNIGHT CENTRAL
Mark Heller is definately
I have an e-mail into the station contact, and am trying to clarify a few
details. For instance, I presume they mean the midnight leading into Oct 16.
But I've learned never to presume things. Some other details, too. Soon as I
know, you'll all know. Sorry about the relatively late notice. But
for the '10-'11 season.
73,
Dave in Indy
PS - Check out John's DX MidAmerica site!
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/dxmidamerica/
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