WIMA DX Test copied well in Central Alabama (near Birmingham) on an Icom 746 Pro. Heard lots of Morse Code, some 1khz tones, and an occasional snippet of a voice ID. Did really miss the sweep tones though! Thanks to WIMA and Fred V. for this test!
73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Les Rayburn, director High Noon Film 100 Centerview Drive Suite 111 Birmingham, AL 35216 205.824.8930 205.824.8960 fax 205.253.4867 cell -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 7:46 PM 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]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [NRC-AM] WIMA DX Test Final Report > WIMA DX Test Final Report > > After a weekend of tests from a trio of "West of the Rockies" > stations, > we returned to the Midwest for a test from the ever-popular WIMA in Lima, > Ohio. Their fine rig got out quite well and but them in logbooks from > Oregon > to Vermont. Here's the list of those who have thus far reported or > tentatively reported hearing the test: > > Roy Barstow - Old Cape Cod, MA > Saul Chernos - Toronto, ON > Steve Francis - Alcoa, TN > Scott Fybush - Rochester, NY > Dave Hochfelder - Albany, NY > Steve Howe - Saint Albans, VT > Tom Jasinski - Shorewood, IL > Joe Miller - Troy, MI > Willis Monk - Old Fort, TN > Nigel Pimblett - Dunmore, AB > Steve Ratzlaff - NE Oregon > Curtis Sadowski - Paxton, IL > Brett Saylor - State College, PA > George Sherman - Minnesota > J.D. Stephens - Hampton Cove, AL > Joe Wozniak - St. Louis, MO > Mark ? - Markham, ON > Herb ? - Hudson Valley, NY > Shawn ? - Winnipeg, MB > > In keeping with the latest craze to take over our hobby, quite a few > veteran DXers heard the test on their new "Ultra-Light Radios," thus > presenting a new challenge and achievement for them. > > Thanks to everyone who tried for the test, and congratulations to > those > who logged it. > > And a very special thank you to Fred Vobbe and the engineering crew at > WIMA for their special efforts on behalf of DXers and radio hobbyists. > You've gone the extra mile and we are indeed grateful. > > Be sure to try for the upcoming CFFX test - a special event since the > test will take place during the last few hours this station will be on the > AM band. When they're gone . they're gone! > > Remember to keep checking the DXTESTS.INFO Web site frequently and > listen to the BTC Podcasts for news and late-breaking developments. > > Jim Pogue > IRCA/NRC Joint Broadcast Test Committee Coordinator > Memphis, TN > > > _______________________________________________ > The NRC AM mailing list > nrcdxas.org > > ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Order your WRTH 2008: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2008 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
