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 pattern 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 - Bainbridge 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 in 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 IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com