CHQT was in the late 1970s. Old IRCAns will recall the "Gnus From the Frozen North" column that appeared, particularly the one titled, "Read it and Cringe" in which the CRTC's plans for high powered stations on the prairies first appeared in DXM. That was sometime in 1977.
KJJR moved to 880 while I was in Lead, SD between 1984 and 1987. I logged them on RS 9/20/85, at 0620. Curiously, I never did log CHQT out there, though I did try for them. My guess is they protect KRVN and CKLQ, which dominated the channel at night. 73 David David Faulkner, near Athens, Ohio --- On Wed, 4/20/11, Kenneth Nawalkowski <kenneth...@mts.net> wrote: From: Kenneth Nawalkowski <kenneth...@mts.net> Subject: [IRCA] Another history question To: "IRCA chat" <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:56 AM Thanks to everyone for the history on moves to 650 Khz. I have another history question. When did the following stations move to 880; KRVN WMEQ KJJR and CHQT? I originally started DXing in the early 70's. My dad used to listen to distant broadcasts like the Grand Ole Opry and that's how I got started. He used a Zenith transoceanic Royal 1000. He bought me a $20 Playmate made in Japan radio after he got tired of me wearing out the batteries in his radio. In spite of being a cheap radio without an RF amplifier like the Zenith has; it actually performed quite well. I frequently received and listened to stations like WBZ, WCBS, WWL, and WSB not to mention others. WCBS was my favorite. I guess it had something to do with New York City. After the radio died in the late 70's I dropped the hobby entirely. I came back to it in January 1991 when I found a GE Superadio II while browsing the electronics section in the Canadian Tire store in Brandon. The words "Long Range and High Selectivity" on the picture of the dial on the box caught my attention. The big list of specs like 4 tuned IF stages on AM, 8" ferrite rod antenna and tuned RF o! n AM sold me on it and I bought it right there. I unpacked it as soon as I got home, turned it on at 4:45PM that afternoon and was astounded at the sensitivity and selectivity. I have never owned or tried a radio that even came close to the performance of this unit. 5 minutes later I stumbled on WBZ loud and clear and was amazed at the catch considering how cluttered the AM band now was. I always thought that it would be totally impossible to improve the sensitivity of the unit any further, However a few years later I discovered the IRCA and joined. I purchased some literature from the club and Ralph Sanserino's loop was just too tempting not to build and try. I expected it to be a flop, but how wrong I was. It really blew me away as it pulled in stations loud and clear that were totally absent on the Superadio without it even with the volume wide open. It more than doubled the number of station I could pick up during the daytime. Kenneth Nawalkowski _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
