When I saw Mark's e-mail, it struck me that I had logged KNZZ 1100 Grand Junction CO as a DX test many years ago. Sure enough, I found it in my logbook, 11/30/98 0206-0209 ELT-- "message explaining the NRC, Morse ID's, closing message." Morse message was KNZZ repeated 11 times in a high pitch followed by one time at a lower pitch. My notes also say that I followed 1100 for the next hour only to find no more ID'able material. I did a little research in e-DXN's PDF archives of past DXN's. I found that leading up to the date of the test it was not on the CPC calendar-- so no doubt it was quickly arranged and news of it only got out via internet and word-of-mouth. The test must have been arranged by the NRC, as several reporters noted the message about the NRC that I mention above. Since there was no published pre-notification of the test, there is no written record of the test's parameters. My notes do say that the test was scheduled from 0200 to 0400 ELT, but I made no notes on power. I would suspect that they were running on 50kw ND and not their directional 10kw night facilities that directs their signal NNW/SSE. It is also possible that they were running at their CH power of 36kw which first was licensed around this time.. In DXN 66-11 (12/14/98) and 66-12 (12/21/98) the following East of Mississippi DX'ers report hearing this test: Greg Myers VA and Gerry Bishop FL (also Ray Arruda MA and Steve Kennedy PA report this as a tentative). The following DX'ers West of Mississippi report hearing it: Bob Karchevski CA, Pete Taylor WA, Rocky Robello UT, Frank Aden ID and Patrick Griffith CO, Does anyone else remember hearing this test? 73 Bill Dvorak Madison WI
In a message dated 2/13/2012 7:06:13 A.M. Central Standard Time, ma...@durenberger.com writes: Has anyone on our side of the Mississippi ever logged KNZZ 1100 Grand Junction? Mark Durenberger Latest DX Tests are found at http://www.nrcdxas.org _______________________________________________ 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
