SlRTlC ROM HQ OK fo lks , t h i ~ is i t ! Look i n s i d e t h i s i s s u e f o r t h e much-heralded and a l l t h a t NRC opinion pol l . When you f i n d it, p u l l i t ou t , f i l l i t o u t and mail i t o u t t o us so we can g e t your opinions of what we're doing r i g k t , what we're doing wrong, and what we're no t doing. Also, t h e r e ' s room f o r your genera l comments about t h e club, so be s u r e you use t h e space and send them a long tao.....in o t h e r s t u f f t h e s e l azy , c razy and s t a t i c - f i l l e d days of slunmer...we g o t a l e t t e r frem t;RCer I'ave F i scher , who r e p o r t s h e ' s moved t o St. Louis a r e a and is now a t Cont inental Telephone. Address i s 222 S. Cen t ra l Avenue, c layton, MO. 63105. h o n e is (314) 862-3500....The l a t e s t l ist frem Buyers & S e l l e r s i n c l u d e s four HQ 1808, two HR 1298, t h r e e R 388 and four R 390s. They a r e a v a i l a b l e from Buyers & S e l l e r s , ~ d x 73, Kenmore S t a t i o n , Reston, hss. 02215 o r phone (6171 536-8777 from 9 a.m. t o 9 p.m. Monday through Friday.. ..Also, don ' t f o r g e t t o l o e k i n s i d e t h l s i s s u e f o r t h e s t a r t of Bruce Winkelman's new column c a l l e d The AM S r i t c h . The column w i l l appear r e g u l a r l y with t h e changes of s t a t i o n s , c a l l s , owners, e t c . Any i t ems of t h i s n a t u r e should be s e n t t o aruce a t 3324 Ke t t e r ing Place, Greensboro, N.C. 27410. Also, don ' t f o r g e t t h a t i t ' s convention time, and boy, do we have them i n t h i s issue.. . the r e g i s t r a t i o n in fo rmat ion is i n s i d e f o r t h e WTFDA convention i n Port land, t h e IRCA convention i n Ind ianapo l i s and, of course most important of a l l , t h e :'RC convention i n Lincoln!

H E Y JOINED John F. lWaha, 443 E. Center S t r e e t , h'azareth, Penn. 18064. Frank-John Pe t r i ck , 306 Twist Run Road, RD 3. Fnd ico t t , N.Y. 13760. Eon -av i s , 107 Oakdale Crive, Warner Robins, Ga. 31093. Robert Steadaan, 2758 S. Bentnorth, "ilwaukee, W i s . 53207. E.H. Grossman, 925 W. Georgia, NO. 700, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1 ~ 8 , Canada. Doug Beard, RR 1, S p r i n g v i l l e , Iowa 52336. Robert Rush, Pequot Road, Southampton Road, Southaspton, Mass. 01073. P e t e r Hunn, 18f Anthony Road, New London, Conn. 06320. ?:orman Sorensen, 3107 Georgetown, Houston, Texas 77005. W i l l i a m E:. Long V4ZVZ, 5321 Nev i l l e Court, Alexandria, Va. 22310. Fladalyn Roley, 1025 Grand Avenue, San Ciego, Ca l i f . 92109. Gene H. Yot tern, 313 Royal ? r ive , Kinesport, Tenn. 37663. Georee ... t i u l f i t ige r ' J r . iY4CPR, 25 SpringdaSB Drive, Greenv i l l e , S.C. 29609.

LOOK1 NG A HERD Wext i s s u e , look f o r s p e c i a l Courtesy Program Committee (CPC) i s s u e , which w i l l t e l l you how t o a r range and o rgan ize t e s t s . In t h e p a s t few seasons, most of t h e t e s t s have been arranged by j u s t a few fo lks , s o we hope y o u ' l l use t h e mate r i a l i n t h e nug. 22 i s s u e t o h e l p t h e c l u b and yourse l f by o rgan iz ing a t e s t o r two f o r nex t season. Also, t h e r e is a p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t t h e Aug. 22 i s s u e may be delayed a day o r two due t o p r i n t e r ' s vaca t ion , s o p lease be p a t i e n t ! I n f u t u r e i s s u e news...wetre planning f o r a s p e c i a l n o s t a l g i a i s s u e o f rX News f o r f a l l . I f you have any o l d photos, etC., p lease drop U s a l i n e s o we can i n c l u d e them i n t h i s s p e c i a l looking back a t 44 yea r s o f NRC h i s to ry .

AM SWITCH EDITOR: Bruce Winkelman 3324 Ket te r ing Place Greensboro NC 27410

Greetings and welcome t o Vol. 1 No. 1 o f THE AM SWITCH (AMS). This i s the f i r s t i n what I hope w i l l be a long ser ies o f valuable OX reference columns for you, the ac t i ve domestic OXer. Some o f the mater ia l included here w i l l come from the "For t he Record" pages o f B;~dcastin+ magafine--yew s t a t i o n in fo , c a l l l e t t e r assignments, CPs etc. e r e s t u the i n f o w i l l come from you, the OXer. &change you may note on a l oca l o r any s t a t i o n heard wh i le OXing w i l l be m w t welcome and w i l l be included w i t h c r e d i t t o the reDorter. This column w i l l be a regu lar month1 column here i n DX News. Your suggestions on ways t o make t h i s feature a d Z - G 7 l G m n w i l l be most welcome. Deadline f o r the August AMS---04 Aug 77. Now, on w i t h the show ......... NEW STATIONS: --

Appl ica t ions : 1520 US Amory D l 500 B/SOL 1570 NO Harvey 01 2500 MOR

Granted: 1000 KY Danv i l l e D l 1000 CW 1410 ND Beulah D l 1000 CW 1410 MO Cuba D l 1000 CW/MOR/GOS

Licenses Granted:

1010 WTGC-PA D l 250 1110 WVNH-NH 03 5000 1190 WHHL-FL D l 250

CALL LETTERS: -- Appl ica t ions :

? GA Cal houn seeks WJTH 1260 WYN-PA seeks WLKK ? AR Greenwood seeks KACJ 1360 WVMC-IL seeks WYER ? KY F rank fo r t seeks WKED 1460 WCIO-PR seeks WFAB

1170 MA Nor fo lk seeks WJMQ 1490 WSSB-NC seeks WDUR 1360 MN Bemidj i seeks KKBJ 1580 WSUF-NY seeks WYFA

Granted: 900 KSGL-KA ex-KBUL 970 KYTE-OR ex-KOIN

1090 WBOZ-PR ex-WRSG 1110 WUPE-MA ex-WGRG 1150 WACQ-MA ex-WCOP 1150 KUFF-NU ex KNWZ 1300 WQPM-MN ex-WKPM 1310 WXLL-GA ex WQAK

? KIWA-AZ c a l l f o r Wi l l iams CP ? WSRG-KY c a l l f o r El kton CP

1250 KNEU-UT c a l l f o r Roosevelt

1350 WHNE-VA ex-WKLX 1410 KBUL-KS ex-KWBB 1490 KYNN-NB ex-KLNG 1500 KBGG-TX ex-KWFA 1510 WCPL-SC ex-WPSC 1550 WIXY-NC ex-WTYN 1550 WCHU-TN ex-WPJO 1570 WRXA-WI ex-WAPL 1590 WJRO-MD ex-WISZ

CONSTRUCTION PERMITS: - 1000 CP KY Danv i l l e 01 1000 1150 CP-AK Long I s l and U1 5000 1040 KHVH-HI CP: 10000 U1 1170 CP-MA Nor fo lk D3 500 1090 WBAF-GA CP: 1000 D l 1360 CP-MN Bemidj i 01 5000 1100 KFAX-CA CP: 50000 SH-4 1460 WAKS-NC CP: 03 5000 and change 1140 WIXC-TN CP: 5000 D l CH:2500 c i t y o f 1 icense t o

"Fuquay-Varina" 1470 WRBO-FL CP: U4 5000/2500

DELETE: FORMATS: 1540 WRGM-VA OFF THE AIR ( K A ) 1410 WEGO-NC i s now c&w (BW) 1580 WCLY-PA 1590 WGLO-NC i s now BFL (8W)

OTHERNESS:

640 WNAD-OK f i ned $500 f o r operat ing w i t h more than 105% o f author ized daytime power.

1000 KGRI-TX f i ned $500 f o r "erroneous determinat ion o f t ime f o r comnencing ! operat ion o f r ad io s t a t i on " .

I 1240 KFOR-NB f i ned $500 f o r operat ing a t more than 105% o f author ized n igh t t ime power o f 175 watts. ( l i s t e d a t 250 w nights, whats the s tory????)

1360 WNNJ-NJ f i ned 51000 f o r broadcasting l o t t e r y in format ion !

1510 WLAC-TN i s being so ld by L i f e and Casulaty o f Tenneessee t o B i l l boa rd , Inc., p u m h e r s o f B i l l board magazine.

1590 WETT-MD FCC stayed dec is ion denying l i cense renewa l - s t i l l on the a i r ?

OTHER OTHERNESS:

1150 MO Gaithersburg 10 groups competing f o r t h i s a l l oca t i on .

1450 I L Cicero groups competing f o r t h i s spot.

The new owner o f KSGL-900 i n Wichi ta KA plans t o es tab l i sh a r e l i g i o u s pro- gramming o u t l e t f o r the c i t y . Th is i s q u i t e a turnaround f o r 900 i n Wichi ta from the ea r l y 70s when 900 was KEYN and was the l oca l hard rock-underground type s ta t ion .

OOPS: l e f t ou t t h i s one----I480 WVCF-FL LOC: OCOCEE

Well ....... t h a t ' s i t f o r the f i r s t AMS. Thanks t o Russ Edffunds and K e l l y Andrews ( v i a LPC) f o r supplying some i n f o f o r t h i s column t h i s t ime around. No formal repor ters l i s t i n g t h i s t ime but I hope t o have a bunch f o r the August AMS. Remember the deadl ine o f 04 August f o r any changes o f i n t e r e s t t o the member- ship. LPC, the r e s t o f the page i s a l l yours ........

73s

PS: Phone c a l l s w i t h changes are most welcome BUT please c a l l between 8- l lpm ELT - and I ' l l probably be home. Phone # on &- f i r s t page.

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Bruce W. Singleton ... in Mergaritaville I n l e t s t a l e 10 r u n s across the

southern United States. \Vlthin the space of about rhree houn ' driving lime from New Orleans. you cross through Louisiana. xlississippi. Alabama. and flnaIly. Florida.

I lusf compleled three weeks and a b m t 2.m0 miles of mrandenng in and around the South. so "eye-one- oh" a d 1 became somewhat friendly.

"Breaker one-nine for that west- bound eighteen-wheeler. comeawn."

shoulder ' "That's okay Pelrocelli. I'U find

W! YOU drive rareful now:' I had not driven f a r on the s lab

beforr I r a n m t of radio range of S e w Orleans. At that point I found out the mearung r i Counhy hlusic country.

Nm. even when you're driving through Tennessee. y r r a n pick up some stations playing Top40 music. I g u e s 1 had always figured that if Tennessee has toplo, every place

I didn't start to worry too much. however. even when I turned off the radio and heard mywlf singing about changin ' latti tudes. changln ' a t - t ~ t u d e s . P lsmiss ing this a s a momentar? flight into some form of subliminal s d u c b o n by the CcunLry- Wpstern Artists' Guild. 1 drove on. "Four haangry rheeldrinan'a crop

in Ulr fecdds." I began to realize it was coming automabcany. I turned .L. +- L..,. .-

"You got the Sllver Eagle. good m u s t crbr C D ~ d c x "18.

buddy. come a m back." I was mistaken. -Hey. Breaker one-nine. Anybody &d R

hank yefer the silver The hours of cmnlry music and CB Out there u'anna ratchet law' Come-

Eagle Y'er tawkin' to the Petrocelli. radio its toll I caught myself awf;k got me Sugar Britches. good uhat ' s it Imk like back over your s ingi~alont? .whenKenn~ Hogersgot h , ~ v fi.m at this heah rpst stop v s h r l d m " " 01

mean and an to the chorus of . .YOU a fine n ~ . n mile m a m a one-one-two. You 3

the way to Mobile town " IF^,,. I . , , , , .S~~~I . Or ,vhen I wont (0 find out how much 11 caws& to 2

heard ..v,,, il.* a twauc.... \ go am""' the uorld'" I-'

g;;~na;;;u~s;;;C,",a~~ Ild$: 31r,iran rur iP , , .Hou got thPrr I -Er. uh. that is somebody must 've

ha\ PI)-1 a clue " stepped m your transmission there. I u

k n m \chat it looks likr mt'r my

INTERNATIONAL DX ~ ~ ~ M ~ ~ ~ ~ L a n e , N O . ~

DIGEST Uecatur, Georgia 30033

Hello once again. Looks like this will be another skinny summer column, unless a dozen or so of you special delivery your hot July 4 DX. I have

i done a Merriman and not even turned the thing on for a couple of weeks; the only DX has been some 20 meter phone as the solar flux hit 109 2 days I ago and the band has been alive. Going to catch up on all the info from the foreign bulletins this time, which I scan for interesting catches as well as changes. etc. Phone here is 404-633-1198 before midnight ELT.

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From New Zealand DX Times .... 1379-CB138 R. Colo Colo was heard here, no date given. 557 Quazvin heard on this freq. (ex 558, and there goes our small chancefor this rare country-CH) 714 HLKA S. Korea noted ex 710, they own a freq meter? (CH) 963, 999 are the freq's for a couple of the new Indonesians on odd chanxs. Power on 963 is 10 kw, sked is 2300-0100 and 1000-1600 daily, with 0000-1600 Sundays. Iraq-Babylon 1035 is listed as 200 kw. Gilbert Islands-Tarawa is reported as off at 1000 GUT Saturdays, and not 1030 m H 77. Syria-Dar el Zier has moved to 827 from 953, with 60 kw. (Of all places to move! Anybody else want to figure out what AA's we are hearing here? It was a mess before they moved here and even more so now-CH) Cdlombia Radio Reloj Barranquilla hrd on 1300. HJTP Radio La Colina 1230 e x H J B N La Voz de Galeras noted on 1005. as well as HJJR. Via Sunspot for those. Paraguay ZPlO Em. Paraguay has been heard in Norway on 1303, ex 1300. Via Distance. Some LA catches from the loggings section; Huancavilca, ~ c u a d o r m 605. Gran Colombia 615 good at 0607 s/off, 1075 Reloj Medellin heard at 0515, 645 URUGUAY SODRE fair w/ID. Hong Kong 545 now s/off at 1905 w/GSTQ, via IRCA.1016.8 DXED Davao City hrd till 1300 s/off, 1500 Sunday.

From MV-EKO of Arctic Radio Club .... Uruguay, CX144 R. Riviera is listed here and signs off at 0400. USSR The EBU monthly report lists Moghiler and Maikop on 1169, with 1000 and 500 kw respectively. Dominican Republic HIAR R. San Cristobal here. Kaiti 1080 will soon see 4VRD, R. Nationale. (This has been mentioned in many bulletins and from the looks of things it is supposed to be on the air very soon-CH) Colombia 1160 HJ.. R. Suramer- icana was heard here in March by Cesar Objio during a trip to Caracas. Most likely this is a new name for HJPF R . Antenna, as Floridablanca is a suburb to Bucamaranga.

From the World Radio TV Handbook Newsletter .... Finland Helsinki 557 and Turku 962 both now broadcast in English at 2030 on Thur/Fri/Sat. (also re- layed to me by the thoughtful Brian Vernon-CH) Germany the Foreign Service of Deutschlandfunk is now aired as follows: Czech 1930 on 1538, Danish 1930 (8) on 1268, Dutch 1810 (W) on 1268, English 1800 (Sun) on 1538, 1840 (W) on 1268, Hungarian 2100 on 1538, Italian 2130 (W) on 1538, Norwegian 2000 (W) on 1268, Rumanian 2030 on 1538, Serbo-Croat 2000 on 1538, Swedish 2030 (W) on 1268. The Rumanian and Serbo-Croat pgms are produced by DW. France France-Inter carries Spanish fm 2200-2300 on 944. USSR corrections to LW ans MW listings: 155 Khabarovsk 1958-1500 (l.L), 218habarovsk 1900-1500 (I), 254 Kazan 0200-1600, add 854 Penza 0200-2200 (1.L) 872 add Mezen. Kal- iningrad, and Kuybyshev from 1277, 998 add Tselinograd fm 782, 1169 delete unknown Ukr and iIaykop, add Armavir 2300-0400 (2). 0400-1600 (3), 1600-2300

h (F), 1196 replace Kaunas by unknown E, add 1223 Chimkent, Kaz, 1148 unknown is Ce. E., add 1457 Arkalyk from 935. Yugoslavia the second Pgm of R. Beo- grad is broadcast on 1007 using 200 kw in 035iGiZvac and 400 kw in Aleksin- ac. Algeria the L1 tx at Tebessa on 251 has not been noted since March. (But recently back on the air-CH) Central African Re ublic has heen re-named Ubangi-Shari. Nigeria the National- -st ?m Lagos On 1088 fm 0430-2305. Domestic Services are carried on 602 and 945 fm 0455-0100. Tanzania is now broadcasting its external service in EE fm 0330-0500 for east, central, and southern ~ f ~ i ~ ~ . ~~donesia stns have heen noted on the following freqls-585, 1008, 1107, 1285. and 1455. Solomon Islands the sol. Isl. Bcdg COrp. (new name) is now on the air Tm 1830-1200 with 5 kw on 1030 and 5020. Address is box 651, ~ ~ ~ i a r a . QSL only with full 30 minute report.

(WRTVH Newsletter cont'd) Honduras new is R. Honduras 880 in Tegucigalpa. Colombia new stns are 1170R.nsula, Pto. Assis, and 1490 R. Punto Cincp Bogota with 5 kw.

From Sweden Calling DX'ers . . . . Peru- R. Bicolor 990 is a new stn w/10 kw. (Has been heard by European D X ' G C H )

From Brian Vernon . . . . A notice from R. Budapest advises that R. Kossuth 539 inaugurated a new 2000 kw tx Feb. 16. It is listed in WRTH 77.

Via Danish Shortwave Clubs International . . . . A few goodies from the hlW section. Ecuador R. Canal Tropical, Quito w/clear ID at 0320. 1205-La Voz del Tropical poor w/ID at 0105.

Oops. glad I proofread. Uruguay in the MV EKO section is on 1445, and HIAR is on 1465. Above, the entry for R. Canal Tropical in Quito should have 805 tacked on. All DX below is from the ever-present Mr. Connelly, except for the few items from me.

DOhlINICA Roseau R. Jumbo noted wfrepetitive LA style dance mx simi- lar to that on Colombian stns 0130 618. ALGERIA Oran good wjmale AA chanting, flute and drum accompaniment 0050 5/30. Noted fair w/CFNB/WDEV slop. ST. KITTS ZIZ Basseterre fair to good w/reggae and soul show-male anncr then female vocal 0136 6/8.* Best ever 0215 6/10 with TC in stiff lip BBC style, then US soul mx. (CH) DOLlINICA Roseau fair w/Caribbean mx 0125 6/12. CUBA Santa Clara ChIHQ o/u WPRO wjrambling SS discourse 0452 6/11. VENEZUELA Puerto La Cruz W Q O well o/Cuba wjlively mx, Ondas Port- enas ID 0453 6/11. PORTUGAL Lisboa good w/PP talk, then vocal mx 0340 5/30. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Valverde HIDC R. hlao jamming 700; SS talk 0130 6/12. ST. VINCENT Kingstown fair w/male vocal ojpronounced 4.8 Hz SAH 0129 6/12. Who would the second station be? (Most probably HRAM, see IDXD for sometime in December when I noted this guy-CH) SURINAM Paramaribo potent w/oriental sounding talk (possibly Indo- nesian) 0118 616. Fair wjreggae and disco 0048 and good w/vocal mx 0121 6/12. COSTA RICA San Jose TILX good; man in SS 0455 6/11. VENEZUELA llaracaibo YVNC good w/CBL nulled, slow SS female vocal. R. hlaracaibo jingle, SS talk at 0507 6/12. VENEZUELA Puerto La Cruz YVQQ good, dominant w/SS mentions of Puerto La Cruz 0057 6/11. COLOMBIA Barranquilla HJAJ strong w/WJR nulled. R.C.N./La Voz de Barranquilla ID'S, SS dance mx 0510 6/12. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ZBVl Roadtown good w/soul record 0047 611. CUBA Camaguey CMJN o/u WBBM w/political talk in SS 0457 611. PORTUGAL Miramar fair wlman in PP, IS on harD like instrument. then , . more talk 0059-0100 5/30. MOROCCO Rabat very good after TV QRal went off; AA talk then AA style instrumental mx. easilv the loudest TA at the time. 0102 5/30. Fair w/AA chanting and violins 0120 618. COLOMBIA HJED Cali loud w/SS nx from several South American cities 0517 6/12. BELIZE Belize City good wjdisco rock 0459 6/11. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo HILR in w/blockbuster sigs better than WHDH 850! ID as R. Clarin. el Corazon del Pueblo 0520 6/12. SURINAhI Nieuw Nickerie R.A.N.I. to fair peaks; female vocal then talk in unfamiliar language by man and woman, then odd mx like that often heard on 725 0053 6/12. VENEZUELA Punto Fijo YVNIv battling a cacophonous low growl of hets, R. Punto Fijo jingle, talk by woman, then bouncy SS vocal with honky tonk electric organ accompaniment 0531 6/12. ECUADOR Guayaquil HCEW2 R. Suceso fairjgood w/SS choral group vocal 0451 6/12. COLOMBIA Neiva HJJR assumed here at fair level w/man in SS 0450 6/12. (Those who scrutinize the above feature material with the con- sideration it merits, hi. will be aware of a second Colombian on the frequency-CH) VENEZUELA La Ascuncion YVRS o / u KDKA. SS soft talk w/schmaltzy back- ground mx (a la Dick Summer on WNBC). Maragrita ID 0504 6/11. COSTA RICA R. Fides noted in EE rcl PSm 0329 6/10 and quickly into

SS. Also , seems t o have r a i s e d power a s t h e y a r e e a s i l y c o p i e d e v e r y n igh t . (CH)

1059 CUBA Baracoa CMKG a n n i h i l a t i n g KYW w/raucous h e t 0506 6 / 1 1 . 1088 COLOMBIA ( t e n t a t i v e ) La Voz d e l a Monte r ia is b e l i e v e d t o be t h e

s t n h e r e - s e v e r a l I D ' S t a p e d and t h e y a l l seem t o g i v e t h i s name. O c c a s i o n a l l y no ted wandering b e f o r e . (CH)

1100 ANTIGUA S t . J o h n ' s ZDK f a i r w/Caribbean EE t a l k , t h e n song by t h e J a c k s o n s ; WWE and low h e t a u d i b l e w e l l u n d e r .

1165 ANTIGUA S t . J o h n ' s Car ibbean Radio L igh thouse vy good-anncr a s k i n g f o r more l e t t e r s from l i s t e n e r s t o be s e n t t o Box 382. 0035 6 /12 .

1200 VENEZUELA Caracas YVOZ f a i r w/man i n SS 0045 611. 1200 .8 UNID LA. s low LA mx. h e t a g a i n s t 1200 0115 5 / 3 0 . 1265 ST. KITTS R. p a r a d i s e n o t e d i n p a s s i n g w l ~ a c k t o t h e B i b l e i n EE, - .

0037 6 /12 . 1403 GUINEA Conakry f a i r w / t a l k , r i p p i n g up WIDE w/bad h e t 0038 and a l s o

f a i r 0444 6 / 1 2 . 1586 WEST GERMANY Langenberg p o o r f f a d e y w/male v o c a l 0042 6 /12 .

I know i t ' s summer b u t s t i l l I am d i s a p p o i n t e d t h a t o n l y one p e r s o n took t h e t i m e t o report .How about some DX from t h e r e s t of you? I acknowledge v e r i e s o r s t a t i o n lists from Morss , Maguire , C l a r k , Vernon, and Tom W i l l - iamson which w i l l be r u n n e x t i s s u e . With t h e p i l e o f f e a t u r e s t u f f t h i s t i m e , I had enough t o do . Thanks t o Mark C o n n e l l y , West Yarmouth, Mass . , u s i n e a R390A and SM-2 and me u s i n a R388/HQ129X w i t h SanserinoISM-l f o r . - t h e EX. ~ m m w m a ~ B = m ~ a m ~ m ~ = ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ @ . .

H L D A - CHFJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA (F.E.B.C. HEDIUH WAVE OUTLET) PRMARY BEAM DIRECTIONS

1570 kHz - 250 KW TOWERS ARE ,90M HIGH WRTH - USES l W l B S @ @ @ @

EAST - US% T o m s 0 @ @ @ WEST - USES TOWERS 6) 0 0 @

Schedule: (EST) 1600 - 1825 Korean 1830 - 1930 Russian 1930 - 2030 Japanese 2035 - 2300 Chinese 2305 - 2405 Russian 0400 - 0530 Chinese 0535 - 0605 English

D W R F - MANILA, PHILIPPINES (F.E.B.c. KEDIUM WAVE OUTLET)

U70 kHz - 2 X 125 KW PRIHARY BEAN DIRECTIONS TOWERS ARE 91.3M HIGH 0 NORTH - USES TOWERS @ 0 0 @

j ~ O WEST - USES TOWERS 6 0

DOM ESlC DX D IGEST ~ ~ & ~ ~ ~ E E : ~ k i " ~ 2 0 , 5 H i A l l .

I hope Summer is t r e a ' t i n g you b e t t e r t h a n t h e number of r e p o r t s r e c e i v e d h e r e seem.; t o i n d i c a t e , h i . At t h i s r a t e , dCR w i l l have t o ( s h u d d e r ) t a k e up a c t i v e DXing a g a i n . d d i t i n g and s c h o o l s c h e d u l e d j u s t d o n ' t seem t o mix p r o p e r l y ; when t h e s c h o o l work s l a c k s o f f , t h e column does t o o . I g u e s s t h a t ' s j u s t how i t g o e s . Anyway, on w i t h it. .. SUNSET t o MIDNIGHT:

1240 oEKR P N PAYETTZVILLZ, 6/18 vy wk s /o f f 2302 ment " s i n c e 1938". (KVJ

R e a l b i g g i e s e c t i o n t h e r e , h i . . .

MIDNIGHT t o ;UNRISE:

800 kCHA PA CHAMBZRSBURG 6 2 5 s/on, no SSB 0600 U / ~ T M R . (R' i -NJ) nPMR N J CAN32N. 6 / 2 5 ' s h n , no SSB 0600 i n t o nx . (RjL-NJ? 9iLAD CP DANBURY. 6/25 s/on. SSB 0601. t h e n nx. t h e n r l g s . (HjL-NJ)

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welcomes l e t t e r s f rom l i s t e n e r s , t o o bad t h e y d o n ' t welcome DX r e p o r t s , h i . (KVJ-GA)

1590 KYOK PX HOUSTON, 6/20 a t o p 0047-0058 f r e q ments of "Rlgs and I n s p i r a t i o n a l Mx on KYOK", Church a n n c t s 0047, iv;iUN &M.

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t u r e t o a l l about what the t e r r i t o r y of t h i s column i s it was done t h i s way. aa r a r only a few have comented on t h i s . I f you f e e l s t rongly about the inclwiom of B.vai i o r Puerto Rlco i n these l i s t i n g s w r i t e t o me. Also i f you f e e l any other r e p l a t i o n s -- - should be remved o r added. share your ideas vlth me.

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The 1400 achievewnts is the 4th and mlddle column of t h i s s e r i e s f o r t h i s year , which mans t h a t it's time t o hear some input from both contributors and non-con- t r i bu to r s about the column. I s t h i s column serving its purpose? Is it interes t ing i n I t s present form? Can you think of s o w changes t h a t should be nude f o r next year? I f you have a w ideas f o r t h i s c o l m please send them along t o me here and I w i l l put them before the consideration of the other members.

A feu p 0 p l e have ask03 why I include i.lexlco o r Cuba i n the l i s t i n g s but not catchsr from Puertc Ric0 o r Hawaii. This I s done pa r t l y a s a matter of s impl i f ica t ion about w .mas t h a t it Was thought t h a t the column should cover. bop obvious reasons it would be unfai r t o l i s t people i n the Same column who IX away from the crowded conditions of

DEADLINE f o r 1450 is ~ a t u r d a ~ . $apt. 10. 1977. Send your bes t two GYm loggings f o r each of the SIX GY ohannels. Only s t a t i ons from the U.S. Canada. k i c o . C u b and t he Bahamas a r e e l ig ib l e . Also list t o t a l no. of s t t i o n s l o g g d on each GY chamel and t o t a l . Also "year began* If you care to. No mom than two l w a t l o n s f o r t h i s l i s t i n g , which w i l l come up a t the end of the year. use two d i f f e ren t logs. 73

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l2 Tell UsWhereToGo! S o u l d CX Fews i s s u e s come ou t a t d i f f e r e n t times? Would you p e r f e r an added

i s s u e during what has been a lengthy Christmas break?

For weeks and months we're been t e l l i n g you what's going on and why, but now,

a s they say i n t h e business, it 's time f o r you to t e l l us where t o go, o r a t l e a s t

how b e t t e r t o go t o b r ing a b e t t e r NRC f o r a l l of us. We a t the T.ouisville Publis-

hing Committee (LPC) hepe t h a t you rill take a few minutes t o complete t h i s small

quest ionnaire and send i t back t o us. We ask you NOT t o s ign your name o r address

t o t h i s , however i f you wish you c a n do so, however i t is s t i r c t l y voluntary.

Please p r i n t o r wr i te l eg ib ly , s o we can read and count your reply. Send the

completed questionnaire back t o GPC. P.O. Box 32129, Louisv i l l e , KY. 40232 a s soon

a s possible! We'll t a l l y and repor t t h e r e s u l t s i n a couple of months! 'Thanks f o r

t h e help!

1. Your age , Years you have DXed , I s DXing your primary

Hobby? , Your r e r i e philosophy...check one...@ a f t e r all-.

j u s t s e l e c t e d s t a t i o n s , tape only , I do not tape o r rerie-.

I a l s o EX

Hare you ever dropped ou t of t h e EX hobby?

2. Do you road DX Xews promptly?

What day does j e u r copy of LX News a r r i v e from L O u i S ~ i l l e ?

Have yen ever roceived a damaged o r incomplete DX News? I f so, h a t

was wrong with i t ?

Is t h r - t y p e s i z e 511 DX News l a r g e enough? Is tho DX News easy t o read i n i ts present form? Why o r why not?

Kith t h e Impending pos ta l inc rease , would u y change i n NRC dues cause you

not t o renew your membership?

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What a l t o m a t i r e s would yon suggest i n the ~ r e n t of a poss ib le need t o r a i s e

dues?

3. When my DX N e n a r r i v e s , I read t h e c e l u n s i n t h i s order (p lease place a a u - ber s t a t i n g your p r i o r i t y by each column tit1e):CPC Test Schedules 9

HuSings. , I n t e r n a t i o n a l DX Digest , Eomestic DX Digest s

Graveyard DX , Lamestic EX Achievements , In te rna t iona l PX

Achievements , Domestic Log Updaters , The AH Swltch (new t h i s

month) . 4. In your opinien, a r e t h e celumns arranged ( f r o n t t e back) i n t h e r i g h t order?

Why o r why not?

What changes should be made I n t h e o rder i f you a r e not now pleased?

5. Are t h e r e any ce l tuns you weuld l i k e t o s e e added t o EX News? Please be very

s p e c i f i c !

- - - - - ro i tems appear i n : X News promptly enough? . I f net , please

give an example of something t h a t was too e a r l y o r l a t e

7. Regarding technica l a r t i c l e s i n I)X Rews...Are t h e r e too few7 , too

many? , J u s t enoup? . What technica l a r t i c l e s would you l i k e t o s e e do.. ia t h e DX News?

Y .ii What technica l a r t i c l e s d id you read in t h e p a s t few ismues?

Were they easy t o follew?

Did they mswor all your quest ions?

Were t h e w r i t e r s too technica l , not t echnica l e n o u a o r j u s t f i a t ?

Did you start each a r t i c l e because you were i n t e r e s t e d in t h e t o p i c e r becanso

you j u s t read all p a r t s of DX New87

Did you complete t h e t echnica l a r t i c l e s you s t a r t e d ?

8. Regarding fea ture a r t i c l e s i n PX News...Are t h e r e too few7 , toe many? , jus t enough?

What would you l i k e t o see featured?

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9. DX Rewe has attempted t o carryseme pkotos of groups and a c t i r i t i o s l a tho recen t b i l l e t i n s . Would you l i k e t o see more such photos of yenr follow DXoro?

. Hew about more news of r a r i o a s gronpm ( tho

BARFS, LADS, etc.?)

10. I n t h e past.ccmments have s a l d t h e DX News was mot recep t ive eaomgk t e

suggest ions from members. We wish t o change t h i s . P I . u o @ r e as u y suggest ions

you can on how t o do th i s .

FINALLY.....-.Here's a space f o r any o t h e r comments you hare. P lease f e e l fro*

t o w r i t e what you please, using a d d i t i o n a l shoe ts of p p e r i f ~ o c e s s u y . ¶'hank

1 you f o r completing t h i s survey!

6. In recen t Y e u s , t h e number of i s s u e s of LX News has decreased. To you f e e l we

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RONALD F. SCHATZ - BDx 592814 - Miami, FL - 33159 1-305-945-4915 Hovdyl Re hou I voted on 617. t h i s is a DX club, hi. No DX of s ignif i -

cance h,s basn done d m hem in some months, and a look a t the WX maps f o r tha t p r i o d wi l l show why; ue've t ru ly had days - a d days - without sunshine. Anita Bryant notuithstanding. Even tha FET on my 1SCA-2 f e l l victim t o the sword of Zaus. The only sunshine I'M seen of late was on a two-usek semi-businass t r i p t o New Orleans and 'busten, and the gmunduave DX along tha G u l f Coast was noted to be interesting: Eatween Lade City and Tallahassee I noted Cubans in I I p b and Pinar de l Rio very strong; own G u a m on 1020 4 1030 usm quite pres- ent. -640 was ab easy daytinrr in NOW ~ r h a n s , the only Cub sn 1 f o u d them, ht I lost it ppst &ton Rouge. T b n a p l e a m t aurpr in uss t of Lake Chprles, U, where smnl day- t l m M d c a n s poured i n from Matamros, Rsppsa. Rio Psavo, d even XH(W-810 in Tampiw, tin h tbr being intsrmsting enough, but even that was QDkd ty mRI - in bmad daylight1 The following Tamulipas s tat ions usm day t im~rs in Gallsston: XW-590 Rio Sravo, XEFW-810 Tom- pi-. XWI-810 bynoso. 1(QD-970 MatPaPros, -11 10 .R. Juvsntudm Rio Bran, XERT-1170 b y - no-. XlWL1310 #mbporos, 1[EEV-1420 Wtamros. In Houston only XW-590 madb it in easy, a& elsn thbn KLBT hpd to b nulled out. KCTA-10X i s a v i r tua l local in bus ton & Galno- ton with religion in M EB & SS. KGBT-1530, IR. P-ricanam a l r , makes it up t h a t : Way. I tried f o r -640 in Galnston, but KXK-650 was too s t row. Local SS i n the 511s- ton arba i8 KLVLlW, "R Horales* in Rsadbna. WRD-980 Romanberg also has SS a f b n a o Bck in MI O r l b a n 8 , th load SS is KGW-1540. "R MU* in b t n a , with a w r t l y C u b l o mat. Host n j o r --St. Pbte s tat ions mads It In days thore. My experiences with dpj tia, DX 0- th Gulf Coast tend to wnfixm qv t h o r y tht them i8 an W 'horizon. of a r g ~ r b r ( a b u t 650 miles) f o r ground uaws o n r a completely salt-uatar wth . byound uh th signal dm- off rapidly. way out of pmportlan to i n c m a s b ~ d b t a n o s . Thi . vould IP~. a 1 h s ta t ion e u b r &J b a r a t 6 0 0 $ i i s tbpn a mogawattor a t 800 miles. g i r m day- t* m a p t i o n oomplmbly o m r salt uater. Meditate on that . 73.

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fP) FLIISCRU(W - 3023.Tremnt D r l l s - Iouisrf l le . KT - 40205 502496-3191 , 1 from 1 Not too much I s going on D X - u l r , t u t I

tbougM I'd btbr mmrt the wlum a d the groat job Emi. i s doing f o r u8 all. Best -ports thi. t i r of par am on ( d m I ..y th wad?) lW L TV. E-skip has b n n in, uhioh translato8 t my Bppr1uu-i has b e n off l I ham mrloualy had m which is t o t t e r than I cur m e a l l , a& it has eren brought in a fwd catches I med on BCB - l i k e anything from Wash- ington. which I hurd Lst mnth on lW1 Spsaking of nwdiag things, does lnyone hn a K X Q m i * p t ? I m a l l y mod tha t Ibu Mod- w r i e ( I h.* a h had KOB, but it ru too sbort to report) , so l e t ' s r e uhat nu wn do, whobmr a r rqngd tha t onbl I am & I l l vorlcing on wne TERs f o r nsxt a?wn, but I b p e othmrs a m a l so tncauw us wn't n k e it on just tb work of a few. I b p s to get WCm-940 In Sblbyr i l l e . ICY on, a s th o w r ram8 a p u b l e ud wr I ham only to get tb IX to agree, but with h i s boss on our side, It s b u M n t b too turd. r ight? Not much e l a t o report - sin- t h i s vorksd once. I u i l l t r y again. d wnt ion tha t anyom in NRC who umt8 to trade a i r checks should contact m e , a s I w i l l gladly swap. Mdmss is a t top, a s i s phone (no col lects l ) ht bast t h to c a l l i s from about 11 p.m. td 1 :30 a.m. any night (o r morning, a s it vare). Bsst Sumar DX to all. Don't forget to Muse o f b n l 30. (Thatla l i k e 73's. only i t ' s tlr, mwspaper was of s/off!)

KiB WLLI[IBL - Rout. 2 - Ibx 171, - Ubstpr t , ICY - 40077 Mtbr a long abmnm from thbm pages. (1'- b e n told. a h s t a par) I thought

I was due t o chbok in. F i n t , a quick rs-inh. I ' m 17 yaws old. a wnior in hlgh school. I ' m i n b m s t u l in IW. 7%'. S W DXing being a member of both NRC b UTR)A. A8 a sideline to ths D m I do. I col lect airchecks (both apm ad stereo on cassst tes) of diffbrmnt FPI P AM stat ions, w if you1- interested, drop me a note. Not much BCB DX h s been dons due to w a very poor S u a r CX In f a c t only tw nsw ones loggbd in May: 5110- YPRS i n Paris. IL % WPCF in Panan City, FL. SOm good opsnings on TV P ?M but s t i l l mthing l ike last year. Hopfully scab good CX wFll b g i n shortly. The mw edi t ion of the Travelers' Radio D h c t - ory is out ad seem to b. much t n t t e r than the f i r s t . Yith a l i s t p r i m of $1.95 and put out under th t i t l e of Whelrrs Wio Directory. it seema t o have feuor mistakes with som mrm a d d d featuras i n it. but with a book l ike t h i s them a m alwaya b o m d h b. T h r e is a l i s t i n g of NPR stations. ( 7 7 -ERC) It should be a handy book t o haw in the DX shack. I mt leed tha t Hutual is dropping Jepko. From uhat I haw heard, it -em8 tha t he may be luclq just harlng KSL on tha nstwork. Unfortunately I'll be unable t o attend the Convention i n LINCOIN due to v work sked. I ' m hoping that I'll be able to get soma days off to attend a t l eas t one Convention t h i s year. &s t of DX t o a l l . 73.

C A W S L. BARFIELD - 917 Fmmont Avenue - Pensawla, FL - 32505 My f i r s t Muse. af ter k i n g a mmber f a r two years - I guess it's a b u t

time. I enjoysd 5/23 a r t i c l e in DI NETS on the 1,yoncdyne Crystal RX. I ' m glad t o know there is mom in NRC for the crystal sst fan. L just ,mmpleted building the iyonodyne + was real- 1y surprised a t the sens i t iv i ty and select ivi ty . I'm enderly awaiting the D X season fo r the L omdyne. I haven't had time to E3 much with the iyonodyne yet, but I did get ;JCRE. :lor- rfstorn. TP, a lku goodie, about 403 miles auay, e ;$A06 a t ;'- on 1380, good considering strong local .JCOA on 1270. In a two minute spin of the d i a l I countud 48 stations. For those u i th a l i t t l e s o r t i n g blood, 1 high;y ~ ? c o a ~ ~ d the Lyonoiyne. (ielcome to the NRC's Nusings, Charles l Please play often! -Eric)

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BILL AHITACRE - 2509 Devonshin - Lansing. M I - 48910 517-482-7996 After reading the l a tes t DX NEWS & since I was just s i t t i n g a r o d waiting

to go ollt and regis ter fo r a couple of humor classes here a t MSU. thought I might a8 well Muse. I have only been an 1JRCer f o r about s ix months now but an avid reader of it @fore tha t , thanks to f r i e d Y i t i n Foltz. ASintro: I ' m 21, senior here a t l l S U in Astrophysics. 5: planning on also getting a degree i n Electrioal Engineering (so I can get a job. hi)! I ham been Dung since 1969 and rqv f i r s t love i s 9J DXFng. I publishredit the Great Lakas D Association's bulietin "Newsmemo", an s~,'BCS club u'regional roots of about 70 members. Equiment %ere includes: Drake R4B. R-4C, SPR-4. %-&A, Hallicrafters SX-96 (main BSB RX). FRG-7, XCR-30, mattis is Electr ic Fnquency Display (now on SX-96). Robot 70 SSTV m n i t o r + other stuff - s h c k i s i n constant f lux w/sslling a& buying RXes a l l the tins. For anten- NS I uss old Murch 86-D 1 0 ~ 1 dipole. SH-2 b misceliansous wire run inside th bDwunt prd

? I tem:~marily have Foltz' *Tinker Toy8 loop which @rfoms almost a s u b l l a s thb 91-21 AJ f o r totals : I 've heard 777 domsstics m t only verled some ZOO+. s t a b s 48/48 u i th DE & AK the l a s t holdouts, foreign = 90/10 s tat ions a d 35/10 wuntri.8. I only d ~ b b l b In BSB though and ALL foreigns were logged i n the part 2-3 y e w s along with wst of the BSB Qrs- t i c s on SSS. f / C I S . and, qy favorites. CPCls. On SW to ta l s , 2001152 countries. Jus t this

& past mekend the annual GLDXI, convex h m in b r i n g , th ia year hsld j o i n t l j wlWIIDXC. We had a good turnout u i th some 15 mmbers i n c l d i n g NRCer8 Karl Forth, Rich Wi8. D.v6 hld- mn, Martin Folte Rr myself - bunch of Sd DXen! I presuea thare 's a length l i m i t on t h b r Muses, so I 'd bet ter shut it off. A n y ~ n a i n k r e s t 4 in GDXI, is ur1w.r tc write. a s s p o i a l wbli6at ionr we have available, f o r 25/ + US, revieus of th AuWc QF-1, PE/Wttls hr- quensy display and a 49mh survey. I have t o do t h i s agah wme ti... 73's. ' (Welomo to NRC & Musings. R i l l , and we hope you'll be DXing BCB & Hustng won agoinl -EIIO)

JERRY STARR - WSRD-FM - 401 'North Blaine - Youngstcnn. OH - &505 Hsllo aaain. If the abow address bps sou wnfud. I h a n n ' t mnd to a m

stat ion, we just changed tho FH c a l l l e t t e r s with o & m p r 0 g ~ 8 s i ~ . roak fo-t of which I am HxD and m). DX here i s a complete zero a s I hvbn ' t bpd tinr to ~ T W I turn th 180 on more than a feu MMs since A p r i l . The few t k s I did l i s t e n , the QRW n s jut brribh ud the TTers seem to ham forgotten how t o ID. However. I was rmadlag th last DX XWS tad I thought I ' d ansver ERC's plea f o r Musings. The only thing of real int.lr~t h.m is a all I got l a s t wek from friend Bruce Earls who i s CE a t XEROK-800. Bruce was inmlmd i n th recent R. Millon project and would ham b..n t t a resident CE in Costa Rica if t h i s 8tat ion had survived. Bruce called me on a n o t h r matter. tat did nantion thb m g a n t t XR h s ha sold and shipped t o Caracas although the Sf e a r is s t i l l on-s ib . Brucb f r s docidbd t o join NRC so, if he's reading thio, r s l coml I'll b Qm f o r tha t tour of th MUiour Bd- i o Museum i n September. hi. The only DX-typ d u f f to report is a p i l e of w P b 8 rino th l a s t MUSO, a l l v / l : W N R . MTX. WIW. W. WIDP. WCMX, m. WLCX ( fo r tb 1606 kc/s. n- mte XR), I N W R , WAKE. WBEO, WKXD, WW, WWEL. KHIL, WPM, h?(EN, WONT. UDIIG, KWH), IWT, WDCB. W J , KNBI, CKCB, WDSM. KNIX, m N , KXLR, WWC, UmK, WRGS, KOKO. We'll MUM ~ a i n ~h.nb=r anything besides locals a m head . See you in LILlCDU. 73 & good DXI

KEN ONYSCHUK - 16771 S b u Annus - a z e l Cmrt. IL - 60429 I jut got DX 126 p s k d a y , k tbought I 'd a& q. n u n b t a a l lduna .

Recent DXing: IL +!3O was WPRC-1370 in dounshte Lincoln, h a r d 518 8 5p w/ID by a f e r n m- nouncer during WLTH pause. i m r n r thought I 'd e m r loop tha t Gary pert. IL f91 m s YSDII- 1240 Sterling, heard a t my mm's born jut two milea SE of h e n . I went o n r t h m f o r a mid- day v i s i t a few weeks ago 4 took n ! ~ valuable TRF o w r tho- S mnyd to loop th Chitamarr on 1240 brimfly to b a r LmDR despite WJOB-123 splash. Also. IL 192 - I couldn't b1i.n hearing WDLn-960 East hlin. u/religion u'WSBT 12:55-111. T h t e v a s i n 1.000 u a t b r flrvLly mode it via skywarn. I s t i l l can't hear it a t qy b u m . l n o t h r w k i I actually loopd WLBK-1360 and heard WGFA UataAm alonb, clear. Then t o 800, thrbe bard - CKIY 240 d e 8 . P . WKZI 157 milesS. S KXIC 200 miles S, by d i r e c t i o d i z i n g . A l l n r e bard cLarl3.. I a-8 enjoyed DXing them befom I got mrried. hi. I s t i l l love it back in Eouuood. I h.rrd the WOL TEST of 312, despite WIRE'S pwerful signal. 5kU wlclw. I -@ a 30 r i n u b log. 1 called 'em up e: got it verified! E*cause of WIRE'S strong night s igrul . Toronto Blub ~ a y s * CKFH has teen hard to hear emn w/50,000 direct ional watts. I haw h a r d t h m on* twice. since the Minnewta Wins a m th Whit. Sox' mares t wmptitor. I hn h e n l i s b n - ing t o WHO on weekends. 91 surpriws: 6/12 f3 10870 I loo@ WCA-1270 Guy d bud ID md local NX on W M . Elkhprt. I N f d b d in S out for b n minuter, IN #36. TX 128 uas KXIZ-1320 Houston on 319 uloldies b ID @ 1 :13am. Canadian f55 i n Ye Old. Iog BPok i. CBIC-790 m p - ton, b a r d on a Saturday night i n April. I uant t r n t i o n I nu* enjoy l b t h t d l Ihpri.8 and that ths LPC i s doing great. I hops t o r e 8om f r i e rds a t thb UURC i n July. I s b u l d b. there at. AM thmugh Sunlay aftarmon. I haw to b. b.ck s a y night f o r bowling luem since I ' m a team captain. My two week vacation cows i n ear ly August S I hn phnmd td I(o t o ~ockfoxd PI Dubuque the f i r s t week. Detroit-WWmr the n w n d mek. I doubt if 1'11 b a t LI1UCON. I am sel l ing my house f o r a larger one 4 have t o s t ick a m u d hrb thn. C U n d

-nth. CHARLES GEORGE - &I7 W a r d - Dallas. TX - 75227

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CALVIN AUGUSTINE - 922 Brookside - Rapid City. SD - 57701 I know i t 's teen a long time coming, but belod i s a s u b i s s i o n f o r the

Ju ly DX KEUS. Hi from the beaut i ful Black H i l l s of h u t h Dakota, t h e vacation cap i t a l of t h s upper Midwst. Yours t r u l y h s become a student again, a t 30 years of age I ' m only a sophomm??? Since i t ' s quar ter break a t school I thought I be t t e r wnip out a Musing i l e t you a l l kmw I ' m s t i l l a l i v e & well. With ny lovely work sked:anywhem from 4% t o 70 b u r s a week s i t t i n g b e h M a desk o r running arourd l i k e a checken with h i s head cut o f f . : the denvnds of 12 hours psr week of night school. my Dung time has dropped off to zi lch . Oh well, only two more years P I'll have nly degree i n dusiness Administration. i.!aybe i t won't make w any smarter, but t h a t l i t t l e piece of p a p r stloulj make p r ~ s , e c t i v e employers think I ' m a smart l i t t l e dev i l . Yo- .. ..ik loss out on my Xing time is bad7 I ' m even having to lose out on my racing time! d i t h no t i m to work on the ca r , i ' m even having to s e l l the thing to p y f o r ny tu i t ion1 Anytody out there i n t + n s t e d in &n ex-Ford 3ras Tern SS'HA Mustang with a l l tha goodies? For al: of t : ~ s s oot there w :~ , a r e wondering, who i s t h i s nut? come to LINCOLN f o r the Convention and f ind out. Wouldn't you know, while #quarter break i s here. tho lovely June T-storms a re a l w here. After d ia l ing around a c o u ~ l e of n i i h t s a d having the lightning crashss bounce th s speaker off the she l f , I aave up on t h t as a l o s t cause. Oh, incidenta l ly . I fourd a ham hem in town who said hs t howht he could m i f y my OX-160; Wes byd may h in teres ted. So maybe next Fa11 I ' ll be a l l ready to go. Enough, already. Bye. 3r I h o p you a l l log a dozen new LA'S t h i s Sunmr. 73s from Mount 3 u s h r e .

dES BYLI - '.r'8IZC - 2699 .:est Liberty Street - Girard. OI! - 44425 H i :ang - jus t a shor t note to wish the b u i s v i l i e group the best of luck with

ths thankless chores they now have. To the few of you w o n . e r i q where I ' v e teen. I 've a11 but stopped ECB DX, l a s t DX was KHIL-1250-TEST. The RX nasn't been on since a m a t February. .%st of the time of l a t e i s s p n t u i on 6 2 2 meters, working AM ghone. ~ c a l net nidhtly on 5 9 . m ~ ( a l l modes) 8pm till a b u t 5:45 o r l a t e r . I ' m usually on "-* twixt 50.25 < 50.42 .<hz between 8:30pm 5 10 ( a b u t 8pm Sun-Mon-"ues.) Then up to "2"wvhen t.:ere a r e a rlardful s t i l l using "AX phone". :Jetre a b u t 145.22Khz almost niyhtly from l):3O to a b u t 1l:j'Jpm. Any NRCers wanting to t r y some skeds cam drop me a l i n e , I sure rill give it a t ry . I s t i l l h v e A M ' S re lay which I ill return s b r t l y .

RDN B. SCHILIER - 7657 h Bolsa Drive - Dallas. TX - 75248 Veries a m a t 2.102 with these added: KZEE-1220. WYJ-950, KSiI-780, Km-

620, KKDA-730, K1JUZ-1230, KWN-1410. KLBK-1343. Kcm-540. KCRC-139C. :fCRJ-1530 (FF'c) , XEK- 960, KRUS-1490. KVSA-1220. KFQL-1540, KlHN-I*, KZAK-139, XYSN-1460. KEOR-1110, FJPCl-1370. .aDXI-1360. KWH-1430. WIRL-1290, ilFIA-900. KEND-1570. KJET-1380, LETZ-1442. KGRI-1230, .KD.XS- 290, KCTO-1540. KFNV-1600, KSWO-1380. 'UIILY-1210, KAJN-1560. JESC-66u, KWH-660. KIXZ-943. RKE-610, WFDR-1370, KIUN-1400. Y,AC-850, St. ~ucia-660, Trinidad-610 t ALLY-1 353. St . u c h & Trinidad resulted from f rups of Florida receptions, r e s t were heard from here & mny a m PPrc 's to clean up the seamon's log1 I zot a new "toyn - the Radio Shack TFF radio t ~ n i n g from one who's DXed f o r 25 years on various equipwnt , i t ' s the f ines t Set $$-for-$$

I 've seen, wmpvabls certainl$ to mvly $200 sets! F i r s t ex-xrience w i t h it was on 616. when ( i n Mid- S u v r CX) fou r Californians w r e noted i n rapid order a f t e r Zam, '"1. KNX, KNBa e u n h o d / u n v e r i f i e d since 1955, KT&?-930 topping KMEQ wlali-NXI Then. needed KDOK- 1490 Tyler topping tha t GY. That evening KKJE-1390, b b b s . NM s l iced throudh mR ' (CaC f o r v lothar newio. I ce r t a in ly recornnard to anyone Mving a s p a n $30 t ?a t they invest i n the TRF f o r e i t h e r a backup s e t o r one to take on t r i p s . I 'd be in tares tsd i n imodnc what one does to get the SM-2 to parform with it. I t r i ed mine snd it seemid to ce of rm heip. 73.

WARREN GREENE3G - 145 Cottage Road - Jes t Roxbury, MA - 02132 Nothing foo much is going on nere DX-~lse the past few .:eeks e x c e ~ t t ha t

1 rece iwd the v'qs from KXEL. ' d m , '; 'N'NHC. Tn,. thing I am workini on no i s t o s e t a ver i f iecat ion from a l l the local s t a t i ons tha t I keep nearing but never mtnerad to Write f o r a QSL. Ths loca l s t a t i ons a n tb ones i n New iiam.~shire. Rhoda Is land, .and COMeCticut. gel ides doing Md DX t h i s Sumnar I w i l l be doin,: l u i t e a bt of VHF Ji. I s 9 d most of ny t~ on ttn VW'low bani. NEXT msINGS UEAJLINE I N ~'ROVINCET~'~~ IS PMSDAY. AU;UST 2. '1E AMIN6 PqE YJSZRS, PiZASEI

- MO-T-ti-BA L-L- ME-K-0-RIES- :.LAZTi% - "CONCEWWG CONVENTIONS OF ~ H I T A ~ ~ ~ P I E N S I O ~ S - - - I ~ ~ I by thm l a t e CARROLL SETH

( a s it appeand i n th8 10/7/61 DX NEWS) ( r e : The 1961 Amvil lo Convention) "In Amaril4) breezes blow

Consistant a s t h y rcum n such a spot the a i r i s hot

And we wore qui te a t home. 2

For, when we m e t t h e lads compta , Alas. in t e l l i n g l i e s

It's warm, you see , whenever we Conwne. Convention-wise.

3 > So - Johnny b a s e would l i s t e n clam

To EbatolOnts last admntum 'Xnile Hutchinwn h i s stories spun

4 C a l l a m ' s t a l e s wem always whales

Ard Stewart's not 80 l i g h t But Andy Rugg s were f u l l of bugs

(He's s t i l l a l u o p h ~ h l ) . 5

Ths s t o r i e s t b y t e l l you ' l l no-r belimre Concerning our l a t e s t conniption

It's m a l i y not f a i r to a r a b r r IJt tbto But, t r u t h , f r i a d s , is strangor than f ic t ion!

P.S. : Amng t W most u n s c ~ ~ d a e was - Toddy V a e i l o p ~ b u r l

I With not a f e u o f censure. WE'RE GOOD FOR THREE WR6 ISSUES OF "DX NWS' WITH "WTXBALL WRIES' THANK3 TO THE CONTIN-

L UH) SPLEhDID EFFORTS OF ONE RON SCHILLERI WON'T SOME My)Rg OF YOU WITH SOME rPIRS OF mCIT- I N G DX EXPERIENCES PEASE STEP FORJAR' AND FAVOR US WITH SOME WRE T l K U I U Q WOSUIA?

So. next woek. I t i s tbn S c U r again rsgallng us with f a so imt ion l hi. a S o b r i n g note t o close, t h i s a b v a was-Corm11 S . t h 8 s f i n a l poem f o r DX NEW, a s h was l d l b d On his way to t h s 1962 Indhna;~lis boonvention.

ERNEST R. COOPgR - 'Th C a p Tip D u r n - 5 Antbny S t r e e t - p l p ~ t o v n , MA - 02657 Verbs : KAOL-1430-TEST, v/f: CEW-600 v/q; WQPD-1430 PP!c; IPP~~-1560

V/LEE, f o r 4,053, plus unn ver i e from WCPK-1600-TEST. A t last, ) (FW1s in. a f t o r rir n- prts o w r six masons1 Xe remw our i nv i t a t i on to a l l v i s i t i ng Provlncotom this Suar to include 5 Anthony S t m e t in pur curriculum. DX bun tho Whils: 5/2& Unn wMA-HSO w / ~ i n - c-ti Rsds BB w / m l oca l WACQ off @ 1 :I 1. UnD TT-2450 1 :31-1:45. CKLSL-140 t e n t a t i n l y IDsd on RS-FP 1 :48-2:50. but only f i t s d s t a r t s , r o t enough. More TT on 1450 2:52. 5129- 1 :01, a toenis b i t of CBLI-1110 w/CX NX. ht of course, out f o r ID timo. W - 7 9 0 Was off e CXIC rdled tb roost . U n m TT-1460 2 2 5 - 2 2 9 e on 950 :+ 2:47-2151. HW 5130- Nuttin1 new. Unn LIRC-960 W, 'A~L-NX dominating, XSLR doing l i k s v i n on 1350 d cPGT-1270. a l l UI. all uon. 5,'31- MHC-1340 noted s loff Q l ! On 1350. nHowy Radion a s s u n d to b in the Tidovabr araa . AN-ciw. 611- UnD TT-1320 .b 1 : 1% Sr 960 &, 1 :52. WFGL-960 s t i l l #!off B 2:01, ht now ca r r i e s brig' John. 613- aport to XEVIP-1560 12:55-1:53. UnD TT-1550 2:32-2:45+. 91 615- UORC- 1310 noted on 8 l : l3 . Unn WM-1420 t e s t ing Q l : l7 w/WM of f . TT b g a n on 1450 8 2:15. 1320 M TT 2:23-2:31+. ZIH 6 1 6 WINS-1010 on OC Q 1:37. WKW-1520 off B 1:25 c h a k . On 1590. WAKR seemed o f f , with only WQIQ & NETT holding f o r t h , WlWT b i n g back on tho a i r again. On 1589, unID w,'BFL m 2:&3 s /o f f . 618- WKBJ off 8 2:30. unm TT-1450 2:3833. 6110- WK5l off again. i TT on 1550 today 2:46-3:03+. 6!11- Unn WPGC-1580 bst- B 2:35. UIUI I[Bn~740 h e a r d B j : O l , MoR, S unr;flYM-840 t e s t i n g w / r r u / ~ H A ~ @ ~ : 0 2 . IocalWNTN-l550ET3:15. 3 6112- Local WAW-1150 ex-WCoP M1 today with mixed bag of na, roquests takon by Wm. MM 61 13- WCBE880 o f f , TT-1150 1:06. 740 1:26-1:31; Z 990 @2:06-2x12. WFU-1370 waso f f w. 6114- 'mC-1580 ETing again today, d unIC r /off 1590 @ 2:37 afkr an ET "to tosum RS B 5:30*. 611% TT-800 1:18, 900 1 :22, 4 1500 5 1:30-2:12. M?S 6120- TT-860 @ 12:52. 6106~ 1:07. 1460 3 1:14-1:16. 9 1500 @ l : l 9 . 6'24- On WBAL I b a l d Jepko oay he1# mw on WRR-1310. WAC4 U i n g today. 6125- UnD TP-1470 2:132:28, S: one u/wIIi3 8 2:44, 1010. 6129- UnD TT-1600 1:Ol-1:03

900, 1 :08-1:09. Unn WEYY-1580 on ET-mx 1 :36-2:02. 711- WPGC-1580 EThg again. 1 :I?. Z unn WH::D-i320 6 1 :23. 712- ~JNTN-1550 a t it a g a b , 1:49 off . 713- m - 1 5 8 0 minp again todPy. 2:32 m. 'flSn-1550 a l so on E T / ~ , taking pbnm ca l l s . Sr booming signal. Hn 7/ 'C A zero day. n6thing new o r in tores t ing. C U B 28, i H u n Rights f o r A l l 1

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guss 1'11 get back on theairwhen it's because we'd always gohna b W no mare with no less cravded." rememba that first trip. And blg fat woman'."

~ t ~ ~ e d t h ~ ~ ~ ~ f f a n d t h e A M radio it turned out thatmorethan a The record started. It , I 8,

back on. some say it'^ a decade later, she was right. sounded vaguely familiar, o > e h o woman to Mame ... I felt great. Knowing I was but I didn't reahze what 11 2 rd ' a

was until it was too ~ t e . a " 2 F m Andl heardmyse' "But I Cured ( 1 hadn I sung about ..-.- .,," +r knw, it am't nobody's fault."

I reahzed this had to stop. SO I got --seeelin a week'. I "Turn it off." my brain told 3 2 5 , off the highway, got away from

for Lexington. I left my body. ~ u t my body d o R fi <

radias. and satsoakmg upthe ray son the radio off u,hile l passed wouldn.t My hand k; a a

the beach. I had left ..eye-one-oh" at Ihrnugh GeoWa. stayed on the wheel. My ears 1Cj . Jacksonville. and after a week of ared': in Tennessee' but kept listening. And the song 2 forced mysell to watt fearful

bak~ng and peehng. 1 was of the consequences iil hear; Went on. But then there was ,i x ,, 3 able to go cold turkev on ' the songs again, that strange voice in the 5 : g counfxy. badtgmund again. I realized .+ Y K o, ,+ I Pushed the button where it mine, 0 0 e . 2

d a c I was i!ble 10 lun on the should be and waited - . . . ~ i ~ ~ d some + , . fi beach That made me forkxmgton tostartcoming tima, but this time 2 g 2 b , remember the first time my in. By thattimeI was driving hurtin' won't heal. you Y o a - (D

parents took me to Florida. UP Back in civilized pickeds finine time to leave me ,+ : My brothets and]. alwaysout Country. And then, right I L , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , . U t. DE : on the beach at the crack of abat London, I could pick up B Y I

dawn. had discovaed h n. EnC Steven's vace. It was dreds ... thousands of starlish Brat. I knew he wouldn't that had washed up on the befxay me. beach. Our mother had told "C'moq ~ n c . " I yeued at us to nor-. up memories the radio. "Play a little 'Ain't

THE 1977 IRCA INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION AUGUST 12-l.4 UARRIOTT I N N - STATE ROAD 100 AT 21ST STREET

The Marriott i s located on the East s ide of Indianapolis near the in t e r sec t ion of 1-70 and 1-465. Assistance with routing from your area is avai lable from t h e NERDS I1 Convention Committee, see addresses below.

~ISTRATION F'EE is $17.50, which covers cost of the meeting room, drinks, banquet, and hosp i t a l i t y room.

ROOM RENTALS a r e $24 s ingle , $30 double ($15 per individual) , $33 t r i p l e ($11 per individ- ual ) , $36 q ~ a d ~ p l e ($9 per individual) . Room assignments w i l l be made jo int ly by the Indianapolis Convention C o d t t e e and Marriott Inn, unless p r io r arrangements a r e made with the Convention Committee. Tr iple and quadruple rooms a re by spec i a l arrangement and must be requested when checking in , o r i n advance i f you request.

REGISTRATION CUTOFF i s Ju ly 29th so t h a t a l l attendees rooms may be blocked together; otherwise block assignments a r e not assured.

AUCTION items a r e invited. Please bring o r send items t o Charles A. Taylor, 936 N . Temple Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 46201 o r Donald M. Roller, 71r28B Rockleigh Drive, Indianapolis, Ind. 46224. Usable o r serviceable items a re needed. Surveys and coverage maps, tape recorders, radios, recording tape, e tc . are O.K. No dead ca t s , please.

HOW TO GET TO N A P l W N American, Allegheny, Delta, Eastern, Ozark and Trans dorld a i r l i n e s a l l f l y d i r ec t ly i n t o Indianapolis In ternat ional Airport. Interconnects a r e ea s i ly made a t Chicago O'Hare. Amtrak serves Indianapolis from t h e eas tern U.S. and, of course, Grey- hound and Continental-Trailways a r r ive i n Indianapolis.

CANADIANS please note Uarr iot t Inn w i l l accept f o r a l l in-house purchases (room, bar, res taurant , e tc . ) Canadian currency, a t pa r i t y with U.S. currency ( 1 t o 1 ) .

1977 IRCA INDIANAWLIS CONVENTION R!GISTRATION FORn

Clip o r copy and f i l l out. U a i l t o Charles A. Taylor, Convention Chairthing, 936 North Temple Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. 46201. For l a s t minute reservations c a l l 317-635-2164 8 t o 11:30 p.m. ( a l l day Saturdays) f o r last minute reservations.

Name Phone

Address

Province/ Postal/ Ci ty S ta t e ZIP

Are accomodations desired a t Marriott Inn? ( ) YES ( ) NO I f "yesu f i l l out Marriott Inn Reservation Form below.

W i l l you pa r t i c ipa t e i n t he banquet on Saturday? ( ) YES ( ) NO

Mode of t ranspor ta t ion ( ind ica t e f l i g h t number, bus o r t r a i n number, date and time of a r r iva l . Marriott Inn does NOT provide a i rpo r t limosine service.)

UARRIOTT INN REGISTRATION FOB

Complete only i f you require accomodations a t Marriott Inn. (2 ) WEFKS i n advance of a r r i v a l .

Reservation must be made TWO

( ) Room guaranteed i n case of a r r i v a l past 1 p.m., but no l a t e r than 6 p.m. Room w i l l & be held pas t 6 p.m. Eastern time.

( ) Payment guaranteed. Room w i l l be b i l l ed even i f not used unless cancelled p r io r t o 3 p.m. Eastern time.

ROOM PREFERENCE ( ) Single a t $24 per day per individual * Special arrange- ( ) Double a t $15 per day per individual ments necessary ( )* Triple a t $11 per day per individual fo r t r l ~ l e and ( )* Guadruple a t $9 per day per individual quadruple roon,s.

Yes.. . . the Independence Day Holiday is behind us.. . .so please look forward t0 W R DAY in LINCOLN. The great NRC Convention w i l l be September 2-3-4, 1977. Convention Center is t h e

The Vi l lager Motel, 52M) "0" S t r ee t (US Highway 34), Lincoln, Nebraska.

Come along t o t h e best NRC Convention ever. Featured w i l l be tours , speakers (both tech- n i ca l and non-technical t p s ) , soc i a l sessions, pr izes , an auction, t h e Saturday evening buffe t banquet, and many surprises. Your hosts: Bob McCoy, Neil Zank, Skip Dabelstein,

? Rob Keeney, Rolland Lindblade and Ernie Wesolowski.

I TO GEX TO LINCOLN by ca r from t h e e a s t o r west take I n t e r s t a t e 80, US 6 and US 34, from the the north and south take US 77. Lincoln is served by United, Fmnt i e r and A i r Wisconsin a i r l i ne . By bus/train Greyhound and Continental Trailways serve Lincoln a s does AHFLAK.

See p r io r i s sues of DX News f o r addi t ional de t a i l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977 NRC LINCOIJ CONVENTION REGISTRATION

Please complete a l l items

Address

I plan t o attend t h e Convention

I w i l l s t ay a t t he motel

I w i l l not need accommodations a t t h e motel.

I w i l l / w i l l not ( c i r c l e one) take pa r t i n the buffet-banquet.

I w i l l a r r i v e by ( t ranspor ta t ion) a t (date/time/flt no.)

NRC Lincoln Convention r eg i s t r a t ion f ee is $15.00, including costs of refreshments, m e t i n g room and hosp i t a l i t y room. We urge you t o preregis ter no l a t e r than August 7th. Late r eg i s t r a t ion w i l l open a t 3:OO p.m. Friday, September 2, 1977 a t t he motel Convention s i t e .

We a l so urge those of you who a re in teres ted in attending t h e Convention, but who do not have t ranspor ta t ion, t o wri te . We'll t r y our bes t t o arrange any carpooling t h a t may be possible.

VILLAGER MOTEL - LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

ROOM PRE-REGISTRATION, NATIONAL RADIO CLUB CONYENTION, sEFTFHBER 2-4, 1977 4

I Address

City S ta t e Zip

ROOM PREFERENCE One person - $18.00 per day

Two persons - $23.00 per day * Additional son-43.50 per- wr . - . . - Three persons - $26.50 per day day

Departure da t e Rates a r e subject t o change

CHECK OW TIME 1.5 1 P.m. Parking a t Marriott Inn i s f r ee . I f you plan to share a room with a spec i f i c individual, advise the Convention Committee whom on a separate sheet.