WFIF 1500khz Milford, CT Maintenance Test

Cancelled! (see below)

Date(s): Saturday Morning (Late Friday Night) January 27, 2007
Time: 12:01AM until 12:11AM EST. Test is 10 minutes long in duration.
Modes of Operation: WFIF is testing their new remote control system to be sure that the station can be switched on/off remotely or during emergencies. 5KW Directional. WFIF is a daytimer, so this is a rare chance for many to log them. Per their engineer, Mr. Willie Barnett, the test will consist of "voice ID's and several tones, along with a "wavering" tone. If people have Cool Edit (or Audition) they can use the spectrum display and that tone will show up as a horizontal sine wave in the spectrograph. That makes it very easy to see, as well as hear".
Programming: Voice ID's, tones, and a "wavering tone".

Notes: WFIF is 5KW DIRECTIONAL. The pattern has two deep nulls. One to the south and slightly west, protecting WTWP in Washington, DC. The other falls across the middle/western portion of Long Island. (That is only because our pattern is symmetrical. That null is not protecting anyone.) The pattern is easily viewable on www.radio-locator.com. May the conditions favor your reception as we conduct this brief test of our remote control systems! -- Willie Barnett, N1NKM

QSL Information: Reception reports via e-mail are only*. Postal reports are not encouraged and may not be responded to at all, based on station's limited resources and manpower. E-Mail all reports to Mr. Willie Barnett, Chief Engineer at:

WFIFeng @ aol.com

A recording of the test is requested. The following formats (only) are acceptable: .MP3 or .WAV for e-mail attachments. If a recording is not available, please include a detailed description of your reception including the sequence of test elements, description of sweep tones, etc. Screen capture images of the horizontal sine wave can also be sent as file attachments.

Our special thanks go out to Mr. Barnett, for keeping us in the loop for weeks now, as the new remote control system installation was completed. While this is a short test, it could have been conducted with no notice given to the DX community, and we're grateful that he worked so hard to include us.

* Chief Engineer Willie Barnett has asked that all reception reports for the upcoming maintenance test be submitted via electronic mail. This is a direct reflection of the station's limited resources and manpower. I hope that all who desire a QSL will respect Mr. Barnett's wishes and not send the station reports via standard Postal Mail.

Some may see this has a snub of DX'ers, but I can assure you that is not the case. Mr. Barnett has worked hard over a period of several weeks to be sure that DX'ers were aware of this test, and that enough notice was given to allow it's announcement to reach our printed publications.

I'll be happy to "transcribe" Postal reports into e-mail and send them along to Mr. Barnett. If you have no access to E-mail and desire a QSL for the test, please send details to myself via Postal mail at:

Les Rayburn, N1LF
C/O High Noon Film
100 Centerview Drive
Suite 111
Birmingham, AL 35216
ATTN: WFIF TEST

You must include a SASE for a reply. Please submit the reports within ten (10) days of the test, and be willing to wait up to six weeks for your reply.

Cancelled

It is no longer necessary for us to conduct the remote control equipment tests previously announced.

We had a minor glitch, recently, which needed to be corrected remotely. This has verified that the remote systems are funtioning normally. Therefore, we do not need to run any testing during the "experimental period".

My apologies to those who were anticipating this test.

Willie...
Engineer, WFIF

WMRO 1560khz Gallatin, TN - Full Power Maintenance Test

NOTE: Last minute time change!

Date(s): January 15th, 2007 (Late Sunday night, early Monday morning).
Time: 2AM CST to 3AM CST (1 Hour Test)
Modes of Operation: "Inventory Insert" 60 Second Long Test inserted into local breaks at approximately :24 past the hour, :34 past the hour, and :48 past the hour. Test will be conducted at 1KW, Non-Directional pattern. Station is testing remote control/automation features.
Programming: 60 Second Long "Inventory Insert" during local breaks. These include Morse Code ID's and sweep tones. Music will be transmitted in the "Bright AC" format, with artists like John Mayer, Five for Fighting, Goo Goo Dolls, etc.

Notes:Remote Control/Automation testing. A song/artist list should be available after the test to help with verification. DX'ers are encouraged to note song title and artist along with exact time so that we can compare that to the playlist. The test will be automated. DO NOT CALL THE STATION! Also, do not call on Monday which is a federal holiday.

QSL Information: Station is handling QSL's directly, however, Scott Bailey is dealing with some serious family medical issues, so responses may take quite some time. Please be patient and do not expect a reply for several weeks.

E-mail reception reports may be sent to: sbailey @ nespower.com

Send Postal reports and/or recordings to:

Scott Bailey, President & General Manager
WMRO Radio, Magic 1560
P.O. Box 1445
Gallatin, TN 37066

Please include a SASE for reply.

Our thanks Scott Bailey of WMRO, who's always been very DX Friendly! And
also to Paul Walker, who helped to arrange yet another test for all of us.

WODI DX Test finished for the season

All good things must end, and so it is with the WODI 1230 kHz DX Test. This test has been running each and every Saturday night since October, allowing many of us to add this station to our logs. The entire hobby is very grateful for the test, and we'd all like to thank Dave and Tony!

Below is a copy of an e-mail received from the station. If you received the test, but have not received a QSL card, please send MP3 or .WAV clips to me ASAP.

73, Les Rayburn, N1LF, NRC/IRCA Broadcast Test Coordinator

WODI will conduct its final recurring DX test for the current season this morning. We hope to do more tests perhaps during a different part of subsequent DX seasons. As a broadcaster and an active DXer I must say it has been a pleasure to contribute to a hobby that started me in my broadcast career. Thanks for all the reports. In addition I would like to thank Les Rayburn who handled the reports for doing such a great job. Les, a big tip of the WODI hat goes in your direction. 73, good dx, and happy 2007 to all. Dave Marthouse, N2AAM