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WVBG is holding a DX test

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richllewis

1490 WVBG MS Vicksburg
Monday March 18 – 2032-2100 CDT (8:32-9:00 PM)
No need to be a Night Owl for this one! WVBG plans to test with its regular full-time 1,000-watt non-directional power and pattern right around local sunset. Test will include a mix of eclectic music, Morse code IDs, tones and sound effects.
Reports sent by postal mail should include a SASE if possible, and audio clips may be sent on cassette tape, CD and USB stick. Reports sent by e-mail should include an MP3 audio file. Reports must include written or printed information with the listener's location, equipment used, and details about content heard. Please note that audio materials will not be returned.
Please send reports to:
Dailon Huskey
Operations Manager
WVBG 1490
Vicksburg, MS
P.O. Box 46
39181
[email protected]
DXers wishing to call the station during or *immediately* following the test can call 601-883-0848 601-883-0848 .
Test arranged by Saul Chernos with thanks to station owner Mark Jones and operations manager Dailon Huskey.[\quote]
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flytrap said:
But doesn't it run 1000 watts non directional both day and night? I don't see the point.
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Extra IDs will certainly increase the chances of identifying this thing. It's not all that hard to hear *something* on a "graveyard" channel like 1490 -- the challenge is hearing anything that tells you *which* station you're listening to!

That, and you might be surprised just how well Morse IDs will cut through a busy channel. (I've logged a station 400 miles away that way -- the station in question was using 0.1 watt...
 
I apologize for not responding to your email, I guess I overlooked it. Just checked and sure enough its there. Engineering duties over there have really been put on the back burner with my full time job taking off like it is, running the network for a local ISP can be stressful at times..

Stephen


Michael said:
5/23/12 I heard WVBG very clearly here in Memphis.

I did email a note to [email protected]

I never got any sort of reply back.

I guess I should mail them a QSL card.
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