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News Serving DX’ers since 1933 Volume 82, No. 15 ● April 27, 2015 ● (ISSN 0737-1639) Inside this issue . 2 … AM Switch 16 … Confirmed DXer 24 … Ultralight R. Review (Ctd) 6 … Domestic DX Digest West 16 … Graveyard DX Update 25 … Pro Sports Networks (MLB) 12 … Domestic DX Digest East 17 … International DX Digest 36 … Club Information Page Club News: The NRC’s DX Audio Service Joint NRC/IRCA/WTFDA Convention: Hotel published its final edition in April. Fred Vobbe, registration is now open for the joint NRC, IRCA, who has edited and published the DXAS since its WTFDA, Decalomania DX Convention July 10‐ inception in April 1985, announced in December 12, 2015. that he would be stepping down this spring, and We will be at Don Hall’s Guesthouse Hotel, no one came forward to volunteer take over the 1313 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, DXAS publishing responsibilities. Indiana 46825. The club room rate will be $85 per NRC Board Chairman Paul Swearingen, in a room per night, including comfortable lodgings letter to Fred, wrote: “Congratulations for your and a very tasty breakfast buffet each morning. 30 years of service in editing DXAS, a record that The hotel is conveniently located right off I‐69, is unlikely to be broken any time soon. Well the main drag through Fort Wayne. done; you’ve left a fine legacy of DXAS Hotel reservations must be made by June 10, programs. I wish you the best in your future directly with the hotel at (260) 489‐2524 or (800) endeavors.” 348‐1999. You must use the group number which The archive of DXAS programs, including all is 7110. And after you make your reservation, editions since the fall of 2009 and additional drop a line to our host, Scott Fybush, so he can programs from selected prior years (including keep track of who’s staying with us: the initial editions from 1985) are still available to [email protected]. NRC members (whether subscribers to DXAS or Additional registration information will be not) at www.e‐dxn‐com. coming soon. Scott expects the registration fee to From the Publisher: The sad news about be around $55/person, including a Hall’s catered DXAS is an important reminder: the NRC, and banquet at the hotel Saturday night, a convention indeed pretty much all the DX hobby clubs, is a program, and meeting room snacks. We’ll also be membership organization of volunteers. What making tickets available separately for a Fort we are able to do depends on what the members Wayne TinCaps baseball game on Friday night, are willing and able to support. July 10 at Fort Wayne’s beautiful Parkview Field I remember that when Paul wanted to step downtown. Questions? E‐mail Scott! And see down from publishing DX News, he continued to you all in Fort Wayne! edit the magazine years longer than he wanted to because we didn’t have anyone ready to step forward. I’m not sure how ready I was to do it, Membership Report and even after 100+ issues I’m still learning. (And putting together DX News is far easier than “Love DX News, Especially AM Switch and producing the DXAS every month!) But I have a Domestic DX Digest East. It’s all Good! All the full‐time job in addition to volunteering as the Best” – Paul Roberts. DX News publisher – if not for the many club “Thanks for your good work. I have enjoyed members who contribute to these pages, I would receiving DX News for many years. It helps me never be able to do this. keep up with AM radio.” – Ken MacHarg And if you want to see the club doing New Members ‐ Blake Hailey, Fort Worth, TX; something, don’t wait for somebody else to do it Audie Kaufman, Buxton, ME; Paul Moriarty, – step up! You want to see more and varied Saranac Lake, NY; Bradford Wall, South Lake loggings in DX News? Contribute yours! You Tahoe, CA; and Thaddeus Witowski Jr, West want to see more non‐logging content in DX Hampton, MA. News? There is additional space in DX News Rejoining Member – Welcome back to (well, not this week, but in most issues) and if Donald Moore, Oak Park, IL; and Patrick there is good content that the membership can Roberson, Aloha, OR. write or assemble, I’ll handle making it look Renewing Members – Thanks for the good for print and get it in the magazine. continued support of Michael N. Beu; Walt 2 Breville; Mike Bugaj; John E. Clark; John Connor; info of extra software downloads from ELAD, Michael Gaston KA2ARG; Mike S. Hardester; the FDM‐S2 in the original carton, and a separate Robert J. Howard; Ken and Polly MacHarg; John ziplock bag containing connectors and two C. Parker K4OAC; Les Rayburn; Paul Roberts; software flash cards with software for the unit. Robert Rush; David Shapiro; Mike Strand You can access more information on this receiver W6HAJ; Robert G. Stonier; Michael Tate; from http://ecom.eladit.com/ Shipping extra; Alphonse Tobia; David Yocis. shipped USPS Priority mail with insurance VOL. 82 DX NEWS SCHEDULE approximately $30.00 for USA addresses. Contact No In By Date 18 July 17 July 27 Wayne Heinen at [email protected]. We are 16 May 15 May 25 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 31 unable to ship overseas at this time. All proceeds 17 June 12 June 22 20 Sept. 11 Sept. 21 from this sale will benefit the NRC. NRC AM Log Sold Out: The 35th Edition of For Sale: The NRC has received a donated ELAM FDM‐S2 software defined receiver, almost the NRC AM Log is now sold out. Wayne has begun working on the 36th Edition and we’ll be new; was $580 from ELAD US in September, th 2014. This package includes SMA/BNC/PL259 updating you on how you can help make the 36 conversion hardware so that it can be used with the best and most accurate AM Log ever, in time most antenna setups. Also included are a three‐ for the next DX season. In the meantime, updates ring binder containing the documentation, to the Log will continue to be available in AM purchase information from ELAD, a sheet with Switch here in DX News. Don’t forget to check e‐DXN.com on the weekends that DX News is not published; we have an Interim AM Switch posted there on Friday night or Saturday morning each week with the latest FCC and CRTC news and AM Log updates. AM Switch Info to David Yocis, 1245 13th St. N.W., #105, Washington DC 2005, [email protected] Canadian information from CRTC complied by Shawn Axelrod and Dan Sys NRC AM Log updates from Wayne Heinen, [email protected] CALL CHANGES 620 WTUV KY Louisville – Call change to WAKY (Apr. 1). 970 KZNO ID Rupert – Call change to KXTA (Apr. 13). 1580 KREL CO Colorado Springs – Call change to KHIG (Apr. 7). NEW STATION WATCH 1010 CP NV Reno – CP for new station (U7 50000/2000, ch 2400) expired and deleted. 1160 APP MN Braham – Application for new station (U4 5000/2000) dismissed. 1260 CP HI Keaau – CP for new station (U1 5000/1000) expired and deleted. 1360 CP AK Tyonek – CP for new station (U1 20000/20000) expired and deleted. 1490 APP MS Ellisville – Application for new station (U1 900/900) dismissed. STATIONS GOING DARK 1340 KTSN NV Elko – License cancelled at licensee’s request per letter of Apr. 6. CONSTRUCTION PERMITS (CPS) FOR EXISTING STATIONS CPs on the air: 1010 KXPS CA Thousand Palms – CP to correct pattern is on the air (licensed changed to reflect actual pattern, no actual construction was performed). 1030 KFAY AR Farmington – CP for U4 6000/1000 is on the air. 1410 WZBR MA Dedham – CP for U1 2300/25, moving from Brockton MA, is on the air – license to cover had been granted and then revoked earlier this year, but now all problems are resolved and the license to cover was granted Apr. 7. 1450 KEST CA San Francisco – CP for U1 1000/960, new site, is on the air. 1570 KVTK SD Vermillion – CP for U1 500/53 from a new site is on the air. CP built, nearing final licensing: 900 KALI CA West Covina – Granted program test authority, CP for U4 5000/150, new site. 1330 WMLT GA Dublin – Applies for license to cover CP for U1 1000/12. WNIX MS Greenville – Applies for license to cover CP for U1 3800/55. 3 1530 WVBF MA Middleborough Center – Applies for license to cover and program test authority on CP for U4 5000/4. CPs granted: 540 WWCS PA Canonsburg – CP for U4 3800/500 granted; the original application was simply to accommodate the application of co‐owned WGOP‐540 moving to Damascus MD, but the latter application was denied – not sure why the CP was then granted to WWCS. 640 WMFN MI Zeeland – CP to move to Peotone IL with U4 4400/1600 granted. 850 WQRM MN Duluth – CP for D1 50000 (ch 14000) granted. 1580 WIOL GA Columbus – CP for U1 2100/45, moving to WOKS‐1340 tower, granted. Amendment to CP granted: 1380 KRCM TX Shenandoah – Has CP for U4 22000/50 from a new site; granted amendment to U5 22000/43 from two (different) new sites. CP expires on July 18. CP application filed: 1520 WDCY GA Douglasville – Applies for CP with D1 2500 (ch 820) from a new site at 33‐45‐ 52/84‐41‐21. CP expired and reapplied for: 1080 KWAI HI Honolulu – CP to move to new site (where station is already broadcasting with STA) has expired; station has reapplied for a replacement CP.