i 5 iCPC T E S T S Monday. Dec. 19 KBOI-670 Boise , Idaho 0210-0225 with 50 Kw non-d i r ec t iona l .

W i l l u s e open c a r r i e r , wi th I D S twice du r ing t e s t . This t e s t w i l l r un every Monday morning a t t h i s t ime u n t i l f u r t h e r n o t i c e ! Ver i e s to : Milton P. Danie ls , CE, KBOI Radio, Box 1280, Boise , Idaho 83701. A r r : S teve F ranc i s .

Monday, Dec. 19 KTIL-1590 Tillamook, Ore. 0400-0500 with 5OOOw. Tones, IDS, mentions of GWDXA. W i l l ope ra t e non-d i r ec t iona l 0400-0430, d i r e c t i o n a l . 0430-0500. Prepaid c a l l s t o : (503) 842-4422. with v e r i e s from: J e f f L i n d o r f f , ACE, KTIL Radio, Box 112, Til lamook, Ore. 97141. A r r : Pe t e Nolan, GWDXA.

Monday, Dec. 19 KVNU-610 Logan. Utah 0300-0400, 5 0 0 0 ~ . non-d i r ec t iona l . Tones. voice and code IDS, music t o be inc luded. Ver ies t o : B i l l Traue KVNU, P.O. Box 267, Logan, Utah 84321. Prepaid c a l l s to : (801) 752-5141 o r 753-1977. A r r : Ron Musco.

Monday, Dec. 19 CKSW-570 Swi f t Cur ren t , Sask. 0300-???? with 10 Kw. Program: many announcements, some code IDS, v e r i e s t o : Mike Kl ippens t e in , CE, CKSW Radio, Box 570, Swif t Cur ren t , S a s k . , Canada. Return postage i s required! Program w i l l be ded ica t ed t o NNRC. N o t i f i c a t i o n t o I R C A DX Monitor by Ken L.A. Burgess (and thanks t o I R C A f o r t h e i n fo ! )

Tuesday, Dec.20 KNFT-950 Bayard, N . M . 0200-0215 with 5 0 0 0 ~ . Tes t w i l l i nc lude 1000 cyc l e t o n e s , I D S and purpose f o r being on t h e a i r . ( a frequency check with a Missouri s t a t i o n ) . Th i s w i l l become a r e g u l a r frequency check t h e 3rd Tuesday of each month h e r e a f t e r ! Ver ies to : Keith LeMay, KNFT Radio, U.S. 180 E a s t , S i l v e r C i ty . N.M. 88061. S .Francis

Thursday,Dec.22 WLBZ-620 Bangor, Maine 0010-0040, 5OOOw. Loud music ( l i k e marches, e t c ) and informat ion about t h e s t a t i o n . Reports t o Howie Soule , KlCZ, CE, WLBZ Radio, 861 Broadway, Bangor, Maine 04401. A r r s S teve F r a n c i s .

Monday, Dec. 26 WORX-1270 Madison, Ind . 0200-0230, 1 0 0 0 ~ . d i r e c t i o n a l (NE-SW). T e s t w i l l i nc lude march music, Tones, f r equen t I D S . A r r : Ted F le i schake r with thanks t o CE Dave Burns!

Monday, Dec. 26 WJOB-1230 Hammond, Ind . 0115-0200 with 1000w. Tes t is s p e c i a l a r ranged by John Zondlo and w i l l i nc lude s p e c i a l programming, i nc lud ing t e s t t o n e s , e t c . Ve r i e s t o : Gordon Boss, CE, WJOB Radio, 6405 Olco t t Avenue, Hamrnond, Ind . 46323. Prepaid c a l l s t o : (219) 844-1230. A r r : Zondlo, I R C A .

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Monday, Jan. 30 WKEM-1490 Immokalee, F l a . 0430-0500, 1 0 0 0 ~ . Tones, voice- code-singing IDS, band music. Announcing by NRCer Steve Kennedy. Prepaid c a l l s accepted (number t o fo l low) . W E m , Box 520, Immokalee, F l a . 33934.

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George Kesteven r e p o r t s CHRB, 1280 khz, 1 0 kw, l o c a t e d i n High R ive r , A lbe r t a was t e s t i n g dur ing t h e week of Nov. 28-Dec. 2. They were t o s i g n on f u l l t i m e NSP e f f e c t i v e Dec. 3. Format is MoR daytime, c l a s s i c a l midnight t o 6 a.m. J i m Hopkins r e p o r t s we should be on t h e lookout f o r WDBX-1620, a p i r a t e i t h e New York C i ty a r e a . He heard t h e i r Nov. 27 s i g n off a t 0200 s t a t i n g long a s t h e r e is r a d i o , t h e r e w i l l always be p i r a t e s . "

STATIC ROM HQ Ted has t h e day o f f . Thanks t o John D . i z i n g t h e member survey which appeared a d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l i n DX News l a t e r .

A member r e c e n t l y asked u s f o r informat ion on s e v e r a l new c lubs . Over t he y e a r s many c lubs have come and gone, s o we ask our members t o check out any new group o r a s s o c i a t i o n c a r e f u l l y . A p o s s i b l e source f o r informat ion on new c l u b s is t h e Associa t ion of North American Radio Clubs (ANARC), 557 N . Madison Avenue, Pasadena, C a l i f . 91101.

THEY JOINED A h e a r t y WELCOME t o new members. P l e a s e Muse soon and in t roduce your se l f . Richard D. Bender, 2281 Elm H i l l Road, P i t t s b u r g h , Pa. 15221 Robert Greenlee , l9OO Fo l son , S u i t e 104 , Boulder , Colorado 80302 Robert Munro, P.O. Box 8 1 , F lo rence , Mass. 01060 % * * * * * * * + + * * * * * * * % % * * % * * * * % % % % * * I * * * *

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Attend t h e L us hol iday season get - together! ! S a t . Dec. 3 1 s t . 9 a.m. t o midnight a t t h e home of P a t Har t l age , 9200 Wendell Way, Jef fersontown, Kentucky. Your h o s t s a r e t h e L o u i s v i l l e Area DXers. Cost i n h l . n n . Tn -. A - g e t t h e r e t ake t h e 1-64 e x i t a t Hurstborne Lane S o i t h , t hen go 1 mile t o T a y l o r s v i l l e Road, hang a l e f t a t t he T - in t e r sec t ion . Proceed t o t he second s t r e e t on the r i g h t which i s Gleeson Lane, then fo l low t h e road a s h o r t d i s t a n c e t o Wendell Way. P a t ' s house i s on t h e co rne r . The l o c a t - i s about 16 mi l e s e a s t of downtown L o u i s v i l l e . I f you g e t l o s t c a l l (502) 491-1789. Anyone planning t o a t t e n d should l e t P a t know i n advance. See you.

BEVERAGE-ANTENNA PARTY ON THE WASHINGTON COAST-DEC. 31 TO JAN. 2

B i l l and Nancy Hardy w i l l h o s t a DXpedition t o t h e coas t of Washington s t a t e over New Y e a r ' s weekend. The na in a t t r a c t i o n w i l l be a Beverage an- t enna , some 1000 f e e t l ong , o r i en t ed eas t -west . Other a t t r a c t i o n s inc lude a warm f i r e p l a c e , ref reshments , and a view of. t h e ocean. I t ' s f r e e bu t you may need t o g e t nearby accomodations. Write t o B i l l Hardy, 2301 P a c i f i c Avenue, Aberdeen, WA 98520 f o r f u l l d e t a i l s . A l l DXers a r e i n v i t e d , but B i l l and Nancy cau t ion t h a t t h e p lace i s imposs ib le t o f i n d without advance d i r e c t i o n s , so they w i l l meet everyone i n Aberdeen 12/31 and a l l gc out t o - ge the r . B i l l a sks you t o w r i t e before Christmas (hu r ry ! ) i f you a r e i n t e r - e s t e d , s o h e ' l l have a chance t o r ep ly i n t ime.

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164 FRANCE Al lou i s 11/21 a t 0700 very poor , t r a c e s of voice f ad ing i n and ou t every f i v e seconds. Low h e t heard . Thunderstorm s t a t i c and loud buzz s t a t i c . (Poda) 1114 a t 0350 and then 11/26 a t 0135 ou t s t and ing s i g , FF l i g h t mx, female s i n g e r . ( Jones ) WEST GERMANY S a a r l o u i s Europa One, FF semi -c l a s s i ca l mx a t 0350. Th i s is a commercial s t n with pgms d i r e c t e d towards FF market. Sometimes AN pgms-ID a s " I c i Europa 1" . ( Jones ) hfOROCCO Az i l a l 11/26 a t 0150 AA/Mid-East mx, 11/27 a t 0245 AA chan t ing , QRY from beacon SYS. ( Jones ) COSTA RICA TICAL R . Rumbos 11/26 a t 0100, f a i r s i g w/SS and l o c a l pop mx. ( Jones ) f a i r almost n i g h t l y 0300 o r so t o 0500 s t o f f w / SS mx, low key annc t s . Deep f ades some n i g h t s . (Bobb i t t ) UNID beacon UUP 0705 10116. Vy slow. Any ideas a s t o QTH? (Bobb i t t ) Don't know much about t h i s and the o t h e r beacon C h r i s , sugges t u con tac t t he LWCA f o r info-CH ALGERIA Ain Beida a t s t r o n g c a r r i e r l e v e l w/weak aud io ; male AA chant ing a t 2229 on 11/25. (Connel ly) GRENADA Mourne Rouge 11/19 f a i r s i g w/island/EE mx. ( Jones ) 11/24 from 0022 t i l l 023.4 s / o f f . Woman reading l o c a l even t s a t 0022, ended 0030 a / L o r d 1 s P raye r , then l o c a l nx and mx. A t 0200 a pgm synd ica t ed from P h i l l y was ID'ed wi th "This is Coast t o Coast Gos- pe l Radio". A t 0230 a r e 1 message, anthem, and c a r r i e r c u t . (Llusco) COLOIlBIA HJKA Bogota logged fo r f i r s t t ime 1117 from 1031 t o 1102. - - - 5::cellent a t t imes . ilkins ins on) DOSIINICA Roseau R . Jumbo good a t s j o n 1000 10/31, 11/11, and 111 21. Las t s 13-20 minutes . (Wilkinson) 11/21 0045 f a i r w/mx, poor n t 005.5 u 8 / F F t a l k . (Poda) 11119 FFICaribbean i s l a n d mx, one o f - - ...- r - ~ t h e most cons i s t en t ' cx r ibbean s t n s ' he re . ( Jones ) ALGERIA Oran good t o e x c e l l e n t w/AA chant ing and f l u t e s / / 529 a t ~ - 2230 11/25. (Connel ly) COSTA RICA TIXE R. Omega 11/19 a t 0115 e x l n t s i g , l o c a l pop mx and DJ p a t t e r , ID. ( Jones ) 11/20 a t 0201 f a i r w/mx and SS t a l k . Faded a t 0210. Also 11/21 a t 0055 f a i r . (Poda) MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun x l n t w / c l a s s i c a l s t y l e g u i t a r i n s t rumen ta l 2232 11/25. Loud w / A A t a l k by woman i n t e r s p e r s e d w/old time US in- s t rumen ta l pop mx then t a l k by man followed by A A mx 0000-0006 111 26. Outrageously s t r o n g w/AA wa i l i ng 0121 11/26. (Connel ly) H:lWAII KIPA Hi lo 11 /21 a t 0925 w/spots then rock mx, f i r s t t ime . - he re o/CJCI . ( ~ e r n o " ) SP-AIN La Coruna weak w / f a s t SS t a l k 2233 11/25. (Connelly) HA\VAII Konolulu KORL 11/27 a t 1441 man anncr w/ID and rock mx. f a i r . (Bryan) UNID 11/28 0915 f a i r w/SS u/WS>l OC. ID? and f r e q ? i n SS then i n t o mx wi th woman s i n g i n g and g u i t a r s . May have looped SW but hard t o t e l l w/WS3 o n . (Poda) Down here Sm. \ Ionserra te dominates-CH EL SALVADOR San Salvadore , R. Nacional 11/27 a t 0515 f a i r w/ man i n SS and marching band mx a f t e r each sen tence . ID 0518 and much marching band mx u n t i l 0520 f ade . (Poda) NORTH KOREA Pyongyang 11/27 a t 1353 w/man t a l k i n g i n KK, f a i r . (Bryan) hfEXICO Mexico C i ty XERP:i n. Uno 11/28 a t 0503 wlrock mx, a man gave an ID, poor s i g . (Bryan) PORTUGAL Lisboa f a i r o /u ,;{RiiO slop-man i n PP a t 2231 11/25. (Con) COLOMBIA HJCK R . Su ta t enza , C a l i 11/19 a t 0135 ove r - r id ing WLW dur ing au ro ra l cx. ( Jones ) UNID u/WLW w/wal t o wa l l mx, f ades a t ID t imes . (George) iIOROCC0 Sebaa-Aioun d e f i n i t e l y here on 701 w/no c a r r i e r s d i sce rn - a b l e on 702; female AA chant ing p o t e n t , b l a s t i n g WLW i n t o ob l iv ion (:CLW c a r r i e r 20 dB lower) a t 2237 11/25. (Connel ly)