[50mhz] WA2XMN on air, again

[CBoone]

That already happened LAST month...I think you got the date wrong....it was
talked about on the Broadcast mail list and a lot of people heard
it.....(250watts @ 75khz dev into a Ringo). There was a large gathering at
the event, news coverage, etc...


Chris
WB5ITT
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> mweisbergs at juno.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 10:56 AM
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> Subject: [50mhz] WA2XMN on air, again
> 
> This doesn't exactly involve 6m... it's about 8 MHz off, but 
> here 'tis.
> 
> Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the start of FM 
> broadcasting, there will be a transmission from the original 
> tower at Alpine, NJ on the original frequency of 42.8 mc, 
> using the call WA2XMN. This is the ham version of one of the 
> two original calls, W2XMN & W2XEA, assigned to Edwin 
> Armstrong's group (these were NOT ham calls) and used during 
> the 16 years of operation. The time is Saturday, 16 July @ 12 
> noon EDT.
> 
> If there's any Es present (& your rx can tune the frequency), 
> it might be heard outside of the NYC metro area. I don't know 
> the power or bandwidth but the tower is 460'+ high (shaped 
> like the Cross of Lorraine) and can make a contender out of 
> any signal.
> 
> Give it a try; I'm curious as to whether anyone hears it.
> 
> Bud K2YOF
> Moderator: Ray Brown, KB0STN