[NJARC] Armstrong anniversary broadcast

[Al Klase]

Hi Bill,

Yes, they were on continuously from 10 AM until after 5 PM.  However 
there was a fair amount of dead air, as transmitter builder, and station 
licensee, Steve Hemphill was doing double duty as engineer and host to 
the 8-10 people who visited the station.  We had to keep reminding him 
to restart the audio.

We listened to WA2XMN at the Swapmeet on a 1939 GE JFM-90 tuner, though 
Parsippany may be in a bit of a hole.  I visited Alpine after the meet 
listening on a Collins military set in the car all the way up, and later 
all the way home to Jersey City.  Signal was full-quieting on the 1941 
Meissner tuner and roof-top antenna from home. There were email QSL's 
from all over the metro area, and a couple may 90-100 miles out.

The path to Jackson is pretty tough.  See: 
http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html  The Alpine Tower is just off  
9W a little north of Timberline Rd, in Alpine.

We need to come up with some sort of excuse to get this station on the 
air in conjunction with a club activity.  Problems include ASCAP issues 
and the fact that Steve lives in Pa. some distance from the station.

Check http://www.wa2xmn.ar88.net/ if you haven't done so already.

Regards,

Al Klase

WA2XMN Webmaster

On 11/8/2010 11:39 AM, Bill Zukowski wrote:
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> Jackson, NJ, but nothing.  Thanks, Bill Zukowski
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Al Klase - N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
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