[Scan-DC] New VA Weather stations to DX!

[Dave]

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Dave M.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug K." <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>
To: <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 23:35
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] New VA Weather stations to DX!


> Going back a couple of months here... a friend and I were just talking 
> about this... believe the call sign is WNZ-736.  In fact, I could swear 
> that I actually found something about this new station on the NOAA 
> website, but dang'f I could find it just now... does anyone know where the 
> transmitter is?
>
> Also, interesting factoid... as near as my buddy and I can tell, the NOAA 
> weather station callsigns are not listed in the FCC database!!  Anyone 
> have any insight into that?  (WWV isn't listed either as I recall...)
>
> Squad 51, KMG-365 (I've been watching my _Emergency!_ DVDs...)
>
> Not related, hear a couple of police cars Code 3... going in the other 
> room to turn on the 800 scanner...
>
>
>>From: b_thom at juno.com
>>To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] New VA Weather stations to DX!
>>Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:08:46 -0500
>>
>>
>>
>>On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:48:19 -0400 Jack <janderson11 at cox.net> writes:
>> > There's also a new one coming online somewhere here in the DC area.
>> > Listen to 162.450. It is currently in acceptance testing, but the
>> > informational message says "when fully operational this will be the
>> >
>> > new NOAA weather radio station for Washington, DC."
>> >
>> > Jack
>>
>>Though they broadcast weather reports for the "KHB listening area," they
>>do not refer to themselves as KHB36, the Manassas station. At 1:02 p.m.
>>they ran the disclaimer that the station was underfoing acceptance
>>testing. They gave the call letters as WNG736. I think I got that right.
>>
>>KI4BNK, an old Fidonet leftover
>>I think y first modem was 2400 bps, something like that.
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