[WA2XMN] Armstrong FM On the Air Monday

[W2HX]

Now located in yonkers at dedication ceremony. Will post pictures later today. With my prc-138.

73 Eugene W2HX

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From: W2HX [w2hx at w2hx.com]
Received: Monday, 17 Jun 2013, 11:42am
To: wa2xmn at mailman.qth.net [wa2xmn at mailman.qth.net]
Subject: Re: [WA2XMN] Armstrong FM On the Air Monday

Successfully monitoring 42.8 on prc-138
16 kHz deviation on radio, distorted but readily copied
Music more easily copied than voice.

Anyone else? What receivers are people using for full deviation?
Will try a prc-119 later to compare audio quality


73 Eugene W2HX

-----Original Message-----
From: Al Klase [ark at ar88.net]
Received: Saturday, 15 Jun 2013, 1:53pm
To: wa2xmn at mailman.qth.net [wa2xmn at mailman.qth.net]
Subject: [WA2XMN] Armstrong FM On the Air Monday

Radio Fans,

Radio Station WA2XMN - Armstrong FM - 42.8 MC - Alpine, NJ  will be on the air Monday, 17 June 2013 to cover the dedication of a commemorative plaque near the site of Edwin Armstrong's boyhood home in Yonkers, NY, at 1 PM.  We're hoping to begin broadcasting at approximately 11 AM.  (Please bear with us, this is an experimental station.)

[cid:part1.02050004.04010109 at ar88.net]

Station  licensee and chief engineer Steve Hemphill adjusts the UHF Yagi antenna for the remote pickup from Yonkers.

Details at:  http://www.wa2xmn.ar88.net/yonkers.html

Some press coverage:  http://www.lohud.com/article/20130614/NEWS/306140143/Yonkers-honors-hometown-man-who-invented-FM-radio

Warm up your radios,
Al

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Al Klase - N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/

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