This being our nsrt-to k r t issue, we'll nmntion nou t h e mu club d d r e s s in b u i s v i l l e It w i l l be NRC, Bax 32125, Louisville, KY 4029. Itom of club buslnsss, clippings, veriea fo r publicntion, colunns, requests f a bnek issues or repbcsmsnts om3 chon@ of rddreaa w i l l go there. Requests f o r pblicotiona/pricea w i l l stlll go t o t he NRC Publicntians C a t e r , Box 401, Gnles Ferry, CT 06335; v h i b rmewnls, drops, or r c quests f o r snmplee t o be s a t out (except t o C I S t e s t e r s ) ga t o t he NW b b e r s h i p Center, P.O. Bm 118, Poquaaock, CT. CH: T K S notices n h o go t o Louisville.

Once .p in , t h e eked f o r t h e naxt few issuea: ba throd dr tes w i l l be 3/28 here in W, ard u 1 1 rid W25 in Louisville. Dwdlines f o r these t u ~ should be nasumsd t o be the snm as if they were being p lb l i ahd in NJ, n u m b copy t o d i t a r s by 4/1 nnl 4/15, respectively. Fucther lnfo an subsaquaat bu l l e tha , etc. w i l l rppenr shortly.

Effective ~ l o n g w i t h t h e c b n ofpublishers, mX13villslaohovenneualitor, be- gbning with issue # 22 (4/11f He i a C h k Hutton, 2114 mb 4., 81; Decntur, CC 30033. Chuok h a bean in t h e Merns t ione l DX acme f o r severnl years, a d is well qunlified fo r t h e poat. He baa most recently bem h a d l i n g d is t r ibut ion of Re-ts. Tnklng over tbt tnsk w i l l be & r l Jeter, vho, luckily, l ives close by anl con pick up thinga in person, ns vell ma consult y/Chuok on problem.

NEW MEMBERS Gregory h m s , h r a l %. 5, hz 103, Melbourne, FL 32935 (re-joins)

RENEWALS J. B m e r , J. Ciesbwicr, A. Ebiaela, P. Kemp, Y. %ttson, J. Cassn*, H. %in, R. Hymss, K. Gnyschuk, D. Barber, J. C o b , J. Siels, B. Iblt, IL. Northup.

ON THE INSIDE .......... *** SPKCIAL WOPbCATION IS= ***** - Propngation nt j.bdium Wove Frequeacies - Phi l W l i v a n - F s d m a of Wium Wave Propagatdon - Fred Dinning, Mcdium Wave Circle

( ~ h e s e two nr t ic les cover much of t he as- g r o a , om3 we believe tht mch hns merits which ita w h y both " p e r hare) - bswers t o Frequontly-Asked Oueationa About Domsstic F'rommtion - RjE

- Recei~er/Accessory Ihterfnaing W e Cheap & Simple - RjE - mch*nge - RjE

63 editor: Alan Merriman

international dx digest P.o. =Ox 6 Fairfax. VA. a8030

MONDAY 21 - 01004230 * Was1500 * ~ a l p s m i s o , - 0200-000 WIGM-I490 * Iledford, WI 100DD NRC

3 - 0330-0400 * KvI-lZ10 * T w ~ Falls, ID looO/2so u mi

m D A Y 28 - 0213O-0300 kl;MY-lf+TI Ottowo, LL

5000/9000 U IRcI WND AY 500 D -A - 0200-023 * KTXJ-1350 * Jasper, TX 100D 9 NRC

?Qb'DAY APR. 01 - 03004L00 * WCPK-la0 Chesnperke, VA 1000 n NRC

(please note t4t the NNRC TltST above b y not eppenr. &st NNG TESTS over the past few aessons hove not.)

WJKE - EZL ax, TP, frequent IDS. "%sterg" c d e word which must appenr in *s. V/s w i l l be &nly Woolbright, CE, but send reports t o John Bowker, 304 Erandt Gll, 46383. Premid c a l h a t (219) 462-6111. Pull pow- non-DA. Crr: ibwkor. ,

W C ~ - TT & Ibs. Prepaid cnLls ot (815)-W4-6050. V/s: Del D U Y ~ M , CE, Bax 130, 61360. Arr: Ceoff Parrish. %ke-up for 3/7 s k d .

XTFI - W 3 . U use do9 f ac i l i t e s of 5 kv mA. No cr l l s . Return postage required. No pogram detei2s. V/s: W; Sow, CE, Bar 65, 83301. Arr: Nick hll-F'atch.

KTXJ - h i e , IDS, 1 kRz. TT; No v/sj Wdr: Box 6090, 75951. Prr: Neil Gnk.

WCRt - Big bsad nn, 1 kHz. IDS. h e m i d c s l l s st (804) 543-3535. V/s: Mr. Pnine, 500 E. Liberty 3t., 23324. kr: Mike O 1 & e .

, FLASH TIPS & SUCHLIKE 317 ; KYl+E-74D h1-3 by Hnnsch, W s t r o m ; WCIJA-1233, t a t n t i v e by Mach ; WCWf-1,$33 nl on. 3/13: CJGX-94 not hrd by h i l e y , RJE, PT, due t o nurorn. 3/14: WO1-6~+0 not h2.d 1 RJE drb t o n h r g a l y dnylight p t h .

NOTES &c FROM NJPC 4

B 1 k h n noted thnt o binlor o r t he l o o s e h i variety is nvnibble which f i t s t he NRC Log, no ra-punchlng necasssry. Thin ~ l l o w s fo r e ~ a g . u@sting without struggling t o rephoe pnges in to t h e spi rnl bhder , vhich is t h e price we p y fo r having R log which c m &y f l r t on t h e desk. It is plrde by N n t i m l , nnd t he Stock # i s 64-051. I t ' s n high- lit^ b i a d ~ , nod costa nrouad $5.00. We guess t h i s would be nvnFkble through most stotiorwm~.

Chuok Hutton n o t d t h t f l u t d c Fbamrch ia o f f e r h a 10% discount on orders of 5 or more of the* QF-1 c= OF-2 ffl ters. OF-1 list ia now 852.95 (w/disc't, 847.66) end t h e list for t h e OF-2 i a $32.95 ($29.66). If there's enough interest , Chuck w i l l put through an order, no oolrtoct him lf interested. Several msmbers are usbg t h a , & find them t o be worthvhib. C b k ' a review of t h e OF-1 oppesrd o few isauea hck . His d d r a s s is 0. above.

LAR FLASH TIP.............

VDJZ-15Pr aidgrport CT, a now *totian VFU TZB for the )1W: an M 3/m fra 0000-01P I!=. Bo progmm dotail. a r e r r e i b b b , but t h r CS t ra-y intuu~ in reports. mSP me a r w d b K~natbtln. mbhb, pg o s l l fkau Fr@ Xhw. V/s in W e Fmst, 39 S~lt S . 9 -5.

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Phone 703-354-2135 Before 2200 E ~ T .Ail Timer Are GMT 'Deadline Are Fridav'

With the publishing change coming in a few weeks, this c o l m w i l l a l so get a new editor. Chuck Hutton is going t o take over IDXD a t t ha t time. My last dsadline

will be )larch I$. After tha t , a31 m t e r l a l fo r publication dll go t o Chuck. Us

address is 2114 Myrtle bum, Apt.:i. Decathtr, Georgla 30033,

Cx have picked up considerably - m e good stdf t h i s t h e . M i l l start is out u l th a report fkm Jim Ioung in Callfornis, who noted another good TA opening on the west Coast on 6. "Another TA opening froll HCRA on Uarch 6, 197'7. 'his t h e asing the bnfirlnmd HA-180A and 235' Vee at home QTH. The Demmbr TA batch h d mostly fron 'Ibble Mountsin 2 miles west, up additiondl 1500 f e e t with SPR-4 ud 200 foot long wire, if you recall. This tirs I was able t o make sore recbldings of a f ~ .

hvmtry, accented by 2 m voices a t 0536. -POR'I7GAL Lisbon I here at 0558 w / n in PP. -ANDORRA R. Andorra w/FF soundhe n and runts at 066 - H O W Lope (t), ca r r i e r hem a t 0606. -smu, ~akar, r). strong w/f voia, in PP at Q&. -POKTU;U. Mi- assumed here at 0645 w/arrrler. -ANWRRA Sud Igdio */ax and t a w in/out between 0623 PPI 0&7. Strong, but

W - 8 2 0 ki l led th-l -~I~YA/noRocrn ? M mx a d singlw at 0608.

1-9 h a Pabas hers a t 0631 ~ / S S -, pop rx, but brd often when Afrlcans in YCNA. Seem to be another d e r -ITALY Rome %/pop u at 0527. -SPD m, o / ~ e r u w / M a t 0616. -UXID Carrier here a t 0625, no audio.

935 -noRocco ~gadir, M u in/mt, distorted -hst. 1 0 9 -PORTTEAL F'orto A l t o here a t 0559 w/s/on anmts, anthan, in to PP talking and u

a t 0611. 3/6r also hrd 0727 w/PP pop .sx and talkhl~ from 0729 to 079 . lid, a m t a , then b c k t o PP pop u m, 3/7.

1205 -FFfANCE Bordeaux, ca r r l e r hem a t 0620. 1214 -GEEAT BRITAIN assured w/avrier a t 0&j. 1W3 -FRANCE Nice (ad it -1) u/FF n at 0603 after FT m whca at 0600. Ourlor - .

still notad at 0646. 1316 L i n e , strong x/FP pop u and anmtta iror 0601-069 Idout. 1385 -vAn, o a n l e r a t 0629. Spsin? 1394 -*LBAKII ? Seems too l a t e , u of some aort at 0627. 1403 R. Conakzy a u r l e r from 0 3 9 t o aa late aa 0713, a b o s t M y , but

strong this date, and l i t t l e audio. FF pop u. a d f voice.

Frau my SYBC observations on 314 a d 3/5, TAa wen, probsbly to the Y W , but I too busy t o think s tmight , and stayed on SY. Didnst even trJ. BCB. On 3/6, I on- again h e e d Adorra on 6.230 fo r only a few moments amuud 0745. My December 26 logging of them there yielded me a prompt and proper QSL ud p~lWnal le t ter11 for a UU psLl 73's till more 7X.s o r unurrrml IA o r TP's."

Now, what e lse has beon heard. I f no c d t , 1- is fmm lbrir h e l l 7 . . . . 529 4ICBRIA A l n B e i b loud W/M u. 2332. 3/4. 9 5 -mMItX Roseau, R. Jlnbo hrd w/"JmboW IDS betmen tms, 0955, 2/28. (R-)

-ALGERIA oran f-y hrd w/potant aig W/M c b t s 2242 3/4. ~ a c d -560 spla& not a s bad at my new location. (~chran) Noted w a l l W/M tdLk, h s p ~ f a s t W present when loop moved t o favor mom northerly TI pas, 2315, 3/10 -WEST GERUANY Kodasluttar, on top a t Ow, 3/7, w/ao.eone just behird, per- --- - -

IDS a s Tm(E rtound 0

55'7 -WID a t W , 3/7, but too mch W I L sp la t t e r f o r a ding. My @OM is ths E. G e m , fo r .aaj G ~ ~ B I I E were be* hrd a t the t h e . Seldom hrd f~ h e *

566 -WEST BERLIN Fair d a 0402 on 3/7 w/m. First siepl of this stn since about

9 -SPAIN h d r i d strong w / l i t e mx, also 2241 3/4. ( E C ~ ) / ( m r f i e l d ) yp -am1 ARABIA ?his one tentative. VY strong carr ier has be- coning thru be-

tween 0300 about 0430 (when fadeout) since first notad on 3/5. SO f a r , only b i t s of audlo logged so a ' t be 8-e between 584 and 590.

593 -VEST a m Y -, stmng and clear a t 0358 w/EE vocal, rean an a L i t t l e Dream of Me), then the nx. (bngerf ie ld)

Ihe b e d SO fax was

650 - m W U ~ 0 ~ o t . S . h. non-te ID hrd a t 0730, 2/28. U S off. (bnfrew) 655 4% SALVADOR San Salvador. R. Nacional ID a t 0400 ln the midst of nx about

tha t days crushed coup. Hrd names that appeared ln next days paper. Hartial rx in spots. Couatry #l9. (Renfrew)

nulled, 2310, 311. (Connelly) 674 - H W Lop* 111, would almost hsre t o be the one @a soft, pop orch, m

on the 095-0WW) s e m n t of its 24 hour &ed. -UNm Strong s i g w/rock mx 2333 3/4. No annts noted. FF culture was off at 2300 so not them. Is them something new here as Lops not too possible' w/ this type (~ckaan) Lam is most Likely. They have t o compete w/Carollne somehow, hi?.)

699 -D@UNICAN FIKPULIC HIDC In Mao is off f h q w/their U m. lhnJ IDS & R. llao w/s/off a t 2 An. 2/20. ( C l a r k ) 'hey'= been hers f o r yaars - haven't anmered a couple of reports of nine. (m)

701 -YWMUSI& WIM B. Popular is on the othar aide of 700 w/a r ~ . weak YLY tryl.ng t o make it in. IIx is rock i n SS at 0235 2/20. (C lark)

719 -PO- N o h potent w/m in PP 2245 3/4. V i r t d y no trace of Ym. (*) *Vy good (~c i l l i ng 720) w/PP m voice Bad so f t jazz-style background, them PP t.dk ud a group m a l , 2309, 3/1. (Connelly)

728 -US GERKANY Berlln t o good pealrs W/GG verison of Glen Carpbell song, 2333, 3/4. ( connelly)

737 -SPAIN Barcalorl~ st- a alone on freq 2300 3/4 w/nx by .an. (E-) + Good w/m in SS, 2 9 8 , 3/1. Good w/jazz Influenced rock guitar m, 0019, 3/2.

740 -IION'l3EtRLT R. Anti l les 'rubber bardish" IS hrd a t 0926 U/CENM s/on. Has been louder in the psst. 2/28. (~enfrew)

746 -UPPER YDLTA Otlagadougou. Another good short log on this one from 2345-2400 on 3/7 (then s/of f ) . Featurus a l o t of so f t ta l lads w / s t r l n g accompmbmt, not the druns and shoutlug one might be looking for. (Dangerfield) Pbir on

w / s m in 4111, 2245, 3/30 (connelly) 755 - m m ~ i s b o s potent w / e l u 2316 2/26. uso strong @5 3/4. ( E C ~ )

at (no W) w/f in PP, then opem a, 2307, 3/1. (Connelly)

mx mlectiona W/EAEC off,

773 Cs-res e t strong w/old Brlt ish rock .x 0205 3/5 holding its own against UUC* (E-) M u s t ham been special of some type - n o d s/off is 0100. (ED) Good w/n/f in SS, heam 2.4 he SAH but too much V I g C t o ex- a c t 2nd awllo. 2305. 3/1. (Connellv)

780 -COIARBIA Call &G u/LiB~n w/&uent mentions of Cali# ths u d Cuban had dr l f t ed well off t o the hl& side, 0 9 5 , 3/4. ( C o n n s ~ ~ )

782 -FQFTtK&& M i m n a r w / l d - L i k e s i g 0200 3/5 alone on the freq w t h e pip and Is. NO p b l e m h the C u b . a t a-x 7%. li a t 0200 was / A S . (E-)

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thats probably why NA played. I've even hrd US stns play SSB a t d d n l t e when they weren't signing off. Burg l i s t ed as a megawatt here now. (ED) -CUBA Camguey QGRi has been l a t e ly noted drifting all over the place w/a rough wobbly canrlerl its frequency control has gone berserk, d r l f t i ng a s high a s 790, annihilating semi-local YEW, as hrd 0343, 3/4, lhls should easily make it across the Atlantic. (Connell~) Have been hearlng a vy distorted

-UNID Possibly S w although not // t o 737, 773, 872: cut f m m PlnWlogd's "Animals" LP played a t 0010 and long l ive version of "Ridgetop" by Jess1 Colln Young, a t 0050, 3/2, (~onnel ly) This stn shouldn't be //737, 773, 872 even if it is Spain. A privately owned stn w/sepemte . (ED) -FRANCE Nancy stmng w/f in FF //a63 22.54 2 / 2 6 . T o f f a t 2300. (E-) -ITALY R o ~ ridiculously strong 2302 3/4 and &OUS tiaes between 0000-0300 3/5 w/usual n i t e pgm of lite mx: nx in FTfCG on half hour noted several tlws a s well. (EOICEUI) * M o s t probably the one w/aniltili nx (inellding EE) at 0205 3/3, S t i l l looklng f o r a possible ID. (Renfre? -SPAIN Mucia. Several R. Nacional IDS hrd between 0530 and 0600 3/7. buts

positive I D noted. (E-) S P A I N Madrid f a i r w/cl mx, 0029, 3/2. (Comelly) -EAST GWWNY Dresden, on 3/7, had the nx up to 0310, then a rendition of w ~ o l g a Boatmen", w/sig clearer thrn WO. ( ~ a n g e r ~ i e ~ ) /(-rfield> -UMD BBC or Albmia, which one? Had oriental or AA tyP9 pgn before and after 0500 on 3/6. Can't fYnd a l i s t i n g f o r an such a t Ohst hour in YRTYH. -UNID non-stop cl u, strong, 2318, 3/4. fhnne l ly ) /( Clark) -DOnfMM FWUBLIC HICN R. Antillas hss moved off freq on 2/10 and has not r e t m e d to the i r non 1120 spot. lhey are vy close to HKBL-1130 in Santisgo. ?AHTIGUA Haven't ever hrd a peep out of ZDK, but the Caribbean Bsdio Light- house ID came thru YHAn slop at 0100 3/6 a f t e r some gospel mx. (~enfrew) - G m T BRITAIN BBC f a i r w/violln mc, 2315, 3/4. (ColUlellg) -ST K I T E Didnet hear an ID thru sdjacent c h m e l noise, but freq a d 9 Irw power were mentioned quite clearly in EE a t 0000 3/6. (R-w) -UEST CElWNY DLF Neununster fair/good w / l i t e nrr 0435 3/5. (~ck.an) Fair, m i n GG, 2314, 3/4. (Connelly) -FRANCE (?) Stlasbourg perfiaps the one occasionally peskLng to f a i r level W O - 0450 3/5 w/whst seemed to be FF culture pg. //1376 though not absolutely poaitivs. (~croan) -DOF(LHIW R&PUBLIC A new stn on the air not in URl"H-76 in Satam Gmnde de Boya, call not known however it is a strong daytlmer in P u e h Flats. lark) - A I G a 4BU B W b e r g , 1035. (-1 J A P A N JOSF good a t 1033 2 ~ ' j h g u i r e ) -EAST Berlln f a l r thm YDBC splatter: tdllr by sm, then WE, 0 9 7 , 3/7 (Connelly) -MZWIA Luahnje s tmng w/f in SS 2320 3/4 and a g ' a t 2Y3 3/50 (B-1 Strong w/la/f in SS, 2301, 3/3. Loud w/ss talk, 2312' 3/40 (~onnel ly)