At the present time, the American shortwave station
WINB is conducting a lengthy series of test transmissions in the digital DRM
mode from its new transmitter at Red Lion in Pennsylvania. According to Hans Johnson, Frequency Manager
for WINB, these test transmissions are beamed to Europe and to North Africa.
The
AWR international DX program “Wavescan” has been invited to participate in the WINB
test transmissions and these special digital broadcasts are scheduled to be on
the air during the month of September.
Reception reports on the reception of these DRM broadcasts will be most
welcome and they can be addressed to both WINB in Pennsylvania and to the AWR
DX program “Wavescan” in Indiana.
The
schedule for the broadcasts of “Wavescan” over WINB indicates that this half hour DX
program will be on the air twice each week, Monday and Friday, at 1630 UTC on
15670 kHz. In addition, there will be
another broadcast of “Wavescan” during the week in between the Monday and
Friday, a Mystery Broadcast, on a day and at a time not announced in advance.
All
reception reports addressed to “Wavescan” will be verified with a specially endorsed
QSL card, and reception reports of the unannounced in-between Mystery
Broadcasts will be honored additionally with a souvenir from AWR in
Indiana. Reception reports indicating
reception in the digital DRM mode are preferred, though honest reception
reports in the analog mode will also be appreciated. The analog reports will at least give an
indication to WINB of the coverage area of these test transmissions.
Multiple reception reports, each on a different day,
will be verified individually with the specially endorsed QSL card.
All
of the “Wavescan” broadcasts are scheduled for transmission on 15670 kHz and
genuine reception reports from anywhere in the world will be most
appreciated. These may be sent by email,
or by postal mail with an address label and return postage if possible. Remember that IRC Coupons are now no longer
valid in the United States. Remember
also that the postal address in Indiana has been “borrowed” temporarily and it
is valid only in September and October.
Shortwave
radio station WINB is owned and operated by World International Broadcasters
and it was inaugurated in October 1962 with a 50 kW Continental transmitter
Model No 417B. The original transmitter
was rebuilt and taken into service again in 1997.
The
international DX program “Wavescan” is a co-operative venture on the part of
Adventist World Radio and KSDA Guam, Radio Miami International WRMI in Florida,
Voice of Hope KVOH in California and Voice of Hope in Zambia Africa, and World
Wide Christian Radio WWCR in Tennessee.
Please
note the following addresses for reception reports on the WINB test
broadcasts:-
* By email to WINB: WINB40th@yahoo.com
* By postal mail to WINB: Box 88, Red Lion,
Pennsylvania 17356, USA
* By email to “Wavescan”: adrian.m.peterson @
gmail.com
* By postal mail to “Wavescan”:
Adventist
World Radio
WINB
Test Broadcasts
Box
771
Bloomington
Indiana
47402-0771
USA
Dr. Adrian M. Peterson
International Relations
Adventist World Radio