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width=502><BR><SPAN class=bodytext1><A name=wjhr></A><STRONG><FONT
face=Tahoma>WJHR testing for months before regular shortwave
broadcasts</FONT></STRONG></SPAN><BR><BR><FONT size=4><SPAN class=bodytext1>A
new Christian shortwave station has begun test transmissions in Milton, Florida.
</SPAN><SPAN class=bodytext1>WJHR started test broadcasts in mid-November, and
will continue testing daily on <STRONG>15550 kilohertz on the 19 meter
band</STRONG>. Tests are conducted at different times between the timeframe of
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=bodytext1><FONT size=4><STRONG>1500-2300 UTC</STRONG>
(from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time), says station owner Scott Mock in an
interview with DXing.info. Mock hopes to be able to begin regular broadcasts in
March or April 2010, when frequency may be changed to somewhere around 13.8 MHz.
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<DIV><SPAN class=bodytext1><FONT size=4>Even during regular operation, WJHR will
continue to broadcast only during local daytime hours.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN
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<DIV><BR> WJHR is a Christian radio station and
plans to air programming by fundamentalist Baptist churches. "Right now I am
financing it myself, but eventually churches will be donating money to keep it
on the air," Mock explains. Unused airtime will be available for others as well.
"If people want to buy airtime, we'll certainly sell it," Mock says.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=3></FONT><BR> A
50-kilowatt transmitter and an antenna directed north are located in Milton,
close to Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle. Mock says he has had some antenna
problems, and is currently in the process of getting the antenna replaced.
Transmitter power is now around 10 kW, but will increase to the maximum 50 kW by
the time regular broadcasts begin. There is no studio, and all programming is
pre-recorded. "It's not a fancy operation, but it gets the job done", Mock
describes to DXing.info.</DIV>
<DIV><BR> Unlike nearly all other shortwave
broadcast stations, WJHR plans to transmit only on SSB. Current tests can be
heard on the upper side band (USB). SSB is used because "it is far more
economical and almost everyone can receive SSB", Mock
explains.<BR> Mock says he really wants to hear
from DXers how well the signal is getting out, and he will be printing QSL cards
next year. Reception reports are welcome by email to wjhr@usa.com or by writing
to Radio Station WJHR, 5920 Oak Manor Drive, Milton, FL 32570, USA. </DIV>
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<DIV>DXer Glenn Hauser in the U.S. was the first to report hearing WJHR on
December 8.</DIV>
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<DIV></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face=Verdana>Fonte: </FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=4>DXing.info.</FONT><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV></SPAN></BODY></HTML>