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From: "mal hamilton" <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>
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Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:47:27 +0100
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That was one reason for the continuous transmission. The other end picked 
the most suitable frequency, then called and an exchange of traffic began.
White Plains and other similar stations listened on a number of spot 
frequencies for replies. No scanning in those days, just a bank of receivers 
one on each frequency.
mal/g3kev

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren Ziegler" <wd2xgj@gmail.com>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: LF: WHITE PLAINS


> 1960.  One of the first receptions I heard was a transmission that kept
> repeating a message something like this:  This is a test transmission for
> circuit adjustment purposes.

Yes that was the only transmission I recall hearing from them.
It made me wonder why someone would put up a station just for 'circuit
adjustment purposes' and nothing else.
I wondered what kind of circuit would need such constant adjustment!
Looking back I suppose that they transmitted on several frequencies
simultaneously and the purpose of the constant transmissions was so
that the receiving stations could pick the best frequency for the
conditions.

-- 
73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
                WE2XGR/1




On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Dexter McIntyre W4DEX<dmcintyre@att.net> 
wrote:
> My first short wave receiver was a Knight Kit Star Roamer I built around
> 1960. One of the first receptions I heard was a transmission that kept
> repeating a message something like this: This is a test transmission for
> circuit adjustment purposes. This transmission originated form an office 
> of
> the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and is located near White
> Plains New York. I received this signal from time to time for many years 
> on
> several different frequencies. Many years later while reminiscing about 
> our
> past radio experiences with a retired AT&T engineer I asked him about the
> test transmission. He recalled hearing the same signals which he believed
> was for the HF High Seas Radiotelephone Service. I've never found any
> information about a White Plains site but there is some documentation 
> online
> about several other AT&T High Seas HF Radio locations.
>
> Dex
>
> mal hamilton wrote:
>>
>> I remember a radio station on HF SSB years ago WHITE PLAINS. Where is 
>> that
>> located, somewhere in the USA.
>> De mal/g3kev
>>
>
>
>



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