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** GUAM. APPLICATIONS: 612, KUAM, GU, Aga - Applies to change frequencies to 630 kHz with U1 10000/10000.
I received an inquiry from a reader asking what`s up with the application from a Pacific Island station under FCC control to change frequencies --- notably WVUV-648 [see SAMOA AMERICAN] requesting to move to 720 (and now KUAM-612 requesting 630 kHz in this Issue). Well, it`s those darn American cars with 10 kHz spacing on their digital radios. I can`t believe it would be that expensive to add a 9/10 spacing feature, as most quality communications receivers have. What?
50 cents?? The KUAM application clearly stated this fact for applying for the change. A lot of good trans-Atlantic and -Pacific DX is garnered simply due to these stations on the `split` frequencies. It just happens that 630 and 720 are part of the normal 9-kHz spacing arrangement. As are 540, 810, 900, 990, 1080, 1170, 1260, 1350, 1440, 1530 and 1620. See the pattern? (Bill Hale, AM Switch, NRC E-DX News June 19 via DXLD)