TIS QSL Corner
QSLs received since 1 January 1997
530 Call? GA, Various (Georgia DOT). Rec. letter from Marion G. Waters,
III, State Traffic Operation Engineer on 970515. Note says HAR
system consists of 12 transmitters. Address is Department of
Transportation, State of Georgia, #2 Capitol Square, SW, Atlanta, GA
30334-1002 (Holbrook - MD)
530 Call? NC, Durham (Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau). Rec.
letter and magazine on Durham from Vicky Isley, Director of
Communications on 970514. Address - Durham Convention and Visitors
Bureau, 101 East Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27701. (Holbrook - MD)
530 WNVY510 MD, Frederick (Maryland DOT). Returned ppc in 6 days! Verie
signer was Robert F. Smith, Radio Technician. Maryland State Highway
Administration, 5901 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore, MD 21228
Received on 980127 (Harms - MD)
530 WPJQ401 SC, Conway (Coastal Carolina University). Returned ppc on
970705. Verie signer was J. Neff. Address was Coastal Carolina
University, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578-1954 (Holbrook - MD)
530 KNEZ290 WA Bellevue. ppc in 20 days on 971229 for vacation reception.
Verie signer unreadable and mailing address was Washington State
Department of Transportation, Northwest Region 15700 Dayton Avenue
North; Seattle, Washington 98133-9710. (Harms-MD)
530 WPBX206 WA, Olympia (Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority (OAPCA)).
Letter on OAPCA letterhead in 26 days for vacation reception.
Mailing address is OAPCA, 909 Sleater-Kinney Rd. SE Suite 1, Lacey,
WA 98503. Verie signer was Robert Moody, Air Quality Specialist.
He noted that this station was the first station in the United States
dedicated to broadcast burn ban information. (Received on 980103)
(Harms-MD)
530 WNAN648 WA, Tacoma (Tacoma Dome). Letter on Tacoma Dome letterhead in
25 days. Received 980102 for vacation reception. Verie signer was
Greg R. Heuss, Asst. Marketing Manager. Mailing address was Tacoma
Dome, 2727 East D Street, Tacoma, WA 98421. Call on verie was
"WNAN 530 AM." (Harms-MD)
530 KNCL518 WA, Tukwila. ppc in 20 days. Received on 971229 for
vacation reception. Verie signer unreadable and mailing Address
was Washington State Department of Transportation, Northwest
Region; 15700 Dayton Avenue North; Seattle, Washington
98133-9710. (Harms-MD)
540 WPDI548, CO Denver (Denver International Airport). Mailing address
is DIA Public Affairs Office, 8500 Pena Blvd., Denver, CO 80249.
Verie signer was Charles Cannon. QSL by letter. (Griffith - Federal
Heights, CO)
590 WPBJ222, MD, Clarksburg (Montgomery County Highway Administration)
Received ppc in 6 days! Verie signer was Bruce C. Magnum, Senior
Engineer, Transportation Systems Management Section. Address is:
Division of Traffic and Parking Services, 101 Monroe Street,
11th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850-2589. (980130) (Harms-MD)
590 WPBJ222, MD, Rockville, (I370) (Montgomery County Highway
Administration) Received ppc in 6 days! Verie signer was
Bruce C. Magnum, Senior Engineer, Transportation Systems
Management Section. Address is: Division of Traffic and
Parking Services, 101 Monroe Street, 11th Floor, Rockville,
MD 20850-2589. (980130) (Harms-MD)
1070 WPDD643 MD, Burtonsville, (Montgomery County Highway Administration)
Received ppc in 6 days! Verie signer was Bruce C. Magnum, Senior
Engineer, Transportation Systems Management Section. Address is:
Division of Traffic and Parking Services, 101 Monroe Street,
11th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850-2589. (980130) (Harms-MD)
1070 WPDD643 MD, Norbeck, (Montgomery County Highway Administration)
Received ppc in 6 days! Verie signer was Bruce C. Magnum, Senior
Engineer, Transportation Systems Management Section. Address is:
Division of Traffic and Parking Services, 101 Monroe Street,
11th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850-2589. (980130) (Harms-MD)
1070 WPDD643 MD, Colevesville (Montgomery County Highway Administration)
Received ppc in 6 days! Verie signer was Bruce C. Magnum, Senior
Engineer, Transportation Systems Management Section. Address is:
Division of Traffic and Parking Services, 101 Monroe Street, 11th
Floor, Rockville, MD 20850-2589. (980130) (Harms-MD)
1390 KDT386 DE, New Castle (Delaware DOT) Received letter from Carl
Shulak, Senior Highway Engineering Planning Technician. Address was
Delaware DOT, Bureau of Traffic, 250 Bear-Christiana Road, Bear,
DE 19701 (Holbrook - MD)
1610 KPB799, CA. Point Mugu State Park (Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area). Received letter from Superintendent Arthur E. Eck
which stated the station I heard at Redondo Beach in September 1996
was either KPB793 at Malibu Lagoon State Beach or KPB799 Point Mugu
State Park. I called Ken Low at the Nat'l Recreation Area on 980124
who said my reception was likely KPB799. (Harms-CA)
+Received ppc on 980203. Verie signer was Ken Low, Ranger. (Harms-CA)
1610 KPB748 CA, Sequoia National Park. Received certificate on 970707
from: Jim Purvis-Telecommunications Mgr. Address: US Dept. of the
Interior. Sequoia National Park, CA (zip?). (Patrick Martin -
Seaside, Oregon)
1610 WPAB672 KY, Corbin (Cumberland Falls State Resort Park). Rec. ppc
and brochure on 980521. Verie signer was unreadable. Cumberland
Falls State Resort Park, 7351 Highway 90, Corbin, KY 40701
(Holbrook - MD)
1610 WNQA289 MD, Queenstown (Maryland DOT). Returned ppc in 5 days!
Verie signer was Bob Smith, Radio Technician. Maryland State Highway
Administration, 5901 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore, MD 21228
Received on 980206 (Harms - MD)
1610 WPIG897 MD, Gambrills (Maryland DOT). Returned ppc in 6 days! Verie
signer was Robert F. Smith, Radio Technician. Maryland State Highway
Administration, 5901 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore, MD 21228
Received on 980127 (Harms - MD)
1610 KPC755 NC, Oracoke Island (Cape Hatteras National Seshore) Received
letter on 970705. Verie Signer was Russell W. Berry, Jr. Address
US Department of Interior, National Park Service, Cape Hatteras
National Seshore, Route 1 Box 675, Manteo, NC 27954-2708.
(Holbrook - MD)
1610 KPC711 NC, Bodie Island (Cape Hatteras National Seshore) Received
letter on 970705. Verie Signer was Russell W. Berry, Jr. Address
US Department of Interior, National Park Service, Cape Hatteras
National Seshore, Route 1 Box 675, Manteo, NC 27954-2708.
(Holbrook - MD)
1610 WNZY224 NY, White Plains (Westchester County Information). Returned
signed and stamped ppc with copy of station license in 7 days. Verie
signer was Robert J. Reno. Address is Westchester County Public
Works Department, 148 Martine Lane, White Plains, NY 10601. (Grace-DC)
1610 KCP755 TN, Benton (Cherokee National Forest?) Received letter
from Larry Condon, Executive Director on 970717. Address was P.O.
Box 560, Benton, TN 37307. (Holbrook - MD)
1610 KOP298 UT, Bryce Canyon (Bryce Canyon National Park). Received full
detailed vf from: Larry K. Nielson, Chief of Visitor Services.
Address: United States Department of the Interior-National
Park Service-Bryce Canyon National Park-Bryce Canyon, UT 84717.
Received 971031. (Patrick Martin - Seaside, Oregon)
1610 KIE951 VA, Cape Charles (Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife
Refuge) Received letter from James H. Kenyon, Outdoor Recreation
Planner on 970623. Address: 5003 Hallett Circle, Cape Charles,
VA 23310. (Holbrook - MD)
1610 WNVQ843 WA, Port Angeles (City of Port Angeles). Received verie
letter from Naomi Wu, Communications Director on 980210 for
vacation logging. Address was Police Department, City of Port
Angeles, 321 East Fifth Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362-0217
(Harms - MD)
1620 WPGG527/KLWD CA Lakewood (City of Lakewood). Returned a signed ppc
in 8 days. Received on 980109. Date on card is date signed not
date station was received. Address used was Radio Station KLWD,
City of Lakewood, Lakewood, CA 90712. Verie signer was Linda Price,
operator. (Harms-MD)
1620 (Listed call WPFE596) CA. Milpitas, rec. from: Cecil Williams, Manager
Val. address: Milpitas Fire Dept.-Office of Emergency Services-777 South
Main Street-Milpitas, CA 95035. rec. 970505. (Patrick Martin -
Seaside, Oregon)
1620 (Listed KNNN868) CA, Santa Ana (CalTrans HAR) Received ppc with
unreadable vs. Address: Cal Trans-2501 Pullman St-Santa Ana, CA
920705. Received 970113. (Patrick Martin - Seaside, Oregon)
1620 KPD581 CT Windsor (Rideshare Station). Signed ppc and letter in 7 days
from Doug Maine, Director of Communications. Address is The Rideshare
Company, 108 Charter Oak Ave, Hartford, CT 06106. Tel: 203-525-8267
Fax: 203-522-8445. (Grace-DC)
1620 WPJP633 (listed) NY, Niagara Falls. Convention & Visitors Bureau.
QSL received in 13 days. 9706__. (Charles Bernth - Eastport, NY)
1620 WPJM404 VA, Staunton (Augusta County). Received verie letter from:
Sergei Troubetzkoy CTP Director. Address: Staunton Convention and
Visitors Bureau-116 West Beverley Street-Staunton VA 24401.
Received 970620. (Patrick Martin - Seaside, Oregon)
1620 WPJM404 VA, Augusta County (Augusta County). Received verie letter
and verbatim text on 980212. Said that the all five stations
in the system broadcast the same message. Verie Signer - Maureen
Kelley, Executive Directive. Address was Waynesboro, Augusta County
Chamber of Commerce, Waynesboro, VA 22980. (Harms - MD)
1630 WPGE863 IL, Deerfield (Metra Rail). Received letter, and beautiful
certificate, along with CE's Ham QSL, map of system in 41 days for
taped report. v/s Gerald O. Dagenais-CE. address: Metra Rail,
547 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago IL 60606. (Patrick Martin -
Seaside, Oregon)
1630 WPJR341 MI, Detroit Area (Michigan DOT). Received a formatted,
vaguely worded no data verie letter on 980202. Confirmed I heard
"one of the twelve transmitters located at various points in Metro
Detroit." They did not answer my specific questions about the time
lady or the test brodacast I heard.Verie signer was Ross J. Bremer,
Supervising Engineer, Out-State ITS Development and Demonstration
Unit. Address was Department of Transportation, Transportation
Building, 425 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30050, Lansing, MI 48909.
(Harms - MD)
1630 KNAA688 (Listed) NY, Jamaica (JFK International Airport) Sent nice
frequency only letter in 7 days! The friendly verie signer was Jerry
Spampanato, Security and Landside Operations Division, Kennedy
International Airport. Mailing Address is John F. Kennedy Airport,
South Service Road, Building #14, Jamaica, NY 11430 (980128)
(Harms - MD)
1630 KNNV688 NY, Shady Brook (State University of NY at Stony Brook)
No data verie letter on 980130. Verie signer was Douglas F.
Little, Assistant Director, University Police, Community Affairs.
Address was Dept. of Public Safety - University Police, State
University of NY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5501.
(Harms - MD)
1640 WQO767 TX, Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport. Received full
detailed QSL card, v/s: Joe Blair-Communications Administrator.
Address Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport-PO Drawer 619428-
DFW Airport TX 75261-9428. Received 970317. (Patrick Martin -
Seaside, Oregon)
1640/1680 WQO767 TX, Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport. received a
nice folder QSL card earlier this year signed by Joe Blair -
Communications Administrator. Many other DXers have reported
receiving this QSL, so they are a good verifier. (9801--)
The address on the card is: Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport, Airport Maintenance/Communications Division, P.O. Drawer
619428 DFW Airport, TX 75261-9428 (J.D. Stephens - ???, USA)
1650 (Listed WQO808) CA, Culver City. Rec. vl from Andi Joseph-
Pub. Info. Officer. Address: City of Culver City,
9770 Culver Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232-0507. Rec. 970915.
(Patrick Martin - Seaside, Oregon)
1680 WQO767-TX, Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport, Received full
detailed QSL cd v/s. Joe Blair-Communications Administrator.
Address: Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport-PO Drawer 619428-
DFW Airport TX 75261-9428. Received 970220. First DX Report
received by station. (Patrick Martin - Seaside, Oregon)
1700 KNAA688 (Listed) NY, Jamaica (JFK International Airport) Sent nice
frequency only letter in 21 days. The friendly verie signer was Jerry
Spampanato, Security and Landside Operations Division, Kennedy
International Airport. Mailing Address is John F. Kennedy Airport,
South Service Road, Building #14, Jamaica, NY 11430 He invited me to
also QSL 1630. Think I will! (980112) (Harms - MD)
Mailing Address:
Highway Advisory Radio
NJ Turnpike Authority
Mr. Richard Wilhelm
P.O.Box 1121
New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (Grace-DC)
ppc = prepared postcard
