[IRCA] Re: Victoria TIS
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[IRCA] Re: Victoria TIS



At 11:42 AM 12/20/2004, you wrote:
Message: 3
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:48:56 +0000
From: bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 530  TISs

There's also a 1260 weather transmitter somewhere on the west coast of Vancouver Island (near Tofino/Uclulet?). I've heard it at Grayland as recently as last September.


Right, Bruce. This is the Pacific Rim National Park Radio which I agree is a regular in Grayland, especially during the day (when everyone else is usually sleeping!). I believe that the transmitter is in the park, just south of Tofino.

-------------- Original message --------------

> Nick:
>
> Unless I am crazy, I could have sworn it was on the air when we visited
> Vancouver Island last September.
>
> Bill Harms
> Elkridge, Maryland
>
> On 19 Dec 2004 at 20:24, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
>
> > The Swartz Bay one was on 1260, Mike, which relayed one of the weather
> > broadcasts (162.4MHz I believe), with overvoiced ferry announcements about
> > how long you needed to wait and "would the driver of....please return to
> > your vehicle in preparation for boarding", but that station has been off
> > for awhile. I don't recall there being any notice of any replacement, but
> > then I'm not often at the terminal, even though I live here.

Perhaps, Bill, you were monitoring the National Park broadcast, but that's not audible here in Victoria. I'm on the ferry regularly, and can confirm that the 1260 transmitter at Swartz Bay has been off for some years now (probably about 5 or so).......Walt Salmaniw



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