Re: [IRCA] TPs this morning/graveyarders

[The Kaskey Family <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>]

Pete Taylor wrote:

>  Doug Pifer wrote:
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>>  I suppose the minimum station separation would be the same, or at
>> least should be, across the nation.
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> This is theoretically true but in reality they are crammed in more
> tightly in the East because the population concentration is more
> dense. I mean if there aren't any cities, there won't be any stations.
> Where can you be in the East where a co-channel GY station isn't 70
> miles away? For kicks, I added the distances of the nearest stations
> on the six GY frequencies, averaged them (ballpark) and came up with
> about 25 miles. The furthest is about 40 miles. Try that in Ely,
> NV. In SF:1230 - KWG Stockton poor; nowhere at night1240 - Sacramento
> fair days but nowhere nights; never did hear KNRY (but hear it all the
> time here!)1340 - Oroville and Watsonville both poor; nothing from
> them at nite1400 - KVTO Berkeley local1450 - KEST SF local1490 -
> Petaluma, but never did hear KRKC King City Here in Tacoma, they're
> all local or semi-local with KWYZ being the furthest. All are loopable
> but they do eat up the direction toward them and its reciprocal. The
> Bay Area has a larger population but is a better GY venue.
> Interesting. I am sure Don Kaskey has milked the SF frequencies a
> little more voraciously than I did and will refute everything I have
> written, but phooey on him... Pete TaylorTacoma, WAICF2010 + Kiwa air
> core loop -------Pete, I couldn't agree more. Phooey on me
> :-)..........I can't argue with most of what you've listed but I can
> add a few asides here and there.  1340 I get all Oroville.
> Watsonville only on rare occasions.  Oroville is also heard a lot at
> nights (darn).  1240 I can hear Monterey under Sacramento days but in
> agreement with you they are both nowhere to be found at night.  1230
> KWG is (like you say) never around after dark.  1450 I can pull in
> KFLS in Klamath Falls in KESTs null every night + a few assorted
> others. 1490 I do hear King City from time to time but not on a
> nightly basis.  KOWL Lake Tahoe & KBLF Red Bluff are usually in
> nightly along with Petaluma.
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