Re: [IRCA] 535 Grenada

["David Gleason" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm. Interesting. Does that mean they replaced a newer 5kw transmitter with
an old (Gates has not made a transmitter since they became Harris in the
early 70's) rig they would have bought used? When I was there in the early
80's, it had a monopole antenna, single stick, not 1/8 wave directional. 

175 feet at 535 is under an 1/8th wave electrically. They would be
enormously inefficient, and have an impedance of, maybe, 5 or 6 ohms. I also
can not see whey they would be directional. The last directional I remember
in the West Indies was Jumbo in Dominica, in French for Martinique, with 50
kw into two towers. That had a reason... Martinique at the time had no
commercial radio, and had to be served from another island. Now, every
island has dozens, it seems, of FM private stations. 


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Subject: Re: [IRCA] 535 Grenada

> How much power do they put out? What kinda transmitter do they have? How
> tall is their tower??

535khz Audible at 0700 along w/ snippets of audio on 555khz

Power? 10kw... Transmitter? Gates..
Tower? Probably 3 or 4 1/4-Wave based loaded and phased.. about 175 feet
high..

Colin Newell in Victoria
Drake R8 - Wellbrook ALA100 


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