Re: [IRCA] Denver format / call swaps (KYOL/1510)

[AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW)]

Aha,,,that ND STA for nearly 5 kw explains why it has been so easy to
hear KYOL here !! 73 KAZ Barrington IL
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That is correct KAZ. The DA normally sends virtually no power to the
east and west. The STA authorizes ND at 25% of the licensed DA power.
However, I suspect that the ND antenna is very inefficient. It is a 165
foot folded unipole with a single side element instead of the usual 3 to
6 side element arrangement. And it is located in the middle of a large
plant nursery with a questionable counterpoise (ground) system. It is
also surrounded by the 3 other towers from the old DA system which are
"floating" at neutral potential and are not detuned. 

The STA is to allow relocation of the DA to a new site 23 miles to the
north. The new DA will also allow power increases. Day power will
increase from 9.5 kw to 10 kw and night power will increase from 19 kw
to 25 kw.

Patrick Griffith, Westminster CO
http://community.webtv.net/N0NNK/
http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/

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