[IRCA] KWDB-1110 transmitter on at night

[Charles A Taylor <MWDXer@xxxxxxx>]

At 04:44 AM 3/31/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>KWDB is at it again,the hiss is on eleven ten. A
>similar scratchy hiss is eminating from a transmitter
>not far from here as it was a night ago and I haven't
>been succesful in finding out what the purpose behind
>it is.It makes tuning in to 1100 and 1120 more
>challenging.They're lucky they have only 500 watts
>otherwise I'd have to go over there and kick their
>butts.  --Bill in nearby BC

Bill,

I'm thinking maybe they keep the transmitter on-air at night to keep
it warm and so prevent condensation from building up.

That used to be very common amongst the small Caribbean AMs.
Someone queried one of them about 30 years ago as to why they
did this. This was the explanation.

Makes sense. Sure, the stations in question went through tubes
faster than otherwise, but saline condensation is hell on a 'mitter.

KDWB is in the same situation with Puget Sound no more than a
few miles either direction.

Ought to run the transmitter into a dummy load. But I read that
they're poorer than a beggar in Manila, so maybe they don't want
to buy a dummy load.

It's illegal, but probably cost-effective. Just ought to use a relay
to short their 'mitter's audio input to keep the racket off their
carrier.

Lived outside of Oak Harbor on Taylor Road (yup, sure did)
back 1984 - 1986. Knew the SM. KISD at the time. Whole lot
better shape financially than now.

73,

Charles

Charles A Taylor, WD4INP

Greenville, North Carolina 


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