Re: [IRCA] Rare DX on 1080

["Powell E. Way III W4OPW" <w4opw@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- willis <k4ape@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This is to Powell, Chris and Paul--

> Chris and Paul--
> WKJK was never the pest here, until about a year
> ago, when they changed to
> their present format. Before a year ago, they would
> weak or not there at
> all. I also heard KRLD more often than I do now.
> Yes, I am aware that WKJK
> is suppose to use 1 kw at night, but are they? The
> signal level I am now
> hearing doesn't show that.



I expect they are. They previously were a much lower
daytime power. They got 10KW. I expect CC spent the
money to go over the entire antenna system. It now
performs as it should. 

 
> Another pest I am now hearing is WHOO in Orland, FL.
> Something has changed
> and it isn't on my end. They are to change their
> pattern at night, but they
> are usually their just strong enough to be a pest.

They got a najor power increase. I think they had to
do a lot of antenna work. Before that, they had NO
night authority.  


> Another thing I wonder about is WPTF-680. As per
> their owner, I should not
> be able to hear them at my QTH. Yes, I have talked
> to the owner of WPTF.
> They have a GREAT call in talk show on Sunday nights
> I called in and to my
> surprise it is the owner who plays DJ. Anyhow, the
> topic that night was old
> TV shows from the 50's. We talked for about 20
> minutes on the air! He was so
> surprised that I could hear his station here in
> Tennessee as their night
> pattern goes north and south, away from Tennessee.
> BUT I hear them every
> night.
> I believe that if I was to tap the guy wires, with a
> base ball bat, on their
> antenn it might quit.

With a 50K signal, you'll get some your way. WCNN
kills WPTF enough my way to make listening to that
show....it's been on forever....the Sunday Night Hall
of Fame....sometimes hard to listen to.  Maybe the
engineer needs to know, and it could be that someone
built a cell tower within 5 miles and didn't do a
proof and it knocked their pattern out. It happens
more than you think....even to non DA stations. And
not doing it right can cost the cell provider LOTS of
money.




Powell


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