[IRCA] WA STATE TIS/HAR INFO

[Pete Taylor <ptdx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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This is an anecdotal item about the WSDOT (Washington State  
Department of Transportation) which runs our HARs. For many years,  
they had the same person voicing all the IDs. About a year and a half  
ago, a lady's voice was substituted. I know I am losing highs but she  
had a dreadful voice and in some cases,  I simply could not pull out  
all the call letters even if I was next to the transmitter. During  
this period they also discontinued specifying transmitter locations.  
About six months ago, the original "announcer" came back and with  
him, the station locations.

Meanwhile, there is a TIS/HAR on 1580 in Puyallup (Puyallup abuts  
Tacoma. It is pronounced "pyou-AL-up). It is run by the city and has  
good coverage. Its primary purpose is to be there in the case of a  
lahar. (A lahar is what happens if a volcano erupts - all the flowing  
lava, etc.) Recently the station started giving two sets of call  
letters. I couldn't tell any difference driving around Tacoma.  
However, I drove to an area east of Puyallup a couple of weeks ago  
and could discern two signals in an area on the way back. They were  
beautifully synced; there was no discernable beat. You could only  
sense it when one would drop out due to terrain. A newspaper article  
indicated that the new one was in a place called Orting. Additional  
ones are planned, apparently. Other than LAX, does anyone else know  
of other synced TIS/HARs?

Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
ICF2010 + Kiwa air core loop
DX398; Palomar loop





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