[IRCA] I-5 TIS/HAR LISTENING

[Pete Taylor <ptdx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I drove on I-5 from Tacoma down to Castle Rock (Exit 49) yesterday  
and heard these HARs of consequence:
530 WPVW568 WA Lacey. Fairly good in to Olympia and Tumwater. WSDOT HAR.
530  WNVA814 WA Scatter Creek Rest Area. Average signal. WSDOT HAR.
530 WQBV586 WA Napavine. This is on to update construction work  
between mileposts 72-76. Excellent signal to the south; very readable  
at Exit 49 and at least three miles east from there. Good quality  
audio (mic, not phone).
540 (no ID) WA Castle Rock. Promotional signage for traffic info but  
in real life this station is relaying NOAA weather out of Olympia on  
152mHz.

A year ago, it seemed that the WSDOT had eliminated the geographic  
identification of their HARs. A few months ago, they seem to have  
reverted. In two instances yesterday, it seems like they have gone  
one step further and are now including milepost numbers. On I-5, the  
exit numbers/milepost numbers represent the mileage northbound from  
the Oregon border. Another thing which seems to be standardized is  
that they now seem to run the spiels three times and then give the ID.

In other breathtaking action:

1520 WPVZ859 WA Auburn. Promotional signage noted for the Federal Way  
HAR but all I got driving down I-5 was a carrier with Auburn very  
strong under or even with it. These are very close co-channel outlets.
1640 WA City of Auburn. This is a Part 15 station and I asked them  
for their power. The marketing lady can't find any document with that  
figure on it but sent me a coverage map of the Auburn area with green  
dots where the signal was hot; yellow where it was weak; and red  
where it was non-existent. My DX location, I-5, was not on the map.
1610 WA WPVW617 DuPont. Average signal. WSDOT HAR.
1660. WA City of Tukwila. A couple of weeks ago Tukwila was testing  
this station using audio from the Redmond test; this was very  
confusing since Redmond's call letters and frequency (1650) were  
transmitted. Last Wednesday 7/11, they were heard testing with their  
correct city and call letters; however, because of a new local noise,  
I could not make out the calls. This morning, on another trip to  
SeaTac, they were not on the air.

All receptions noted either 7/17 or 7/18 on I-5 while driving around  
in the '92 Buick except for 1640 and 1660.

Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
Buick car radio





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