Re: [IRCA] WDDZ-550 off again, sweeper noted

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

Craig:

What exactly is the purpose of the sweeping/frequency changing oscillator?

Paul



On 10/28/07, Craig Healy <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Are you implying the 10 Watt test sweep is cooming from WDDZ?
>
> Yes.
>
> The consultant had that oscillator connected directly to the cable that
> feeds their antenna system.
>
> I ran the SDR spectrum capture program overnight.  It seems WDDZ wasn't
> back
> on until 5:30am or so.  I have hours to go through.  That sweeper was
> there
> much of the time.  There may be more of this in the next couple of weeks
> as
> well.
>
> Heard the end of the World Series game on WDEV-550, and their sign-off was
> around 1:30am.  They give a fair bit of station info, and then the
> National
> Anthem.  I think it's been years since I heard a fulltimer with a normal
> sign-off.
>
> St. Kitts-555 is in strong during the whole evening, quite listenable
> actually.  They are masked by the WDDZ audio otherwise.  Nice to hear
> them.
> They were equal or better than Turks and Caicos-530 much of the time.
>
> So, I have some hours of SDR captures to go through.  I'll skim through
> the
> times when the sweeper is running.  That is a real pest here, even for ten
> watts at about five miles.
>
> Craig Healy
> Providence, RI
>
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