GuyYour observations would be expected since KVI KIRO & KOMO are all much closer to you than KCIS, which has its transmitter north of Seattle and has a null in your direction.
According tom the Zipsignal website, http://www.v-soft.com/ZipSignal/ , KCIS should be my second strongest local after KIXI-880, based on the FCC database info. It's actually a bit weaker than some of my other locals, such as KIRO & KOMO, which may mean my antenna isn't really omnidirectional (very likely) or KCIS's antenna is putting out less than what's in the FCC database (also possible).
Zipsignal is an interesting website - you enter your zip code and it'll show the field strengths for nearby AM & FM stations.
Guy Atkins wrote:
Here in Puyallup, in the pre-dawn hours, I find that KCIS 630 mixing beneath another domestic station runs a solid S-9 on the Perseus, but KVI-570, KIRO-710, and KOMO-1000 are all reading S-9+35dB (aka -35 dBm). Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA http://fivebelow.squarespace.com On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 5:46 PM, <irca-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Message: 5 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:00:04 -0700 From: Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KCIS 630 Message-ID: <4ABE80D4.3050404@xxxxxxxxxxx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Patrick I haven't noticed any significant changes in strength for KCIS-630. I checked just now, and their signal level is similar to that of many other Seattle stations, i.e. about an S-unit weaker than KIRO and half an S-unit stronger than KVI Bruce
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