Re: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Pirate Vancouver, WA

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hi Dennis,
 
Great detective work! The Russian communities in western Washington seem  
fairly well connected, so maybe the Vancouver 1710 kHz Russians got the 
pirate  idea from the Puget Sound community? I wonder if the programming is  the 
same, or similar.
 
73, Gary (in Puyallup, WA) 
 
 
In a message dated 2/26/2010 8:45:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:



My wife and I found the area that the Pirate station on 1710  kHz is 
broadcasting from.  The broadcasts are in Russian, with  classical and opera
being played.  The station has a nice signal for  3/4 of a mile, then
the signal starts to fade. On the way back home we were  able to hear the 
weak fading signal 4 1/2 miles West of the  location.  The area in Eastern 
Vancouver, WA is in a very expensive  neighborhood with some areas being 
gated. Using the volume control on the  Escape radio we kept lowering the 
level
and soon were able to get within  probably 1/8 mile of the transmitter.  
No antennas were seen, only a  few satellite dishes. Many huge pine trees 
in the area.  It reminded  me of when some of us at the IRCA Flagstaff 
convention tracked down the  station with the long wire antenna. We used 
the 
volume control as a sort  of RF control. For instance, the volume was 
lowered 
and the closer we got  to the transmitter site,the louder the audio got. The
volume control was  set to six and the signal vanished within 1/8 of a mile 
from 
the  transmitter area.  Much like the Seattle area Russian station heard 
this  
past summer, but not as strong in the signal  department.

Dennis,
Salmon Creek,  WA
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