Re: [IRCA] Ice Road Truckers OT

[Chuck Hutton <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>]

Bruce - 
 
Check your recordings from our Grayland trip last Oct 3 and 4. KFAR was in both nights althogh not so good. One ID managed to almost reach a fair level.
 
 
Chuck
 
> Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 11:17:33 -0700
> From: bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Ice Road Truckers OT
> 
> Patrick
> 
> The original series of Ice Road Truckers took place in the Northwest 
> Territories and had a couple snippets of someone doing a weather report 
> at CFYK Yellowknife.
> 
> KFAR is indeed quite tough these days, thanks to all the other stations 
> on the channel. CFFR is quite potent here, plus KAPS and KTNN are also 
> in the mix. I managed to hear KFAR from Walt's place on Haida Gwaii in 
> 2007, but it was difficult considering the distance. I've never heard 
> it at Grayland, even though I've heard KCBF-820 KFBX-970 and KJNP-1170 
> multiple times. KFAR's nighttime signal may simply not be what it used 
> to be, as I too heard it regularly in the late 60s and early 70s.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> On 9/5/2010 7:07 AM, Patrick Martin wrote:
> > Watching Ice Road Truckers on History and they showed Michael Dukes on
> > KFAR 660 doing weather for the interior of Alaska. KFAR used to be
> > common in the Winter back in the 60s& early 70s. Ah, the good ol' days.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > Patrick Martin
> > Seaside Oregon
> > "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn
> > At Seaside."
> >
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