Re: [IRCA] More on 1580

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bill, as I recall Nick and I have both heard a WA state highway advisory
station just west of Port Angeles on this frequency last year.  Good catch!
 .......Walt

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Colin Newell <cafe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Advisory stations can appear on any channel -- because they are generally
> a few watts --
> and their coverage limited to a few KM, it is generally irrelevant what
> channel they are on.
>
> I recall in Tofino a few  years back there was a TIS station on 1280khz or
> something...
> and at a B.C. Ferries terminal there was an AM (and FM) TIS on some
> reasonable clear
> channels.
>
> Sometimes the TIS has the luxury of literally picking their own channel
> depending on
> the existing conditions within the vicinity of the desired reception
> location.
>
> Consider yourself lucky if you can hear a TIS station at that distance and
> on that frequency -
> 1580, as you know, is usually dominated by a California station -- even
> during the day in Fall and winter.
>
> As Bill has observed, never discount the AM radio dial during the day any
> time of the year for
> unusual radio opportunities.
>
>
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