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Re: [IRCA] Good night last night, and going for 400 stations
I recall that as well about the long wire antenna when we visited their studios at the 2008 IRCA convention. One station in Flagstaff that I logged many years ago and it's gone now was KEOS 690. Ms
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> On Jan 10, 2015, at 9:39 PM, Dennis Gibson <wb6tnb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The emergency antenna is a 185 foot long wire stretched between two 35 foot wooden utility poles.
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>> On Jan 10, 2015, at 8:59 PM, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Isn't KVNA 600 the one with the long wire, we went to Flagstaff at the convention, that barely gets out? I thought they lost their old site. If they are getting a tower, maybe I might hear them, with Vancouver BC gone, 600 is not too bad.
>>
>> Patrick Martin
>> Seaside OR
>> KGED QSL Manager
>>
>>> From: wb6tnb@xxxxxxxxx
>>> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 20:55:05 -0800
>>> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Good night last night, and going for 400 stations
>>>
>>> An application for a CP for a new site for KVNA was accepted for filing on January 7. The day power would stay 1 kW and night power would increase from 48 watts to 70 watts.
>>>
>>> The current tower is 280 feet. It would be diplexed on KAFF-930's 265 foot tower.
>>>
>>> http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=68567
>>>
>>> https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101331375&formid=301&fac_num=68567
>>>
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>>>> On Jan 10, 2015, at 8:22 PM, Brian Rachford <azswdxing@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Good luck with KAGO, it was a pleasant surprise for me. I have logged
>>>> XEQIN with the phaser, and have heard it on the loop, but it seems like
>>>> just about everytime I check, KSL is blasting in. I hadn't looked that
>>>> hard into why KVNA is so weak here, but I see that there's a new letter on
>>>> the FCC site dated January 7th granting yet another extension of their
>>>> original 2006 STA through July 7th, 2015. However, it sounds like they may
>>>> be getting into the final stages of a "real" antenna site.
>>>>
>>>> Brian Rachford - Prescott, AZ
>>>> azswdxing@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> http://azswdxing.wordpress.com/
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 8:51 AM, Bill Block <billblock@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian, good going on KAGO that is one that I have not heard yet but I will
>>>>> try tonight. Interesting KSL is not all that strong here in Prescott
>>>>> Valley and at times XEQIN is on top of KSL. Also good luck with KVNA-600
>>>>> as I have not heard them since they lost the antenna site and went to the
>>>>> long wire antenna. I have heard all of the Arizona stations and I am sure
>>>>> you will hear most of them soon. I did hear one new station today KFLN-960
>>>>> in Baker, Montana Welcome to IRCA and report often to Nancy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill Block
>>>>> Prescott Valley, AZ
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 2:07 AM, Brian Rachford <azswdxing@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Although I'm certain that I've received KCKY and its Spanish format, its
>>>>>> groundwave is weak and its skywave is not reliable and I've never
>>>>>> officially logged it. Plus, IBOC hash from KSL keeps me from working
>>>>> 1140,
>>>>>> 1150, 1170, and 1180 at night as much as I would like, even with my
>>>>> phased
>>>>>> system. KSL is strong enough that I occasionally get HD locks on my car
>>>>>> radio driving around town at night from 430 miles away.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brian
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 1:30 AM, Mike Sanburn <mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Congrats on the KAGO catch Brian. Is KCKY 1150 a pest for you? Ms
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Jan 9, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Brian Rachford <azswdxing@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Got it, and a pretty good one:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1150 KAGO, Klamath Falls OR, weak at 10:38pm (0538UT), 1000W, call
>>>>>> (new;
>>>>>>>> phaser), 732 miles
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I had to process the audio a bit to be sure, because there were a
>>>>>> couple
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> poorly-timed fraction-of-a-second fadeouts, particularly on the
>>>>> letter
>>>>>>> "G",
>>>>>>>> but I ended up with "The Basin('s) information station, NewsTalk
>>>>> 11-50,
>>>>>>>> K-A-G-O", then back into Coast To Coast. Just my 3rd on this
>>>>> frequency
>>>>>>>> (KEIB, KSAL).
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