Re: [IRCA] KARR 1460 Kirkland WA new CP

[Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,

These are Temp time antennas, but I wonder if the FCC would allow a permanent wire antenna like the T antennas? 

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> From: Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:42:59 -0500
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KARR 1460 Kirkland WA new CP
> 
> Time for a serious FLAT-TOP antenna like they used in the 20's and early 
> 1930's :-))
> 
> Mark Durenberger
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Patrick Martin
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 6:33 AM
> To: IRCA
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KARR 1460 Kirkland WA new CP
> 
> I would think 1460 exhausted all locations in the area are far as diplexing, 
> otherwise why go to the long wire? This looks permanent at least until they 
> can find a site. This may stretch out for quite some time, as long as the 
> FCC will renew the CP. I am going to give this a shot, but there are several 
> other stations on 1460. Yakima is quite strong and then the one down in the 
> valley in Oregon. KARR was not all that strong with 5 KW days.
> 
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
> 
> > From: wb6tnb@xxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 00:29:41 -0800
> > To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] KARR 1460 Kirkland WA new CP
> >
> > This was granted on February 10. It's happening more and more. Land 
> > developers with dollar $igns in their eyes offer a property owner a ton of 
> > money they'd be stupid to turn down. These 25% of licensed power STAs are 
> > granted all the time in emergency situations beyond the control of the 
> > licensee.
> >
> > https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101669615&formid=911&fac_num=20669
> >
> > The towers it was using had a small amount of top loading.  Including that 
> > they were one quarter wavelength (.25). A 20 meter wire is .10 wavelength. 
> > Finding a new site of its own would probably be impossible for a lot of 
> > reasons. Diplexing is most likely the only solution. Diplexed stations can 
> > get out well if an engineer with experience sets up the equipment.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Mar 6, 2015, at 11:48 PM, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > From the Northwest Broadcasters site and the FCC, the FCC has granted a 
> > > special temporary authority to Family Stations Inc, for the Seattle 
> > > Market, KARR AM 1460 Kirkland. It will operate using a vertical wire of 
> > > approx 20 meters in height from a location of 47.38.39  122.09.25  at 
> > > 1/4 night time power of 625 watts. This is due to the loss of their 
> > > lease of the transmitter site.
> > >
> > > I wonder how well they will be heard running 625 watts from a 65 foot 
> > > wire?
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Patrick
> > >
> > > Patrick Martin
> > > Seaside OR
> > > KGED QSL Manager
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