Re: [IRCA] Grayland 12

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dennis, can you post again.   I didn't get any additional information from
2012.   Thanks!   Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC

On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Dennis Vroom <vroomski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Some information on KHMB from 12/17/2012. Amazing catch Bill. Dennis,
> Kalama, WA
>       From: Bill Whitacre <bw@xxxxxxx>
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> KHMB is, as their website says, a community station on 1710 near SFO.
> Neil Kazaross thinks itâs a FCC Part 15 station âon steroidsâ â theyâve
> gone WAY beyond the usual boring TIS fare and, who knows, may be running
> more than the regulation power?  From Sans Souci one gets really good CA
> reception.  Thatâs all I know â and even some of that is speculation.  ;-)
>
> â
>
> > On Aug 8, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Bill, a very interesting report.  I like your format, and audio clips.
> > Tell me more about KHMB 1710.  I've never heard of them.  I see that they
> > have a website.  The only KHMB that comes up on the Radio Locator website
> > is a FM station in Hamburg, Arkansas.  Are we talking about a 100 mW
> > station here?  73,...Walt
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Bill Whitacre <bw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Between the two âcliffsiderâ DXpeditions organized by Gary DeBock I had
> >> the opportunity for another trip to the west coast visiting the Grayland
> >> Motel in Grayland, WA and a place called Sans Souci, between Yachats and
> >> Florence, OR from July 26 - 31, 2015.
> >>
> >> Iâm still working my way through the Perseus wav files but you can get a
> >> look/listen to what I heard and uncovered so far on this webpage:
> >>
> >> http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_grayland12.php
> >>
> >> Highlights so far include; a nice ID on Samoa on 540, Kiribati on 1440
> >> with their National Anthem at 1000utc s/off, Fiji on 558 and a bunch of
> >> Aussie & NZ stations.
> >>
> >> This time Murphy stayed away and I was able to get three concurrent days
> >> of wav files from Grayland and Sans Souci for later comparison of
> >> conditions.  Based on a limited sample of the past 3 years of the same
> >> situation it appears that Sans Souci is more conducive to Aussie
> reception
> >> than Grayland.  Weâll see how this yearâs stats feed into that
> conclusion.
> >>
> >> Antennas used at both locations were 160â DKAZ pointing at 230-250 deg
> >> with a fixed, 902 Ohm terminal resistance [Rt] in Sans Souci and a
> >> variable, vactrol Rt in Grayland.  If youâre into EZNEC modeling, both
> >> antennas used 20 gauge wire.
> >>
> >> Bill Whitacre
> >> Alexandria, VA
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