Re: [IRCA] KSPN VERIE

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Further info on that KIRO silent period: John Price (the KIRO v/s) told 
me today that KIRO had gone off that night to install a filter to deal 
with one of the mixing products that KIRO was creating with one of the 
other 50 kw transmitters on Vashon Island.  They also tweaked the common 
point on the antenna system.  He mentioned that the ticking sound some 
of us heard happened when they did a sweep test (which involves sending 
low powered r.f. pulses into the antenna and measuring how much comes 
back).  This was KIRO's first silent period in ten years.

John also said he has been enjoying Scott Fybush's ongoing website 
articles about his trip through the northwest, especially the parts 
about the Portland and Tacoma/Olympia stations (John was KGY's CE in the 
1970's).  I thought you might appreciate the feedback, Scott...

Bruce

Pete Taylor wrote:
> A few weeks back when we Northwesterners heard that KIRO was going  
> off for maintenance, I was able to log KSPN and KFIA. Here's what  
> happened when I sent a report (CD) to KSPN.
>
> Earlier this week I received an E-mail from Asst. CE Mike Worrall  
> acknowledging receipt of my report and telling me my verie would be  
> going out by the end of the week. Today I received his full data  
> letter along with an ESPN-710 bumper sticker, coaster and coffee mug  
> shield. In my report I asked him how much power was coming in my  
> direction. He wrote: "The compass radial that connects KSPN to KIRO  
> is 332 degrees, a 'monitor point' for KSPN that we make regular  
> measurements on. At 4.18km from the KSPN site, this field is limited  
> to 17.3 mv/m! As you can see, that's not much 'smoke" headed your  
> way..." Mike Worrall, the Assistant CE, signed it.
>
> There used to be a program which would take a station's field  
> strength contour map and tell you the power headed in your direction  
> when you fed in your coordinates. However, it didn't work on a Mac so  
> it didn't do me much good. If someone who has access to that could do  
> that for me, I would appreciate it. KSPN's coordinates are 34-10-26n  
> and 118-24-35w; mine are below.
>
> In any case, I think this is a mighty nice way to be treated by  
> someone who has multi-station responsibility so let's hear it for  
> Mike Worrall!
>
> Pete Taylor
> Tacoma, WA
> 12225w 4719n
> ICF2010 + Kiwa air core loop
> DX398; Palomar loop
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