Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: WGN Xmtr. Maintenance Period

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mr. Smarty Pants:

Yes, I'm at a radio station....I think the high powered transmitters yo0u've
been around have killed some brain cells.

I guess what I'm simply failing to understand and if someone can kindly
understand it without biting my head off... why would one station 1/2 mile
away cause a hotspot for another and cause another station to sign off?

Paul

On 4/28/07, willis <k4ape@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Dear Paul-
> You at a radio station, right???
>
> Don't you know what RF 'hotspots' are??
>
> BUT, perhaps at a low power stations like you have worked for there isn't
> such things. I don't know as I have never worked at a low power station.
> The
> transmitters I have been around all have had powers of 50kw up to 5
> megawatts ERP.
>
> Did you ever climb a tower that was next to a 50kw station? Did you get a
> 'shocking experience from doing so? Did you ever climb a tower? The towers
> for WGN and WBBM are very close, maybe hundreds of feet apart. The
> stations
> cooperate with each other when it comes to maintained.
>
> Example: When I lived in Texas I knew a few of the fellows that worked for
> channels 4, 5 and 8. Their transmitters were very close together, as well
> as
> the antennas being on the same tower. In the WFAA-8 transmitter building,
> everything was grounded to keep from getting a RF burn. And even then you
> would still get a tingle at times.
>
> Their tower, this was their old tower that was clipped by an F-14 Tomcat,
> was 1,200 feet tall. I have never been to the new tower. I even got ride
> the
> elevator up to the 700 ft level with a friend of mine for tower
> maintained.
> Will never do it again!
>
> Do you now see why WGN and WBBM both stations go off for tower work?
> In the case tonight it wasn't need.
>
> Willis
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <am@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 3:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: WGN Xmtr. Maintenance Period
>
>
> > Maybe I'm tired and confused because it's late, but how come when WGN
> signs
> > off, WBBM must to? I'm obviously missing something here... What does
> them
> > being close have to do with it?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>
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