Re: [IRCA] KOHI-1600's Underwhelming Signal

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Gary,

Earlier this month I drove up to Reid Wheeler home in Olympia to purchase a couple radios.  I listened to KOHI up to Castle Rock and it vanished.  That was about 11 am.  That was in the 97 tracer, it has a slopping antenna at 45 degrees and is very directional.  Drivers side of the car facing the transmitting antenna is the best reception  Driving away or towards the transmitting antenna the signal weakens with weak stations like KOHI.

Dennis,
Vancouver, WA


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From: D1028Gary@xxxxxxx 

> 
> 
> Patrick, Dennis and All, 
> 
> KOHI's wispy daytime signal here in the south Puget Sound area seems 
> completely related to the "salt water effect." Driving inland, even for a few 
> miles, makes the S1 signal disappear completely, leaving only KVRI. It's a 
> very tough daytime catch here in Puyallup (4 miles from salt water), and it 
> took me 3 days to confirm it, before local sunset. 
> 
> It would be most interesting to check KOHI's signal while driving the 
> I-5 freeway, from Portland to Seattle. My guess is that KOHI would disappear 
> somewhere around Centralia/Chehalis, and weakly reappear around Olympia, due 
> to the salt water enhancement. 
> 
> Figuring that it would be hopeless, I haven't really tried to hear the 
> 12 watt signal on night pattern, but will give it a decent try (if I can 
> tolerate more of KVRI's banging music). KVRI is extremely strong here at 
> night, 
> and coming from the north, there is no way to null it out. 
> 
> 
> 73, Gary 
> 
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