Re: [IRCA] JOUB 774

[vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx]

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Paul,

The link below tells about signal strenght meters
and how they work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_meter

KXMG has a CP,  night time one tower and 10 watts.

Dennis,
Salmon Creek, WA

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> 

> Well, can someone explain exactly what S9+55db is to someone clueless like 
> me? I simply know thats a STRONG signal, but thats all I know. 
> 
> However, in the realm of propigation and AM radio, I like to remember 
> "anything is possible". I once heard a station on 1590khz about 300 miles 
> away and verified they were running 67 watts! 
> 
> Unless you can absolutely prove it, I wouldn't call a station out on 
> cheating... accusations like that don't help a DX'ers reputation. 
> 
> Sure, sometimes we have mentioned a station on here to be cheating.. but 
> thats when there's no mistaking it, like the station is very clearly 
> operation Non directional when it should be very drirecitonal... or it's 
> operating in the multiple thousand sof watts when it should be in the single 
> digits. 
> 
> I simply don't think we can rule out KXMG 1150 cheating, 5 mile reception, 
> simply, is not unheard of. 
> 
> Paul Walker 
> www.onairdj.com 
> 
> 
> On 12/10/08, Patrick Martin wrote: 
> > 
> > Paul, 
> > 
> > Sure, you can "hear" a station with 10 watts 5 miles or 10miles, but not 
> > at S9+55DB!!!! 47 watts at 5 miles is not going to give you S9+55DB 
> > directly from an EWE antenna to a receiver, unless you have "alot" of 
> > amplication to push that S meter up. If the station was operating with 5 
> > KW rather than 1 KW, the drop between the two would be small, but not 
> > down to 47 watts! 
> > 
> > 73, 
> > 
> > Patrick 
> > 
> > 
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