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Re: [IRCA] KDAC 1230 is alive and well
You mention the KLLK towers being unlit and unpainted.. if they are under
200 feet, there is no requirement for them to be either painted or lighted.
I'd be interested in seeing those pictures.
Paul
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Bob Coomler <w6rjc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Being a bachelor for a long weekend, I hit the road today to see if I could
> get any definition on my problem with my closest un-heard, KDAC 1230 in Fort
> Bragg, CA. Being that they were on the way, I also made stops at KUKI 1400
> Ukiah, KLLK 1250 Willits and KPMO 1300 Mendocino. KUKI is an un-interesting
> installation in an un-interesting town (a van parked out in front of the
> studio still had "Country KUKI" markings - they've been SS how long?). The
> KLLK site is three unlit and unpainted towers (I didn't realize that was
> legal) slightly east of town. No studio. KPMO is in the hills NE of the
> town of Mendocino with a single tower. It may have been a studio at one
> time, but it is unmanned and the building and site are rather seedy. As
> Patrick has mentioned, the KDAC building is a Classic Radio Station. Not a
> KFI or WLW classic, but proportionally so for a small town graveyarder. The
> site is not staffed. The tower was the tallest I've ever seen for a GY
> station. Some time in the recent past, there was a discussion here about
> tower height and how it relates to groundwave and skywave, but I can't
> locate it. Based on what I saw today, I'm wondering if the taller sticks
> don't indeed favor groundwave (I should know better, but it escapes me)?
> Google Earth and my own "perceptions" aside, there was no immediate horizon
> blockage. As I drove south, it didn't take long for KDAC's signal to tank.
> BTW, Fort Bragg is a neat coastal town. I'll be back. I have pictures of
> all four stations. If anyone is interested, let me know.
>
> Bob Coomler
> Cloverdale, CA
>
>
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