Re: [IRCA] KORC 820 Waldport, OR

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

I looked up KORC in the FCC database and noticed it was 54 or 55 meters or
thereabouts... if KORC had a proper 1/4 wave tower, their signal would be
alot better.

Paul B. Walker, Jr.
www.onairdj.com
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On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Dennis Gibson <wb6tnb@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yes, their tower is quite short. It is only 54.10 degrees electrical
> height. A quarter wavelength, which is desirable, is 90 degrees electrical
> height. It is very close to a bay so the ground conductivity should be
> pretty good.
>
> A quarter wavelength at 820 is 300 feet. Their tower is 180 feet.
>
> ---- "Paul B. Walker wrote:
> > The reason KORC doesn’t get into Newport well isn’t because of lack of
> power,
> > but rather they operate, I think, on a tower much shorter then 1/4 wave
> for
> > 820hz.
>
>
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