Re: [IRCA] more about 1130 interference

[Tony Ward <tonyward@xxxxxxxxxx>]

And 1130 isn't even a Country station! A wonderful explanation for CKWX's 
engineers to digest ...
 Tony (VE3NO)  ComputerViz,  NYAA Starfest

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From: neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] more about 1130 interference

ROFLMAO !!! 


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>From: Eric Floden <eric.f99999@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Oct 6, 2010 12:21 PM
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>Subject: [IRCA] more about 1130 interference
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>from CKWX site
>
>
>http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/111376--say-goodbye-to-noticias1130
> Say goodbye to Noticias1130. Spanish radio should stop bleeding through
>airwaves soon
>Mike Lloyd Oct 06, 2010 07:36:25 AM
>
> VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Many of our listeners from the Fraser Valley to the
>Tri-Cities have been hearing a Spanish language station broadcasting on
>News1130. The signal that has been bleeding through our airwaves is coming
>from Mt Angel, Oregon.
>
>After a meeting between our engineers and those from the American station,
>here's the real deal: It's not just simple signal skipping or a strong
>signal drowning out News1130. We're told it's a rare atmospheric anomaly,
>stronger than it's been in years. A few things have converged to create
>conditions not seen in decades, some of which are weather-related.
>
>News1130 Meteorologist Russ Lacate has been talking about an enormous
>high-pressure ridge for some time now. "It's been influencing the coastal
>weather from Prince Rupert to L.A. and what's really happening is the
>uppermost layer of the atmosphere is becoming very stable, very stratified.
>[That's] creating a channel between the layers of the atmosphere through
>which radio waves can travel unobstructed."
>
>Lacate says in rare conditions like these, radio waves can travel across
>abnormally long distances. It is called a "skywave" and it seems to peak
>between 7am-9am and 6pm-8pm.
>
>The good news is it's expected to return to normal soon. So, adios la
>Mexicana, hola News1130! And muchas gracias to all our listeners for being
>patient.
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