Re: [IRCA] Opinions requested on documenting station swaps

["HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS" <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>]

Same principle here as in Kevin's first paragraph but unless it moves
more than ~25-30 miles, I do not count local location / facilities
changes on the same frequency.  If a 250 watter in Iowa went to 10 Kw
(or vice versa) on the same channel, I do not count it as new.  I do
count frequency changes, even on the same stick / site as each frequency
would be a unique challenge.

I do not note format / call changes in my logs or notes.  Sometimes that
bites me with rarely heard stations.


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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:17:49 -0800
From: "satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Opinions requested on documenting station swaps
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My approach is, I guess, to log the actual stick in
the ground (the tower/antenna) on a given frequency.
 If the same antenna switches frequency, then for me
it would be a new station.  However, I treat call
sign changes about the same way I would treat format
changes, and note them as sorta cosmetic changes on
the same station.

The one thing I am on the fence about is where the
station gets approval for a pattern and/or power
change.  For example, KRKO-1380 up here recently went
to a jillion watts compared to what they were putting
out before, and have a new tower, transmitter and
IBOC exciter (sigh...).  Logging them now is a lot
easier than it was.  For someone in Montana, they
went from being a tough catch to perhaps a pest. 
It's as if there is a completely different station
there from a DXing point of view, yet they have the
same physical location and frequency.  What to do?

Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA


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