Re: [IRCA] KARR 1460 Kirkland WA new CP

[Dennis Gibson <wb6tnb@xxxxxxxxx>]

The FCC has licensed a number of stations using short manufactured fiberglass antennas. One company has 35, 75 and 85 foot versions. 

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> On Mar 7, 2015, at 1:53 PM, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> 
> These are Temp time antennas, but I wonder if the FCC would allow a permanent wire antenna like the T antennas? 
> 
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
> 
>> From: Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:42:59 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KARR 1460 Kirkland WA new CP
>> 
>> Time for a serious FLAT-TOP antenna like they used in the 20's and early 
>> 1930's :-))
>> 
>> Mark Durenberger
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Patrick Martin
>> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 6:33 AM
>> To: IRCA
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KARR 1460 Kirkland WA new CP
>> 
>> I would think 1460 exhausted all locations in the area are far as diplexing, 
>> otherwise why go to the long wire? This looks permanent at least until they 
>> can find a site. This may stretch out for quite some time, as long as the 
>> FCC will renew the CP. I am going to give this a shot, but there are several 
>> other stations on 1460. Yakima is quite strong and then the one down in the 
>> valley in Oregon. KARR was not all that strong with 5 KW days.
>> 
>> Patrick Martin
>> Seaside OR
>> KGED QSL Manager
>> 
>>> From: wb6tnb@xxxxxxxxx
>>> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 00:29:41 -0800
>>> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KARR 1460 Kirkland WA new CP
>>> 
>>> This was granted on February 10. It's happening more and more. Land 
>>> developers with dollar $igns in their eyes offer a property owner a ton of 
>>> money they'd be stupid to turn down. These 25% of licensed power STAs are 
>>> granted all the time in emergency situations beyond the control of the 
>>> licensee.
>>> 
>>> https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101669615&formid=911&fac_num=20669
>>> 
>>> The towers it was using had a small amount of top loading.  Including that 
>>> they were one quarter wavelength (.25). A 20 meter wire is .10 wavelength. 
>>> Finding a new site of its own would probably be impossible for a lot of 
>>> reasons. Diplexing is most likely the only solution. Diplexed stations can 
>>> get out well if an engineer with experience sets up the equipment.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 6, 2015, at 11:48 PM, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> From the Northwest Broadcasters site and the FCC, the FCC has granted a 
>>>> special temporary authority to Family Stations Inc, for the Seattle 
>>>> Market, KARR AM 1460 Kirkland. It will operate using a vertical wire of 
>>>> approx 20 meters in height from a location of 47.38.39  122.09.25  at 
>>>> 1/4 night time power of 625 watts. This is due to the loss of their 
>>>> lease of the transmitter site.
>>>> 
>>>> I wonder how well they will be heard running 625 watts from a 65 foot 
>>>> wire?
>>>> 
>>>> 73,
>>>> Patrick
>>>> 
>>>> Patrick Martin
>>>> Seaside OR
>>>> KGED QSL Manager
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