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KRPI Ferndale on the air, but perhaps not from their array?

In the article, the anti KRPI (? -- aren't they the station in Ferndale?) coalition member says "they're not broadcasting from here anymore -- we went by the studio... the studio's empty."

Of course the studio's empty. The studio is in BC somewhere.

It's too bad about the interference they got on their cheap phones and other non-filtered devices, though. Maybe the station altered their pattern or something.
 
Well that was quick....No sooner than the FCC announces they're closing the Seattle office that somebody out in the hinterlands decides to play it fast and loose.

I'll drive up there today. But I'm 99% certain there isn't anything fishy going on. I mean seriously, where are they going to go? The Point Roberts towers aren't even built yet. KARI/KVRI are diplexed and I don't think Saga wants anything to do with this. They probably got better filtering because I'm also pretty sure this isn't the first time somebody has complained about their interference problem. Or they're operating at reduced power for some reason. They still have to get a signal into Surrey.

As for religious, KRPI still broadcasts some paid Christian programs, but only on early Sunday mornings. The rest of the time, it's wall to wall Bhangra and Punjabi talk.
 
Vashon Island has been dealing with 50KW AM transmitter sites since 1941 when KIRO 710 moved out here. It's not like they just moved in the last few years. The Island went through it's Nimby phase around the time they built the tower for the 820 site (mid 80's). Since then there have been no new towers but but we do have two more 50kw stations out here diplexed on existing tower sites.

The phone company knows some of the tricks, keep corrosion down on the lines, they also have a filter they can put on the line, but when DSL came along they had to stop using them on lines with DSL. I actually have some filters that work really well that I give out to the neighbors when they ask. Our local Ace Hardware store also carries the filter for sale so when customers come in they know right where to go. So does the other Hardware store in town. It can take up to two filters on each end of the cord to get ride of the RFI. I also have six dial up and five broadcast loops I have to keep free of RFI.

Proper grounding and the proper use of ferrite beads make it almost a non issue. I even have a DSL running 30' from one of the 50KW transmitters no problem. For the DSL I'm using two ferrite cores on each end of the POTS line cable from the jack to the DSL modem and all the network cables are cat5e shielded with one to two ferrite cores on it depending on length.

Most recently I ran into a huge RFI issue while installing Voice of Vashon's LPFM with 950 and 820 transmitters site less than 1000 feet away. I used about 50 of the ferrite cores on everything from network cables to power to make it all work, and that includes a backup audio line and dial up circuit. Plus 4 ground rods and lots of #8 wire for grounds.

My parents moved to Vashon in 1970. In my teens i liked to DX the AM band. So at an early age I learned how to get RFI out of stuff.

For most residence it's just using the plug in filters, they even fix most of the cheap phones. I have heard a few interesting stories of the cable TV drop close to a couple of transmitter sites picking up enough RF to cause a little burn (in the main lobe of two 50KW diplexed). Proper grounding fixed that.

The broadcast transmitter sites on Vashon are great land stewards. Three sites could easily be the oldest continuously running commercial business on Vashon Maury Islands.
 
Bongwater, be on the look out for a Uhaul with a heavy duty extension cord running out the back parked next to some irrigation pipe stacked to make a tower. Oh yes and that insulated twine for guy wires.
 
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xmtrland said:
Bongwater, be on the look out for a Uhaul with a heavy duty extension cord running out the back parked next to some irrigation pipe stacked to make a tower. Oh yes and that insulated twine for guy wires.
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Your comment about a stack of irrigation pipes used for a tower makes me think of the KKMO tower at browns point that looks like a tall flag pole.
 
xmtrland said:
Bongwater, be on the look out for a Uhaul with a heavy duty extension cord running out the back parked next to some irrigation pipe stacked to make a tower. Oh yes and that insulated twine for guy wires.
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When it comes to KRPI and BBC Broadcasting, you never know what you might find!
 
Bongwater said:
Well that was quick....No sooner than the FCC announces they're closing the Seattle office that somebody out in the hinterlands decides to play it fast and loose.

I'll drive up there today. But I'm 99% certain there isn't anything fishy going on. I mean seriously, where are they going to go? The Point Roberts towers aren't even built yet. KARI/KVRI are diplexed and I don't think Saga wants anything to do with this. They probably got better filtering because I'm also pretty sure this isn't the first time somebody has complained about their interference problem. Or they're operating at reduced power for some reason. They still have to get a signal into Surrey.

As for religious, KRPI still broadcasts some paid Christian programs, but only on early Sunday mornings. The rest of the time, it's wall to wall Bhangra and Punjabi talk.
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Do you know where the towers for KRPI are located precisely? I am curious.
 
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