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Get Ready Houston, Here Comes KAHO-LD Channel 4

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purpledevil

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Work is happening at the tower as we speak, and we all should see this one conclude its long journey from Woodville to Houston in the very short term. Signal will originate from just north of the North Loop and east of the North Freeway. Should be an outstanding signal at my location, StevenNOLA & mrtejano as well.

Post your reception reports here, once it hits the air.
 
Yayy you beat me to the punch. I was about to ask what area was it going to cover? And what format or company is this? As long as it's no classic programming or shopping network I'm good lol.
 
I just answered my own question, Hosana Apostolic Ministries
 
Thanks for the heads up, Purple. It'll be nearby alright, but not my cup of programming tea. This low VHF should provide about a 2 mile radius of useful signal... I'm curious now.
 
stevenNOLA said:
Thanks for the heads up, Purple. It'll be nearby alright, but not my cup of programming tea. This low VHF should provide about a 2 mile radius of useful signal... I'm curious now.
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Yeah neither is it mine! I'll just watch it long enough to see the quality of the signal and just to see the name they will use.
 
JoeFM said:
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Where did you get this map?
 
JoeFM said:
KAHO-LD Aldine/Houston was briefly on the air today with a colored bar test pattern. https://youtu.be/JR2rFsCVY48
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Hmm...that looks eerily like KQHO, which has been color bars since the rather brief Diya TV programming. Aldine, huh? Doubt we'll see much Mustang sports aired on ol' 4. Aldine as a COL is a bit peculiar, considering it no longer exists as a town. Houston incorporated it years ago, lol. Great insight, Joe. Excellent video.
 
A station that LIED its way into the Houston market...was never on in Woodville or the Devers tower.....and then was not on the Baytown site as previously licensed...this station shows how bad the FCC regulation is these days

And with the repacking and ATSC 3 with OFDM instead of 8VSB, its possible they may have to vacate the channel eventually...I would not put it past Sinclair to put KBTV back on RF4 (the 1200ft tall batwing is still in the air) and the FCC will likely up the ERPs on them as they did with the LP/LDs....thus killing this signal around Houston...
 
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Joe,

You should plan on installing a backup air conditioning system. I'd go with a central air system. They are more efficient.
If the air fails, the transmitter is likely to be damaged. Even motorized air intake louvers and an exhaust fan would keep the transmitter cool enough if the air conditioning fails.
I know from experience.

Frank
 
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A hearty second for Frank's suggestion. Because the air conditioning will fail much sooner than you expect, and probably without warning.
 
JoeFM said:
Everything has been installed and tested. The station is ready to cover -- except for one thing. We underestimated the amount of heat the transmitter generates. A 11,500 BTU window unit air condition is wholly inadequate. A much bigger unit is on the way!

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Aren't those the same call signs DEYA TV had?
 
And I might add, not only are AC problems an issue, the original plans might need to be altered, such as additional exhaust fans especially over 'hot' islands in the transmitter building (when originally it didn't seem to be needed). Regular servicing on AC units is always a good idea to identify stressed areas before they crash and burn. For sure, the central air system is the best option.

I suppose the best advice is think 95 degrees at 95% humidity when you start looking at the cooling system.
 
No mrtejano, Diya TV was on KZHO ch. 56. This is KAHO Aldine, which started its journey to Houston back in 2005 as K23HF Woodville, Texas. This station has been a ghost in its movements toward Houston from east Texas, having never lit up in Woodville, its first move to the Devers tower far east of Houston, or the Baytown site that is listed currently with the FCC.

FYI, 4-KAHO, 38-KQHO, 56-KZHO. Victoria has one too, 7-KBHO. But even that's not all, oh no. Look for 49-KEHO Houston, in the near future. It'll have to map to a different channel on screen...but it's a comin'...
 
My suggestion is mount some fans on the outside of the case that should help keep to room and transmitter cooler and cheaper than a really big ac unit
 
purpledevil said:
No mrtejano, Diya TV was on KZHO ch. 56. This is KAHO Aldine, which started its journey to Houston back in 2005 as K23HF Woodville, Texas. This station has been a ghost in its movements toward Houston from east Texas, having never lit up in Woodville, its first move to the Devers tower far east of Houston, or the Baytown site that is listed currently with the FCC.

FYI, 4-KAHO, 38-KQHO, 56-KZHO. Victoria has one too, 7-KBHO. But even that's not all, oh no. Look for 49-KEHO Houston, in the near future. It'll have to map to a different channel on screen...but it's a comin'...
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isn't Ion tv on 49?
 
mrtejano said:
isn't Ion tv on 49?
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On your TV screen, yes. However, ion's physical channel is 32. That's why KEHO will have to show up on your TV as something different than 49.1. It's just like KZHO, which operates on 39 and shows up as 38 on your TV, even though the historic 39 KHTV-KHWB-KHCW-KIAH facility actually operates on 38, KZHO's virtual channel. In other words, in Houston channel 39 is actually 38, while channel 38 is actually 39. In your TV's world, it's correct because the stations are mapped to your converter as the old analog over the air signal. It was done to make things easier for those still relying on over the air reception, because around the time of the full on digital transition, a number of stations actually changed operating channels and had they not changed the virtual station to reflect the old analog number, a lot of old folks would've probably written their congressman in a huff...
 
JoeFM said:
The transmitter fans suck air through the back and expel it out the front. In a small 10 by 15 foot room with one window unit 11,500 btu airconditioner, it takes about 20 minutes to raise the temperature into the 90s. This is, obviously, not going to work; that's why the transmitter is turned off.
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Keep in mind that vents and fans are not the best solution in places where there is a lot of humidity. Humidity is not the friend of electronics gear that runs at high temperatures.

More than that, in an area given to tropical storms and hurricanes, fans and vents will react by the change in outdoor pressure by sucking water into the building due to reverse pressure. Fans and vents have to have an outside "L" duct facing downwards and of sufficient length to prevent rain being sucked in by heavy, windy rainstorms and tropical storms.

If you can't afford to build it right, you should not build it at all.
 
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