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K225DC 92.9 (KGTK?) contact help appreciated.
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A look at the 2.0 mV/m daytime coverage shows soon-KUTI to be very small at its 250-watts. So small, in fact the K266BM contour spills outside. Only by using the alternate (but legal) 40 km AM radius rule does K266BM's contour become fill-in compliant. Smart engineering indeed! The 101.1 coverage is what makes KUTI useful.
The first thing that came to mind was 'Urinary Tract Infection', Lol. I suspect the folks behind NWSPRR have plans for it. The value is having the 101.1 translator attached to 680, All indications are that 106.5 will be the only translator for KBRD 920.
Thats what i said a few comments ago. betting the NWSPRR had some plans for 680.. somehow. Probably to do with some of their translator signals
It's official, from their website... WE'VE MOVED, now on 920 AM and 101.5 FM 24 hours a day.
One also can hear the "KUTI" calls at the TOH.
They are stronger, but still does not lock in RDS on the Northern Oregon Coast. I would guess they are 4 KW, as in the same ball park with 104.3 KMNT in signal, maybe a hair better. I still get KZZU Spokane regularly though, as well as KISM.
101.1 KBRD is pretty decent in KXL' Portland null. Better than 680 here on the Oregon Coast.
NWR&RPS has filed nother mod for their Capitol Peak translator, formerly on 92.9 but now on 106.5. K293DE (10 watts) is the one that retransmits KGHO-LP via K224DR.
The antenna pattern seems really bizarre for being a Bext LogR. 40 dB down over a 140-degree span seems unreasonable. There is no technical report with the latest submission.
The antenna pattern seems really bizarre for being a Bext LogR. 40 dB down over a 140-degree span seems unreasonable. There is no technical report with the latest submission.
The FCC on 7/18 granted NWR&RPS's license-to-cover paperwork for K225DI in Tacoma. Yes, 92.9 . The paperwork says they use three Scala CLFM's log-periodic antennas in some strange arrangement. The "array" is on a tall pole in a well-forested neighborhood. The RADCEN is 118' (36M) and the total pole height is 141' . Power output is 60 watts ERP Per the paperwork this is a relay of KGHO-LP via translators.
Next time I am in Tacoma I will have to find it and share some pictures with you readers. (I can't find the tower on Google Earth.)
Next time I am in Tacoma I will have to find it and share some pictures with you readers. (I can't find the tower on Google Earth.)
It’s hard for me to imagine a world where that setup works very well. Maybe it will get out decently, but I’m skeptical.
I’ve said this before but I’ll reiterate: it’s a shame that the Rock and Roll Preservation Society goes to these great lengths to keep their translators on the air, yet fail to do it in a way that makes logical sense. It’s a shame, because I genuinely like what they’re trying to do (and would probably listen if it were more accessible).
If I were them, I wouldn’t waste any more money on any of this equipment, LPs, or licenses, and would just try to focus on maintaining one station properly.
Given the limited spectrum available in the market, there's a convoluted logic to going to great lengths to keep the translators. Perhaps their perspective is that it's important to hold onto something to even stand the chance of improving it.
For how much they’ve spent on legal fees, translators, and other equipment, they could have potentially purchased a smaller (keyword) commercial FM for their programming. If they had something in the south sound that didn’t have the power of a flea, I’d definitely check it out.
The K225DI signal sounds awful as expected. Completely distorted. Perhaps they're "up-a-tree"?
Indeed they are so.
The "pole" filed with the FCC is actually a nice Douglas FIr located in the backyard of 1411 S Cushman in Tacoma. Trees work for low-power non-directionals but definitely not for complex patterns. One has to look closely as the "array elements" are buried within the tree's branches. I did not see any receive signal antenna so it could be just a crummy dipole inside the residence. Listen for yourself next time you're in Tacoma.
Meanwhile, the Capitol Peak K293DE signal is actually quite nice audio-wise. For 10 watts ERP the coverage the signal really gets out. I can hear it down to the Pikes Hill exit on I-5. That's mile marker 63 - the Winlock exit. This means both Olympia AND Centralia-Chehalis get full coverage. Once the new filed coverage gets activated then Centralia-Chehalis should drop out.
On sunny summer days KISM comes in very clearly and powerfully into Tacoma on that frequncy. Not shocked you are getting distortion.
And those are 10 very magical watts if you are getting K293DE that far south. Super magical.
And those are 10 very magical watts if you are getting K293DE that far south. Super magical.
KARR did the tree thingy too for awhile.