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KSIQ Silent Again?

Actually the Sweetwater site has been completely abandoned now and they are permanently on Mount Miguel. The 5KW experiment is over with. The booster currently on the air is on Mt. Miguel.
 
Was out at the Summit Park site today, and everything has been removed. Camp hosts say it's been over a week since the equipment was
removed.The studio now has a dish pointing towards Miguel, what should have been done in the first place.
Overall, the signal is stronger in many places compared to the first arrangement.
 
Because their automation system has top-40 in it not spanish language. Remember this thing is up for sale, changing formats costs money that they WONT spend!
 
Now that KSIQ's booster is back on Mt. Miguel, is it still at 700 watts? Was wondering, because RF meter on my old Sony portable show signal is a bit stronger than last year.
 
The signal where the booster is now is definitely stronger than the Sweetwater site. I can kind of hear it in Mission Valley now where as before it was all static
 
Radio3787 said:
The signal where the booster is now is definitely stronger than the Sweetwater site. I can kind of hear it in Mission Valley now where as before it was all static
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Love the beautiful monophonic sound. It's so .... 1960s.
 
Dont talk bad about the Sony ICF-2010 that is one of the finest shortwave/DX radios ever manufactured. It is as good as a Hallicrafters or Hammerlund (just without the bells and whistles). And if you think the signal stinks now wait until they turn on the pilot!! welcome to the world of multi-path and poor signal to noise ratio!
 
Hey 600kogo, I was being tongue-in cheek with Signal Geek...if his RX shows a different signal level, blame it on KSIQ's latest ERP....
The signal in E. county is stronger now than before, also.
 
Not even the faintest trace of the thing (main or booster) from Solana Beach when I spent the night with relatives there on Monday. (Not that I had expected otherwise...)
 
600kogo said:
I was serious about them turning on the pilot
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Absolutely 600. They'll drop close to half their coverage when (if) they go to stereo. Several years ago we did a format change with a countdown clock on 94.9, and I switched the system to mono while I made a bunch of changes in STL and processing. It got me a visit from the FCC because we were all of a sudden blasting into L.A. with that stupid computer countdown voice. I wasn't fined by the way because we had operators on duty 24/7 and all the logs were complete.
 
RadeoEngineer said:
600kogo said:
I was serious about them turning on the pilot
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Absolutely 600. They'll drop close to half their coverage when (if) they go to stereo. Several years ago we did a format change with a countdown clock on 94.9, and I switched the system to mono while I made a bunch of changes in STL and processing. It got me a visit from the FCC because we were all of a sudden blasting into L.A. with that stupid computer countdown voice. I wasn't fined by the way because we had operators on duty 24/7 and all the logs were complete.
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I remember that one. I forgot which format it was changing from and to. I'm guessing something else to K-Best in 1992?

KCBQ-FM in 1993 did something unique when they stunted a format change from oldies of the 60s to oldies of the 70s and 80s. Construction sound effects. That was cool.
 
hipman2 said:
RadeoEngineer said:
600kogo said:
I was serious about them turning on the pilot
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Absolutely 600. They'll drop close to half their coverage when (if) they go to stereo. Several years ago we did a format change with a countdown clock on 94.9, and I switched the system to mono while I made a bunch of changes in STL and processing. It got me a visit from the FCC because we were all of a sudden blasting into L.A. with that stupid computer countdown voice. I wasn't fined by the way because we had operators on duty 24/7 and all the logs were complete.
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It was changing from Y-95 to Oldies.

I remember that one. I forgot which format it was changing from and to. I'm guessing something else to K-Best in 1992?

KCBQ-FM in 1993 did something unique when they stunted a format change from oldies of the 60s to oldies of the 70s and 80s. Construction sound effects. That was cool.
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I was told that we loose about 20 of their signal when that pilot goes on. Years ago I was working at a stereo AM (CQuam), and the station had switched to talk! I went to the CE and told him it might be a good idea to shut off the stereo he did it and we were getting dx reports from other countries LOL.
 
BTW, my Sony receiver is an ICF-5500W. Has great big tuning meter to measure signal strength. Bought it in 1979, and STILL going strong!
 
600kogo said:
I was told that we loose about 20 of their signal when that pilot goes on. Years ago I was working at a stereo AM (CQuam), and the station had switched to talk! I went to the CE and told him it might be a good idea to shut off the stereo he did it and we were getting dx reports from other countries LOL.
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Different deal altogether on FM 600. I don't have empirical evidence to present, but the coverage loss with FM stereo is more like 40%. Someone please feel free to correct me.
 
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