WPKQ vs WHOM Towers

[wcozBoston]

Is there a reason why WPKQ's tower so much higher than WHOM's tower on Mt. Washington? The bottom of WPKQ's antenna elevation wise is above the top of WHOM's antenna. Could WPKQ have built a shorter tower on the mountain originally with their center of radiation at the same level of WHOM?

 

[chrisradioanimal]

I don't know, but WHOM seems to have a much farther going signal then WPKQ. I can get WHOM in Massachusetts but I can barely get WPKQ

 

[Oldbones]

I can't imagine that a hundred feet or so makes much difference when you're already at over 6000' elevation.

I think WHOM is grandfathered at a much higher power than their class of license allows for.

 

[NHRadio]

Isn't WHOM a grandfathered C as opposed to WPKQ's B? Remember PKQ is short spaced to WKNE Keene as well.

 

[ThatGuyOnTheRadio]

I believe NHRadio is right... WHOM is running at 48KW/3743' HAAT, whereas PKQ is at 21.5KW/3802' HAAT. The addition of 59 feet won't make up for running at half the power.

Another factor, though not nearly as important, since we know the real reason... is dial position, as NHRadio also said. PKQ has to deal with WKNE on the same frequency (94 miles away), closest for WHOM is WSYY some 162 miles away in Maine.

If PKQ could get the same reach as HOM (if KNE didn't exsist), I believe they would have to run their 21.5KW from 5703' AAT. Any engineers out there? I'm certainly am not one... just going off what I believe to be the proper "formula"

 

[promotherobot]

WPKQ is running at full class C facilities. WHOM is grandfathered at 2x full class C. Another thing you are forgetting is that WPKQ has a directional antenna, reducing signal toward WKNE, Keene.

PTR