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Post by friendlee on Feb 11, 2009 11:05:34 GMT -6
Yesterday morning (2/10) I heard someone faintly on 1060 playing the national anthem at 7:41. I presume someone was signing on like in the old days and it made me wonder, does KDYL sign-off at night. I know they don't have to but with the odd time to hear the anthem and knowing that KDYL switches power and pattern from night to critical hours (or did at one time) and then to day power, could they be signing on at critical hours switch time? Being up here in Cache Valley, 1060 is faint at best (unless I drive over to Brigham City where reception is better) and is virtually not there when they are on night power. Any thoughts about my mindless rantings?
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Post by friendlee on Feb 3, 2009 8:59:42 GMT -6
The Cache County translators were flash cut on August 30th. Until we gave ourselves a new HD flat screen TV for Christmas, there was blissful silence in my home.....which has now been replaced with "Battle for the Biggest Losing Funniest Network Dancing American Idol Stars" ;D
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Post by friendlee on Jan 21, 2009 15:37:00 GMT -6
Hmmmmm.....what does one do with a dark radio station? Too bad I'm not independently wealthy!
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Post by friendlee on Dec 18, 2008 12:08:19 GMT -6
I'll pass along the bitrate concerns to the IT powers that be (ie our web guy) and the HD3 kudos to the kids.
If anyone is sporting a HD radio in their vehicular conveyance, I would like to get some more distant reception reports from Odgen/Davis County/and the Salt Lake metro - west side and east side.
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Post by friendlee on Dec 17, 2008 13:28:04 GMT -6
Boy, here a guy is broadcasting on his HD1, HD2 and HD3 channels for two weeks and no one notices! KUSU-FM is broadcasting with a new analog transmitter, new digital transmitter and new antenna. Reception reports anyone?
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Post by friendlee on Sept 16, 2008 15:12:09 GMT -6
The Bangerter and Legacy are much the same......except the Bangerter has stoplights! Ick. Here's my take on the Legacy having now driven both north and south on it:
Think I-15 from Bountiful to Lagoon....circa 1970! All that's needed to complete time travel iss the "Fadel's" billboard, the old USU botanical gardens and some quality top 40 radio ie: KCPX, KNAK, KVOG!
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Post by friendlee on Sept 15, 2008 10:48:38 GMT -6
For me it's a hit especially with the closer view of those AM arrays at the south end. Of course, there will be those who will think its the Autobahn forcing us radio tower sightseers to keep our eyes on the road. Some landscaping will be nice when it's planted and established...
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Post by friendlee on Sept 9, 2008 15:42:22 GMT -6
I recall Barb Smith from Channel 4 doing an bit on the rural radio troubles of the late 80's with footage from KOAL (exterior shots only), KUTA (now defunct but then still on the air from Radio Hill, interior and exterior footage) and then in the second part, interior footage from the KTLE-FM studios when a husband and wife team owned and operated it. It may have been oldies or full-service AC at that time.
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Post by friendlee on Sept 9, 2008 15:37:47 GMT -6
I'm still here.......!!
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Post by friendlee on Aug 13, 2008 8:39:19 GMT -6
Keep 'em coming, CA. It is summer afterall and some folks (unlike myself ;D) do have a life and go on vacations and so forth.
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Post by friendlee on Aug 13, 2008 8:11:18 GMT -6
I'm not sure about the power limit but the injection point has to be below the step down or service transformer so it stays "contained" to the building you intend to broadcast to. Example: the college radio kids want to transmit to the dorms. They have to keep their signal confined to campus proper and for that matter, only portions of campus. To do this, each dorm would have a transmitter tied to the secondary side of the building transformer. It would not be in good form to inject above the transformer and service all the dorms from one unit as this could over radiate into adjacent buildings or neighborhoods off campus and result in a spanking by the commission.
I'm sure there are limits/boundaries in place somewhere in Part 15 probably in the low .200's (since most all broadcast applications are covered in the .200 to .225 range). I'd be willing to bet that if you can hear a carrier current station in your toaster coils it is probably running a little hot (the station, not the toaster). ;D
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Post by friendlee on Aug 12, 2008 15:38:43 GMT -6
I do part 15 AM and with the 'Cadillac' of rigs (Hamilton Rangemaster) I get about a mile; certified under 15.219 - three meter antenna and ground lead. Part 15 FM is usually certified under 15.209 which limits the field strength giving about 90-150 foot range. Carrier current AM is getting pretty difficult with so many consumer devices these days using switching power supplies (read noise!)
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Post by friendlee on Aug 6, 2008 8:50:41 GMT -6
Yes!
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Post by friendlee on Jul 17, 2008 15:12:36 GMT -6
Tough to do....the kids would hear the 15kHz whine and know dad was up to no good! And then there is that whole Biggest American Idols Dancing with the Supernanny-ing Wife Swap-ping Losers that my wife likes to watch!!
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Post by friendlee on Jul 15, 2008 17:03:26 GMT -6
I'm currently watching (well not at this instant as I am at work but you know what I mean....) the analog from Pisgah so does this mean that I'll lose the analog signals on 41 through 53 in a month and a half?
If so, sweet! No more yapping from the tube (but I'm sure I will be assaulted with the yapping from the kids whose sole existance is to watch reruns of Seinfeld, Friends, TMNT, yada yada yada!).
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