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On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 7:56 PM Paul B. Walker, Jr. via groups.io <walkerbroadcasting=gmail....@groups.io> wrote: > Some of you either figured out what was up or I told you directly for one > reason or another > > I’m now the program director for KSKO-FM 89.5 McGrath, Alaska. > 90 watts at -81 feet. The transmit antenna is the cross shaped 2 bay Scala > FMO dipole at the very top and that yellow dish just below it is the STL > for the now defunct KSKO 870, which was 10kw non directional full time. > The tower still stands even though the AM has been off for 5 years. Space > is leased to GCI for cell phone service on the old AM tower 2 miles south > of town, and one of the reasons the AM went off and was replaced with low > power FM repeaters is because the AM was (and now cell is) generator > powered, at $5-6 a gallon. > What spelled the end of the AM was back in 2013 or so when the barge > couldn’t make it up river and gas ballooned to $8.50 a gallon. > The class D repeaters KSKO has are in about half a dozen other villages > fed by Barix boxes and satellite internet. > Yes, milk, fruits/veggies and stuff is as expensive up here as you think. > Yes it’s cold. I am still doing my other radio jobs via remote > voicetracking, I'll continue Afternoons on Hits 106 KLMI Laramie, WY... > I'll continue Sunday afternoons on WHGM Gold in MAryland and overnights on > Local Radio Networks 24/7 Classic Country format. > > I have my icom 746pro and a longwire, a DXE Preamp, an Emtech ZM2 tuner > and I have a loop on the way from Doxytronics for my DXing. I eventually > plan on getting an SDR connected to the internet set up out here. > > Paul > > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#470) <https://groups.io/g/badx/message/470> | Reply > To Group > <b...@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5Bbadx%5D%20A%20Change%20In%20DXing%20Venues%20For%20Me%21> > | Reply To Sender > <walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5Bbadx%5D%20A%20Change%20In%20DXing%20Venues%20For%20Me%21> > | Mute This Topic <https://groups.io/mt/77951010/527171> | New Topic > <https://groups.io/g/badx/post> > Your Subscription <https://groups.io/g/badx/editsub/527171> | Contact > Group Owner <badx+ow...@groups.io> | Unsubscribe > <https://groups.io/g/badx/leave/4551544/559626280/xyzzy> [ > walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com] > _._,_._,_ > > _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
