The CalTrans station WNSB415 in South San Diego (CA-905 @Beyer Blvd. between I-5 and I-805), which has moved from 1610 to 530 to 1700 to 1620, has a huge signal on 1620. This must be more than 10 watts. They hold their own against XEUT-1630, which is nowhere near the blowtorch they used to be. ///// WNSB415 is licensed at 10 watts. But the license shows a "tower" antenna instead of the usual "pole" antenna. In the case of TIS listings, my experience has been that "tower" usually refers to one of the ValCom self-supporting antennas. These almost always have a superior signal compared to the "pole" equipped TIS stations. Here in Denver we have a 10 watt TIS that uses a ValCom "tower" and the FCC actually lists its ERP as 40 watts.
I agree that XEUT is certainly not what they use to be. In 2001 they were huge here. I received a really nice QSL package from them back then. Patrick Griffith, Westminster CO http://community.webtv.net/N0NNK/ http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/ _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
