Pete Taylor wrote: > Stan, > > Thanks for the background on Spokane's 590/1280. For the record, I > have never heard the 1280 facility regardless of what calls it has used. > > I did look at Radio Locator and it looks like the KPTQ night signal > doesn't even cover half of Spokane. Is the tower located in a > particularly influential area? How bad is it from your perspective?
1280 is an ex-daytimer, and its night coverage is pretty minimal. It does better with 33 watts than most such stations, simply because Spokane is so darned far from most everything else on 1280, and the ground conductivity is pretty good. I'm pretty sure KIT in Yakima is the limiting factor keeping KPTQ from adding more significant night power (at least not without a pretty hefty directional array.) The tower is located in the Moran Prairie tower farm, where nearly all of Spokane's AMs are or were located. I have some pics here: http://www.fybush.com/sites/2007/site-070406.html Bill Harms has more here: http://spokanetowers.philcobill.com/kudy/index.php s _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.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]
