Group, I got this email from Bill Harris, Director of Engineering for Citadel Broadcasting Albuquerque and Operations Manager for 96.3 KBZU-FM..
*************************************************** Hello Paul, Thanks for the forward of the message regarding the 770 signal in Santa Fe. The booster transmitter is not actually synchronized with the main in Albuquerque. Rather, each transmitter is using a GPS frequency locked standard. When this system was installed, the two signals were intentionally slightly offset in frequency to place the worst of the interference zone in the least 'damaging' areas. If the frequency shifts slightly, the interference zone 'wanders', and you will experience increased interference. The booster generally does a pretty good job in the area immediately around Santa Fe, but not very far out of town. The route Mr. Callarman took kept him in a pretty weak signal area from the main transmitter, where even the relatively low power of the booster continued to cause quite a bit of interference. Bill Harris CSRE, CBNT, KE5EFG Director of Engineering Citadel Broadcasting Operations Manager - KBZU FM ************************************************************ There you go folks, straight from the horses mouth, so to speak folks! Paul B. Walker, Jr. www.onairdj.com * _______________________________________________ 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]
