Bruce - Check your recordings from our Grayland trip last Oct 3 and 4. KFAR was in both nights althogh not so good. One ID managed to almost reach a fair level. Chuck > Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 11:17:33 -0700 > From: bport...@comcast.net > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Ice Road Truckers OT > > Patrick > > The original series of Ice Road Truckers took place in the Northwest > Territories and had a couple snippets of someone doing a weather report > at CFYK Yellowknife. > > KFAR is indeed quite tough these days, thanks to all the other stations > on the channel. CFFR is quite potent here, plus KAPS and KTNN are also > in the mix. I managed to hear KFAR from Walt's place on Haida Gwaii in > 2007, but it was difficult considering the distance. I've never heard > it at Grayland, even though I've heard KCBF-820 KFBX-970 and KJNP-1170 > multiple times. KFAR's nighttime signal may simply not be what it used > to be, as I too heard it regularly in the late 60s and early 70s. > > Bruce > > On 9/5/2010 7:07 AM, Patrick Martin wrote: > > Watching Ice Road Truckers on History and they showed Michael Dukes on > > KFAR 660 doing weather for the interior of Alaska. KFAR used to be > > common in the Winter back in the 60s& early 70s. Ah, the good ol' days. > > > > 73, > > > > Patrick > > > > Patrick Martin > > Seaside Oregon > > "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn > > At Seaside." > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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