The other side of this, Russ, is the number of times the issue has been in error. Case in point, a member who complained a station's pattern didn't switch at sunset. However, sunset is different in zones and areas, and are not the same in one time zone. I think anyone can understand the feeling of being accused falsly, except the anonymous accuser.
Then there are the accidents, the time when the station takes a power bump and something happens to their remote control. If you notice that a station is not switching, you might want to contact them to let them know rather than assuming that it's malicious. I would ask the person ratting them out to the FCC, if you had some papers on the dashboard of your car, and while driving down the road one few out, how would you feel about someone reporting you for littering and score a $500 fine. I would think it's petty. Personally, I don't worry about signal reports except when I'm monitoring the station within their groundwave zone, with a receiver that has the ability to switch off AGC so you can see the power or pattern change. As you point out, there is no factual backup otherwise. -----Original Message----- From: Russ Edmunds Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 6:41 AM Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] Fw: [BC] FCC Hot Tip Line Everyone should try to be responsible in using these - DX'ers will quickly lose credibility with reports not based on actual facts. More than half of the cases of stations we report on the DX lists are running day facilities at night or similar have no factual backup. When a station sounds stronger than usual, that doesn't cut it. Propagation may be to blame. If you normally hear a reduction at sunset and then you don't or if the station isn't licensed for night power, then that's more conclusive. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id <[email protected]> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8 AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot _______________________________________________ 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]
