Noticed their OC here in Wood Dale, IL as well the last few days. This will make DXing the 640 frequency tougher for us in the Chicago area.
Of other interesting developments in local broadcasting is the application by WBBM AM 780 to move their transmitter from the current location in Itasca, IL to the WSCR Bloomingdale, IL site: https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101768529&qnum=5120©num=1&exhcnum=1 Christos Rigas,, Wood Dale, IL ________________________________ From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017 4:59 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [IRCA] WMFN 640Khz - Peotone, IL WMFN 640 is running an OC. I missed their testing with audio a few weeks ago. This afternoon I drove out to the XMTR site. It's too close for comfort, about 20 miles to my southeast. Their site is exactly where radio locator has it, SW of Peotone, west of I-57. Their nighttime pattern shows a null in my direction. We will see how well it knocks down their signal when they commence broadcasting. Within a mile of the site there is an odd "pulse-sweep" type noise noted on 630 and 650, roughly once per second. You don't hear any of this in the OC on 640. At first thought it might be radiating from the rural power lines but it is heard on stretches of the rural roads in this area that have no power lines. Any ideas? I snapped a few photos of the 4 towers for those who collect these. Let me know if anyone wants one. The site is in the middle of a corn field which is only partly harvested, about a half mile from the nearest road. Tom Jasinski Joliet, IL _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca IRCA Info Page - Kotalampi<http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca> montreal.kotalampi.com Your email address: Your name (optional): You may enter a privacy password below. This provides only mild security, but should prevent others from messing with ... 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 International Radio Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> www.ircaonline.org Visit International Radio Club of America. Browse information and resources for International Radio Club of America To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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]
