Re: [IRCA] CBU 690 Vancouver now at 25,000 Watts fulltime

2018-11-27 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
I believe that part of it is symmetry in a simple pattern, Walt, but the rest presumably serves the more rural areas of southern Vancouver Island. Nick At 06:24 2018-11-28, Volodya S wrote: Thanks, Nick. Doesn't make a lot of sense to beam SSW, really, but NNE I understandWalt On

Re: [IRCA] CBU 690 Vancouver now at 25,000 Watts fulltime

2018-11-27 Thread Volodya S
Thanks, Nick. Doesn't make a lot of sense to beam SSW, really, but NNE I understandWalt On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 6:21 AM Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > Latest DX Monitor has a pattern on its last page from CBU. Don't > know yet where it came from, but it looks beamed SSW-NNE. > > Nick > > > >

Re: [IRCA] CBU 690 Vancouver now at 25,000 Watts fulltime

2018-11-27 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Latest DX Monitor has a pattern on its last page from CBU. Don't know yet where it came from, but it looks beamed SSW-NNE. Nick At 04:30 2018-11-28, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: 2 of the 4 CBU towers have been removed and in speaking with the engineer responsible for the site, he told me

Re: [IRCA] CBU 690 Vancouver now at 25,000 Watts fulltime

2018-11-27 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
2 of the 4 CBU towers have been removed and in speaking with the engineer responsible for the site, he told me they suspect the pattern has changed, but are waiting on some technical studies to be completed to say for sure just how much it has changed. With 2 less towers and 25kw instead of 50kw,

[IRCA] CBU 690 Vancouver now at 25,000 Watts fulltime

2018-11-23 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
>From Canadian Radio News on Facebook: Northwest Broadcasters is reporting that CBC Radio One in Vancouver CBU 690 has now decreased power from 50,000 to 25,000 watts fulltime. The reduction in power was necessitated after a fire destroyed part of the stations transmitting facilities last year