"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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"VegasNightOwl" wrote in message
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"dave" wrote in message
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RHF wrote:
On Jul 7, 7:30 am, wrote:
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire
city
block.

- Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. The more recent scarring indicates
they
- need better performance from the ground and have buried some
"screen".
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http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...762&lat=36.156...

With a Nighttime Power of just 43 Watts :
They need all the help from the ground that
they can get. ~ RHF
.

43 Watts is plenty if the frequency's clear.




There was a station back in Pennsylvania, WESA, that used to be daytime
only. Then they were granted permission for night time transmissions.
Their night time power was 10 watts down from their 250 daytime power.
Not sure how it ever faired but it was interesting to even think if
anybody copied them outside of 200 miles or so.


VegasNightOwl


When the new (at the time) station in Milwaukie (suburb of Portland, OR)
came on the air on 1010 KHz a couple decades or so ago, it had a daytime
power of 10KW, and a nighttime power of 10W. I couldn't figure out why
they bothered. They may have been heard within a few blocks of the tower
site (omni stick), but further than that they would have been destroyed by
splatter from KOMO 1000 in Seattle, which puts in a 'local' level signal
at night.




I'd have to wonder why bother either at 10 watts. Then again, you have alot
of people who are up all night and you never know who will be tuning in.
However, 10 watts on even a somewhat open frequency and depending on the
surround terrain, hills, flat, etc., coverage could be further than you
anticipate, even with a regional powerhouse like KOMO on a nearby frequency.


VegasNightOwl