Regarding the WKYC, Cleveland TV transmitter: I can see the WKYC tower from my front window, about 2 miles from my QTH. WKYC ended digital channel 2 transmission on June 12, 2009. I was standing next to the digital channel 2 transmitter when they pulled the big switch. Until then, because of my proximity to their tower, most of 6 meters was hash. They had an interim 10kw ERP on RF channel 2. With the sunset of analog TV, WKYC moved to RF channel 15, and 6 meters was quieter that it had been for several years at my home.
There are a few digital RF channel 2 transmitters still operating, and anyone within several miles of them will have some hash on the upper end of 6 meters. Even though the out of band digital hash needs to be down some 80 db, 80 db down from 10kw ERP from an antenna 1000 feet above average terrain is still plenty of signal to wipe out weak signals on 6. 73 Ted W8IXY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <li...@subich.com> To: "Mike WA8BXN" <hubb...@hotmail.com> Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Intermod or mixing? > >> I would suggest going to the individual web sites for stations >> that >> are shown as being on channel 2 to see where they really are now. > > Some stations may have moved away from low VHF licenses but there > are as many who have active applications and/or construction > permits > to move back to low VHF. The issue is lack of coverage due to bad > model data that resulted in excessively low "equivalent coverage" > ERP. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > On 6/13/2010 12:43 PM, Mike WA8BXN wrote: >> Some careful reading W9WI data may be in order. For example, from >> the >> WKYC (analog channel 3) web site: >> >> >> >> July 12, 2009: Channel 3 moves to "all digital" broadcasting on >> digital channel 17 at 10 a.m. (Previously, the station was >> broadcasting on digital channel 2.) The station would continue >> its >> analog broadcast as the nightlight" station in Cleveland, >> broadcasting only transition information through July 26th when >> the >> analog transmitter was permenantly shut off. >> >> >> >> I would suggest going to the individual web sites for stations >> that >> are shown as being on channel 2 to see where they really are now. >> >> >> >> 73 - Mike WA8BXN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
