Same principle here as in Kevin's first paragraph but unless it moves more than ~25-30 miles, I do not count local location / facilities changes on the same frequency. If a 250 watter in Iowa went to 10 Kw (or vice versa) on the same channel, I do not count it as new. I do count frequency changes, even on the same stick / site as each frequency would be a unique challenge.
I do not note format / call changes in my logs or notes. Sometimes that bites me with rarely heard stations. ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:17:49 -0800 From: "sa...@sounddsl.com" <sa...@sounddsl.com> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Opinions requested on documenting station swaps Message-ID: <e1d45546640e480f870db5f1e4af1577.sa...@sounddsl.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 My approach is, I guess, to log the actual stick in the ground (the tower/antenna) on a given frequency. If the same antenna switches frequency, then for me it would be a new station. However, I treat call sign changes about the same way I would treat format changes, and note them as sorta cosmetic changes on the same station. The one thing I am on the fence about is where the station gets approval for a pattern and/or power change. For example, KRKO-1380 up here recently went to a jillion watts compared to what they were putting out before, and have a new tower, transmitter and IBOC exciter (sigh...). Logging them now is a lot easier than it was. For someone in Montana, they went from being a tough catch to perhaps a pest. It's as if there is a completely different station there from a DXing point of view, yet they have the same physical location and frequency. What to do? Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
