Rick, sure, go ahead and forward it. I got thrown off ABDX awhile ago... don't even remember what for now;)
KSDN's tower got hit by lightning which destroy the skirt on the tower and sent the surge into the transmitter. Paul On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Rick Dau <drummer1965...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 250 watts ND from Aberdeen to Omaha is doubtful, BUT I have heard KSDN at > night > in the past with Twins baseball, and if their night pattern doesn't favor > Omaha, > then it's likely that they were going with the full 5 kw day rig at the > time of > reception. Same case with KWAT-950. > > > Paul, is it OK if I forward your original message onto the ABDX > listserver? > There's a guy on there who just happens to live in Aberdeen, and he might > have > even more details about this situation. > > > 73, > Rick Dau > South Omaha, NE > Sony ICF-2010 + Quantum QX Pro loop > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tim Hills <thi...@sio.midco.net> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > <irca@hard-core-dx.com> > Sent: Sun, May 22, 2011 12:56:25 PM > Subject: Re: [IRCA] KSDN 930 Aberdeen, SD > > Thanks for that tip Paul. Even at 150 miles it's a rare hit here on the > backside of their pattern. > > Aberdeen being on the Missouri Basin might be heard at night as far as > Omaha to the SSW if they go ND with 250W. > > Tim Hills > Sioux Falls, SD > > DX-440, S350DL (both modified) Active antenna under development > On 5/22/2011 21:14, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > > News Talk formatted KSDN 930 in Aberdeen, SD with 5KW Day/3 towers and a > > large signal to the NW and 1KW Night/3 towers with a NE pattern has > applied > > to the FCC to operate with 1.25KW Non Directional Day and 250W Non > > Directional nights for at least 30 to 60 days after a lightning hit > damaged > > one of their towers and their transmitter. > > > > Just a heads up, some of you who hear this well might not get it at all > now > > and give you a chance to get something new. THose who don't hear it well > > might hear it better now. > > > > Paul Walker > > www.onairdj.com > > www.facebook.com/onairdj > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
