Re: [IRCA] 690 French Saskatchewan

2010-08-19 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Tuesday 17 August 2010 22:15:22 Saul DX wrote: > Good chance for many of you in the east who need the French-language > station in SA not to log it ... heard it last night for third time this > month, and I've only checked a handful of times. In the overnight hours. > Not //540 860 etc CBCs b

Re: [IRCA] 690 French Saskatchewan

2010-08-18 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Glad to clear things up.. and glad to help anytime. I hate to nitpick, like I said.. but it's hard not to, being a radio guy myself. Paul On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:44 AM, Kevin S wrote: > Thanks Paul - I did indeed mean a pattern problem, not a transmitter > problem (given their signal, they o

Re: [IRCA] 690 French Saskatchewan

2010-08-17 Thread Kevin S
Thanks Paul - I did indeed mean a pattern problem, not a transmitter problem (given their signal, they obviously don't have the latter!). 73 - Kevin > Hate to nitpick and get technical here, but since I work for a directional > AM myself.. a transmitter fault would cause a pattern to go out of >

Re: [IRCA] 690 French Saskatchewan

2010-08-17 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Hate to nitpick and get technical here, but since I work for a directional AM myself.. a transmitter fault would cause a pattern to go out of whack... a transmitter fault would only cause the transmitter to operate at less then full power. What controls the pattern is a phasor.. and if stations sw

Re: [IRCA] 690 French Saskatchewan

2010-08-17 Thread Kevin S
Recently it has been competing well here in Seattle with 690 out of Vancouver. I finally heard a "CBC Premiere Saskatchewan" or words to that effect last week (have to check the recording...), although they often mention "CBC" and/or "Canada", especially on the hour. I wonder if their pattern des

Re: [IRCA] 690 French Saskatchewan

2010-08-17 Thread Donald K. Kaskey
Saul, That's a very nice catch, 690 in Gravelbourg! I've yet to pull them in down here in San Francisco. Too much Tijuana/Vancouver.I was extremely fortunate to get the SK on 860 just before KTRB moved here with 50 kw. Don Kaskey San Francisco Saul DX wrote: Good chance for many

[IRCA] 690 French Saskatchewan

2010-08-17 Thread Saul DX
Good chance for many of you in the east who need the French-language station in SA not to log it ... heard it last night for third time this month, and I've only checked a handful of times. In the overnight hours. Not //540 860 etc CBCs but remember there's a time zone difference. It is // durin