Re: [IRCA] KTRP 1130 sign on today?

2009-12-02 Thread vroomski
Pat, Heard today at 1101 AM PST the KTRP equipment test announcement and with the tone. S-9+30db on the fence antenna with the MW550P off. Some splatter from local KXMG 1150. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA JRC 545 fence antenna ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@

Re: [IRCA] KTRP 1130 sign on today?

2009-12-02 Thread Patrick Martin
Doug, You are right with that. Lots of stations in the valley these days, Woodburn, Mt. Angel, Salem, Stayton, McMinnville, to mention a few 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.

Re: [IRCA] KTRP 1130 sign on today?

2009-12-02 Thread Doug Pifer
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:44:47 -0800 >> From: wb6...@cox.net >> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] KTRP 1130 sign on today? ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Op

Re: [IRCA] KTRP 1130 sign on today?

2009-12-01 Thread Patrick Martin
KTRP seems to have a great signal even this far to the NW, at nearly 100 air miles during the day. At least on my antennas. So they must sing in the valley and into Portland. However, their lp at night will not do much. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager _

Re: [IRCA] KTRP 1130 sign on today?

2009-12-01 Thread Mike Sanburn
Perhaps the next convention will include a drive out to their tower site for some photo ops!!?? Mike Sanburn KG6LJU > Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:44:47 -0800 > From: wb6...@cox.net > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [IRCA] KTRP 1130 sign on today? > > They're g

Re: [IRCA] KTRP 1130 sign on today?

2009-12-01 Thread Dennis Gibson
They're going to need every last one of those 25,000 watts during the day. Their towers are extremely short for 1130; only 130 feet (53.7 degrees electrical height). I have a nifty spreadsheet that converts tower height to degrees electrical height and other very similar calculations for towers

[IRCA] KTRP 1130 sign on today?

2009-12-01 Thread vroomski
Going to be listening to KTRP 1130 to see if they sign on today. At 7:00 AM PST it's just CKWX being heard. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in