[BC] KFI Tower replacement ?

[PeterH5322@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/3/06 9:06:08 AM, dan.strassberg at att.net writes:



> KBRT's 10 kW directional signal (equivalent to
> about 30 kW ND at best at the radiation maximum) covers like 50
> kW
> 
> 

While traveling the "inland" route from San Fran to Phoenix, taking the 
"cutoff" at Gorman and passing through Palmdale and on to San Berdoo, thereby 
totally avoiding all of L.A., KBRT was loud and clear, days, in Palmdale. Rather 
amazing, really, as most of L.A.'s stations were poorer, by comparison.

50 kW into 740's radiators (I'd probably use what are designated as towers 2 
and 3, as these would present an almost perfect pattern towards L.A., with a 
null towards the WSW), days, should be equivalent to almost 100 kW days, and 
then I would throttle back to ND nights at whatever P.O. would maintain the 
equivalent field from KFI's former 175.7 degree radiator at the departure angles 
towards the "notified" 640s in the East, and, of course, the Canadian Class A 
(grandfathered at 10 kW).

This solution should outlast the NIMBY folks, and would surely better serve 
the region than KFI's present auxiliary radiator at 25 kW.

Just for yucks, check the FCC's database for how many Class As have been 
approved under "Rio" on 640, and then compare that to how many Class As have been 
approved for 1560 (answer: only two, the very same ones which were approved 
under 1939's NARBA)!