Re: WMVU AM 900 Nashua NHon late

["Ronald & Sandra Gitschier" <gitchzoo@bellsouth.net>]

Subject: Re: WMVU AM 900 Nashua NHon late


>John Bolduc wrote:
 Last evening I noticed WMVU stayed on the air until exactly 10:00p.m.  They
went off the air in mid syllable. Because DX
conditions were nearly non-existant last night I was able to clearly hear
WMVU with their 910 watts signal about 15 miles away in both Derry and
Salem NH.<snip>

Mark Watson replied:
 I stongly believe this late sign  off time was the first time (at least
>in  recent history) they have signed off this late.
>They have night flea power of 50 watts.

It's possible that WMVU was heard with light bulb power. The station I work
for, WYHI uses a mighty 30 watts, and when it had to be used during the day
when a tube blew in our 5kw xmtr, I noted our signal 25 miles away. Seeing
that there was little to no DX,  perhaps they were legal that night.



Ron Gitschier
WYHI/1570
Fernandina Beach, FL

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