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Fw: WPTR's signal?
Sorry, but I should have noted that these comments are only about the NIGHT
TIME signal.
WPTR's day signal has always been low near Springfield, and I haven't
*noticed* a change---but the skywave signal at night has gone from nearly
the loudest thing on the dial in 1967 to a very poor signal now.
Is it possible some building was erected in the near field?, or they
installed a new antenna system?, or part of the ground system was
destroyed?
Thanks for the comments
Mark Casey
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> From: Mark Casey <map@map.com>
>
> Subject: WPTR's signal?
> Date: Friday, January 14, 2000 11:51 AM
>
> What has happened to WPTR's signal over the years? They were so loud in
the
> sixties, here near Springfield, Mass. When buying a GE 10 transistor
radio
> at Zayre's in Springfield in 1966, I tried it out inside the store and
> could get, as I expected, only 2 stations, WHYN & WPTR. Dissapointed as I
> was inside the building, when outside the store, the radio "got them
all".
>
> PTR was always louder then KB here back then but recently (the last 20
> years or so) has faded way down. Anybody with thoughts on this?
>
> Mark Casey
> K1MAP
> Hampden, Mass
>
> Kyle wrote
>
> > Also, it seemed to me when the station was WDCD, the modulation level
> > was always very low. I remember hearing 1540 at our Littleton
> > NH area cabin growing up and they were the most powerful signal
> > on the dial during the Rock years, but hearing the WDCD sound,
> > even though the signal seemed to be ok, was much weaker with
> > hash behind it. It may be my imagination, but it seems to be
> > louder again.
>
>
>
> >