Re: WCVT - WCRB (was: Heat Wave Triggers ...)

["Peter J. Sherman" <psherman@ma.ultranet.com>]

I believe the arrays for both Fitchburg AMs are on a hill northwest of town.
One is closer to the top, but I'm not sure which is which. I recall they are
both four towers, in line. I don't know about the bases, but the tower tops
reflect the angle of the hill.

> From: dan.strassberg@att.net
> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 20:57:58 +0000
> To: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
> Cc: "Sean Smyth" <Sportswriter@dejazzd.com>,
> <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Subject: Re: WCVT - WCRB (was: Heat Wave Triggers ...)
> 
> Unrelated to your post but interesting nevertheless, at
> least to AM DA phreaks such as me, is that WDEV's three-
> tower array, though probably not unique, is certainly
> unusual in being located on a hillside. (Of course, what
> _isn't_ on a hillside in that area? To answer my own
> question, things that are on hilltops.) I have not seen
> another AM DA in which all of the tower bases aren't on
> or very close to the same level. I wonder whether the
> FCC demanded measurements of the vertical pattern as
> part of the proofs before granting a license to cover.
>