RE: boston-radio-interest-digest V5 #179

["elipolo@earthlink.net" <elipolo@earthlink.net>]

Although in some places in Boston and Brookline WRBB gets blown away by
WBOQ 
less than two miles from their transmitter, WRBB has been known to come in 
quite listenably over WBOQ in some freaky unexpected spots in the suburbs, 
particularly if you're on high ground facing Boston with a hill or other 
shadow to the north.

I've also heard WRBB in that Belmont area, as well as in spots in Waltham, 
Arlington, Medford, etc... At my apartment here in Somerville on a the 
south side of a Boston-facing slope, I get WRBB quite well, though I can 
reposition the antenna for WBOQ.

I recall back when WBOQ was formerly Simon Geller's weak, mono WVCA, it
really 
didn't quite make it down here even when WRBB was off, and WRBB's little 
signal came in most everywhere within the 128 belt on a good receiver.

Eli Polonsky


>Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:52:26 -0400
>From: "Aaron [Bishop] Read" <aread@speakeasy.net>
>Subject: RE: WRBB vs. WBOQ
>
>At 03:34 PM 7/29/2002, dan.strassberg@att.net wrote:
>>OTOH, WBOQ fades as I drive down Park Ave/Leonard St
>>from the Park Cirle water tower in Arlington toward
>>Belmont Center. As I approach Belmont Center, WRBB wipes
>>out WBOQ in many spots. WBOQ is unlistenable there and
>probably would be listenable were it not for WRBB. This
>>must be at least 8 miles from WRBB's TX.
>>--
>>dan.strassberg@att.net
>
>Are you sure that's WRBB?  As in, you've heard call letters or some other 
>equally positive identifier?  Belmont Center is WAY outside WRBB's 60dBu 
>contour and I would think it very tough to receive around there.   Maybe
if 
>there's a hill or something throwing a shadow for WBOQ on the Belmont 
>Center area, allowing WRBB to sneak in.



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