FW: WKFY

[A Joseph Ross]

A harmonic or an internal image?

On 8/31/2013 9:52 AM, Gary's Ice Cream wrote:
> I was able to receive WJIB last night around 10pm in Chelmsford and they
> were loud and clear.  Of course I was listening in AM just below the 160
> meter ham band....using a moderate ham rig (Yaesu FT950) connected to a 120
> foot long dipole going through an antenna tuner......but they were loud and
> clear.
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>                      Gary's Ice Cream, Chelmsford, MA
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> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of
> Mark Watson
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 8:53 AM
> To: Paul B. Walker, Jr.; Kevin Vahey
> Cc: Mark Connelly; Boston Radio Group
> Subject: Re: WKFY
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> Paul Walker wrote:
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>> I havent been up through the area near WJIB in years, but I would bet
>> the  tower location WJIB currently has is one of the reasons it's
>> signal is so  good. Move it further inland and the signal dissipates.
>> Only a guess because of water nearby.
> WJIB's tower is not near the ocean, the closest water is Fresh Pond. But as
> Chris Hall mentioned in his post, the ground system was replaced with the
> four long copper rods deep into the soil. Apparently it works, as WJIB's day
> signal is listenable in my car radio in Lowell and is listenable in other
> places around the Greater Boston area.
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> Mark Watson
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