From richard@chonak.com  Sat Feb  2 06:44:37 2019
From: richard@chonak.com (Richard Chonak)
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 06:44:37 -0500
Subject: WTOP says goodbye to its longtime DC home
Message-ID: <aqdm5uik9tcikwwogappc6w5.1549107877431@email.android.com>

DC's news station relocates:

https://wtop.com/inside-wtop/2019/02/so-long-farewell-and-all-that-wtop-says-goodbye-to-its-longtime-dc-home/slide/1/


From martinjwaters@yahoo.com  Sun Feb  3 12:14:57 2019
From: martinjwaters@yahoo.com (Martin Waters)
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2019 17:14:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: WTOP says goodbye to its longtime DC home
In-Reply-To: <aqdm5uik9tcikwwogappc6w5.1549107877431@email.android.com>
References: <aqdm5uik9tcikwwogappc6w5.1549107877431@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <601373088.2497004.1549214097706@mail.yahoo.com>

 ? ?? WTOP is a great station -- despite moving its studios out of D.C. But, am I the only one who thinks the trumpeting every 30 minutes about "the glass-enclosed nerve center" is the silliest thing ever said on radio? Huh? What?

    On ?Saturday?, ?February? ?2?, ?2019? ?07?:?20?:?07? ?AM? ?EST, Richard Chonak <richard@chonak.com> wrote:  
 
 DC's news station relocates:

https://wtop.com/inside-wtop/2019/02/so-long-farewell-and-all-that-wtop-says-goodbye-to-its-longtime-dc-home/slide/1/

  

From 011010001@interpring.com  Mon Feb  4 06:49:27 2019
From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 06:49:27 -0500 (EST)
Subject: What's happened to the "candelabra" tower?
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902040647160.6711@python.interpring.com>


I see that all three of the antennas that used to crown American Tower's 
former Stainless tower at 140 Cabot Street in Needham are gone.

Is there anyone still using this tower?


Rob

From wollman@bimajority.org  Mon Feb  4 09:00:46 2019
From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 09:00:46 -0500
Subject: What's happened to the "candelabra" tower?
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902040647160.6711@python.interpring.com>
References: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902040647160.6711@python.interpring.com>
Message-ID: <23640.17806.423421.626496@hergotha.csail.mit.edu>

<<On Mon, 4 Feb 2019 06:49:27 -0500 (EST), Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> said:

> I see that all three of the antennas that used to crown American Tower's 
> former Stainless tower at 140 Cabot Street in Needham are gone.

> Is there anyone still using this tower?

Scott has reported on the restacking extensively in NERW.  There's now
a UHF master antenna and a VHF channel 5 antenna atop the mast for
WGBH.  The "arms" of the candelabra are no longer in use, and channel
25 (the last remaining tenant) is using Cedar St. while everyone
(except 7/56 obviously) is constructing a backup facility at Cabot.
They will all move to Cabot while the post-repack facility is
constructed as Cedar.  WGBH's post-repack main facility on channel 5
will be at Cabot; the other stations will be main at Cedar and aux at
Cabot.

-GAWollman


From scott@fybush.com  Mon Feb  4 09:15:01 2019
From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 09:15:01 -0500
Subject: What's happened to the "candelabra" tower?
In-Reply-To: <23640.17806.423421.626496@hergotha.csail.mit.edu>
References: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902040647160.6711@python.interpring.com>
 <23640.17806.423421.626496@hergotha.csail.mit.edu>
Message-ID: <CAPM+09caTvcVwVuAP-htGEd7T8fqV9BH8iogc34AG5Gw-DYjmg@mail.gmail.com>

... except WFXT; it will return to Cabot as its main site and will use the
new master antenna at Cedar as its aux when all the dust settles.

On Mon, Feb 4, 2019, 9:02 AM Garrett Wollman <wollman@bimajority.org wrote:

> <<On Mon, 4 Feb 2019 06:49:27 -0500 (EST), Rob Landry <
> 011010001@interpring.com> said:
>
> > I see that all three of the antennas that used to crown American Tower's
> > former Stainless tower at 140 Cabot Street in Needham are gone.
>
> > Is there anyone still using this tower?
>
> Scott has reported on the restacking extensively in NERW.  There's now
> a UHF master antenna and a VHF channel 5 antenna atop the mast for
> WGBH.  The "arms" of the candelabra are no longer in use, and channel
> 25 (the last remaining tenant) is using Cedar St. while everyone
> (except 7/56 obviously) is constructing a backup facility at Cabot.
> They will all move to Cabot while the post-repack facility is
> constructed as Cedar.  WGBH's post-repack main facility on channel 5
> will be at Cabot; the other stations will be main at Cedar and aux at
> Cabot.
>
> -GAWollman
>
>

From tlmedia9@gmail.com  Mon Feb  4 19:49:35 2019
From: tlmedia9@gmail.com (Ted Larsen)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:49:35 -0500
Subject: Gary LaPierre, Legendary Broadcaster At WBZ NewsRadio, Dies At 76
Message-ID: <450baf50-e655-472c-827d-5fda58bd07a0@getmailbird.com>

I'm so sorry to report this , He was not only a great colleague, but a wonderful friend.

https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2019-02-04-gary-lapierre-legendary-broadcaster-at-wbz-newsradio-dies-at-76/?fbclid=IwAR3aLaBBegg-g9D0ijJR9bsZfo1lU7ZUhOeUE4-o93IT-B1kfcOhSobN5fE [https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2019-02-04-gary-lapierre-legendary-broadcaster-at-wbz-newsradio-dies-at-76/?fbclid=IwAR3aLaBBegg-g9D0ijJR9bsZfo1lU7ZUhOeUE4-o93IT-B1kfcOhSobN5fE]

He passed away peacefully on Monday at home on the north shore, surrounded by his loving family. He was recently diagnosed with leukemia.

From tlmedia9@gmail.com  Tue Feb  5 21:37:06 2019
From: tlmedia9@gmail.com (Ted Larsen)
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 21:37:06 -0500
Subject: Gary LaPierre, Legendary Broadcaster At WBZ NewsRadio, Dies At 76
In-Reply-To: <6F085E81-E557-45FA-89B2-026DAF77034F@LostCluster.me>
References: <450baf50-e655-472c-827d-5fda58bd07a0@getmailbird.com>
 <6F085E81-E557-45FA-89B2-026DAF77034F@LostCluster.me>
Message-ID: <63fd788e-04e4-4c23-a2fb-98e0071f459f@getmailbird.com>

Thanks Ben. What a wonderful story.
On 2/5/2019 9:03:23 PM, Ben Levy <lostcluster@lostcluster.me> wrote:
Gary indeed welcomed me to the world and New England as I moved around? I have a lot of memories of him, including school visits and his participation in the one-day WCBS replacement called WNYX. He even did an interactive reading of the 7am news for me and my dad while we were driving to Woburn, which most days we didn?t realize he was listening to us. That summer, he and the rest of WBZ even trained David Laurence?s daughter how to read morning news for CNET Radio?s short-lived existance.

We?re starting to see a generational change at WBZ? with Josh Binswanger from Kid Company taking Gary?s time slot, and many of the feature reporters form the 90s not there anymore. WBZ could use some new features? maybe Binswanger could start an ?? On The Loose?-style feature.

My favorite moments on-air with Gary was when he would introduce me as the expert in both the #1 and #2 stories, and then I would quip ?Hey Gary, read a story that doesn?t involve me!?? it lead to a reorganizing of the time wheel to get the third story in, but it was funny enough to pass the manager?s approval. He had me as an expert in game shows such as Double Dare in order to set up a slot to rip against Fun House.

Another great one broadcasting up there where out antennas don?t reach?

Ben

> On Feb 4, 2019, at 7:49:35 PM, Ted Larsen wrote:
>
> I'm so sorry to report this , He was not only a great colleague, but a wonderful friend.
>
> https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2019-02-04-gary-lapierre-legendary-broadcaster-at-wbz-newsradio-dies-at-76/?fbclid=IwAR3aLaBBegg-g9D0ijJR9bsZfo1lU7ZUhOeUE4-o93IT-B1kfcOhSobN5fE [https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2019-02-04-gary-lapierre-legendary-broadcaster-at-wbz-newsradio-dies-at-76/?fbclid=IwAR3aLaBBegg-g9D0ijJR9bsZfo1lU7ZUhOeUE4-o93IT-B1kfcOhSobN5fE]
>
> He passed away peacefully on Monday at home on the north shore, surrounded by his loving family. He was recently diagnosed with leukemia.


From LostCluster@LostCluster.me  Tue Feb  5 21:02:46 2019
From: LostCluster@LostCluster.me (Ben Levy)
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 21:02:46 -0500
Subject: Gary LaPierre, Legendary Broadcaster At WBZ NewsRadio, Dies At 76
In-Reply-To: <450baf50-e655-472c-827d-5fda58bd07a0@getmailbird.com>
References: <450baf50-e655-472c-827d-5fda58bd07a0@getmailbird.com>
Message-ID: <6F085E81-E557-45FA-89B2-026DAF77034F@LostCluster.me>

Gary indeed welcomed me to the world and New England as I moved around? I have a lot of memories of him, including school visits and his participation in the one-day WCBS replacement called WNYX. He even did an interactive reading of the 7am news for me and my dad while we were driving to Woburn, which most days we didn?t realize he was listening to us. That summer, he and the rest of WBZ even trained David Laurence?s daughter how to read morning news for CNET Radio?s short-lived existance. 

We?re starting to see a generational change at WBZ? with Josh Binswanger from Kid Company taking Gary?s time slot, and many of the feature reporters form the 90s not there anymore. WBZ could use some new features? maybe Binswanger could start an ?? On The Loose?-style feature.

My favorite moments on-air with Gary was when he would introduce me as the expert in both the #1 and #2 stories, and then I would quip ?Hey Gary, read a story that doesn?t involve me!?? it lead to a reorganizing of the time wheel to get the third story in, but it was funny enough to pass the manager?s approval. He had me as an expert in game shows such as Double Dare in order to set up a slot to rip against Fun House.

Another great one broadcasting up there where out antennas don?t reach?

Ben

> On Feb 4, 2019, at 7:49:35 PM, Ted Larsen <tlmedia9@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm so sorry to report this , He was not only a great colleague, but a wonderful friend.
> 
> https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2019-02-04-gary-lapierre-legendary-broadcaster-at-wbz-newsradio-dies-at-76/?fbclid=IwAR3aLaBBegg-g9D0ijJR9bsZfo1lU7ZUhOeUE4-o93IT-B1kfcOhSobN5fE [https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2019-02-04-gary-lapierre-legendary-broadcaster-at-wbz-newsradio-dies-at-76/?fbclid=IwAR3aLaBBegg-g9D0ijJR9bsZfo1lU7ZUhOeUE4-o93IT-B1kfcOhSobN5fE]
> 
> He passed away peacefully on Monday at home on the north shore, surrounded by his loving family. He was recently diagnosed with leukemia.



From tlmedia9@gmail.com  Tue Feb  5 22:52:09 2019
From: tlmedia9@gmail.com (Ted Larsen)
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:52:09 -0500
Subject: Gary LaPierre's Funeral Plans Announced
Message-ID: <e9993b16-bbf1-44a3-8781-abdc5a836feb@getmailbird.com>

If you live nearby you might want to stop by and offer your sympathies.?

http://hosting-6775.tributes.com/obituary/show/Gary-J.-LaPierre-106809023?fbclid=IwAR3yDVF9tWalAZCqI0QnKK71mWX7ifo9aaL1i8dYXz0hdA9Z4Noxw9a6AUQ

From joe@attorneyross.com  Tue Feb  5 23:26:46 2019
From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross)
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 23:26:46 -0500
Subject: Gary LaPierre, Legendary Broadcaster At WBZ NewsRadio, Dies At 76
In-Reply-To: <6F085E81-E557-45FA-89B2-026DAF77034F@LostCluster.me>
References: <450baf50-e655-472c-827d-5fda58bd07a0@getmailbird.com>
 <6F085E81-E557-45FA-89B2-026DAF77034F@LostCluster.me>
Message-ID: <f38651c5-6c01-4a87-3a3e-a53db5fa7cc0@attorneyross.com>

Huh?? What was WNYX?


On 2/5/2019 9:02 PM, Ben Levy wrote:
> Gary indeed welcomed me to the world and New England as I moved around? I have a lot of memories of him, including school visits and his participation in the one-day WCBS replacement called WNYX. He even did an interactive reading of the 7am news for me and my dad while we were driving to Woburn, which most days we didn?t realize he was listening to us. That summer, he and the rest of WBZ even trained David Laurence?s daughter how to read morning news for CNET Radio?s short-lived existance.
>
> We?re starting to see a generational change at WBZ? with Josh Binswanger from Kid Company taking Gary?s time slot, and many of the feature reporters form the 90s not there anymore. WBZ could use some new features? maybe Binswanger could start an ?? On The Loose?-style feature.
>
> My favorite moments on-air with Gary was when he would introduce me as the expert in both the #1 and #2 stories, and then I would quip ?Hey Gary, read a story that doesn?t involve me!?? it lead to a reorganizing of the time wheel to get the third story in, but it was funny enough to pass the manager?s approval. He had me as an expert in game shows such as Double Dare in order to set up a slot to rip against Fun House.
>
> Another great one broadcasting up there where out antennas don?t reach?
>
> Ben
>
>> On Feb 4, 2019, at 7:49:35 PM, Ted Larsen <tlmedia9@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm so sorry to report this , He was not only a great colleague, but a wonderful friend.
>>
>> https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2019-02-04-gary-lapierre-legendary-broadcaster-at-wbz-newsradio-dies-at-76/?fbclid=IwAR3aLaBBegg-g9D0ijJR9bsZfo1lU7ZUhOeUE4-o93IT-B1kfcOhSobN5fE [https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2019-02-04-gary-lapierre-legendary-broadcaster-at-wbz-newsradio-dies-at-76/?fbclid=IwAR3aLaBBegg-g9D0ijJR9bsZfo1lU7ZUhOeUE4-o93IT-B1kfcOhSobN5fE]
>>
>> He passed away peacefully on Monday at home on the north shore, surrounded by his loving family. He was recently diagnosed with leukemia.
>
>

-- 
A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com

From dillane@sbcglobal.net  Fri Feb  8 10:37:18 2019
From: dillane@sbcglobal.net (Bill Dillane)
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019 15:37:18 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: WTOP says goodbye to its longtime DC home
References: <2095966719.405752.1549640238174.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2095966719.405752.1549640238174@mail.yahoo.com>

>From the linked article - "Dick Uliano is keeping tabs on the Northam story, which keeps developing amid the distractions of the move."

Dick Uliano started out at WCCM in Lawrence in the early 70s while he was a student at Emerson College.

From joe@attorneyross.com  Sun Feb 10 23:58:29 2019
From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:58:29 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
Message-ID: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>

Has WMEX gone off the air again?? When they started broadcasting on 1510 
awhile back, simulcasting WATD, I found I could get them on my car 
radio, especially as I drove south.? Lately, I haven't been able to get 
them.? Anyone know what's going on?

-- 
A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com

From joe@attorneyross.com  Mon Feb 11 01:01:42 2019
From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 01:01:42 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>
 <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <b54bdfa0-3b95-6120-52ea-00a361d9ac57@attorneyross.com>

Thanks.? But I thought WMEX was on a few months ago when I listened to 
some of the UMass football games on it, rather than WATD, because of bad 
reception of WATD at times.

On 2/11/2019 12:34 AM, Sean Smyth wrote:
> They?ve been off the air for five or six months now, it seems. What I 
> read on one of the Boston radio message boards is that transmitter is 
> being used at the moment on 1460 Brockton, which went back on as 1510 
> went off. I assume Ed Perry has a plan to buy a second transmitter so 
> he can keep both stations and their translators on. There?s no rush to 
> sign on again until you have your translator ready to go, that?s where 
> most will listen anyway.
>
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 12:30 AM A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com 
> <mailto:joe@attorneyross.com>> wrote:
>
>     Has WMEX gone off the air again?? When they started broadcasting
>     on 1510
>     awhile back, simulcasting WATD, I found I could get them on my car
>     radio, especially as I drove south.? Lately, I haven't been able
>     to get
>     them.? Anyone know what's going on?
>
>     -- 
>     A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA
>     02459
>     <https://maps.google.com/?q=1340+Centre+Street,+Suite+103+%C2%B7+Newton,+MA+02459&entry=gmail&source=g>
>     617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com
>
> -- 
> Sent from my iPhone

-- 
A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com

From ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu  Mon Feb 11 00:34:44 2019
From: ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu (Sean Smyth)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:34:44 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>
References: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>
Message-ID: <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>

They?ve been off the air for five or six months now, it seems. What I read
on one of the Boston radio message boards is that transmitter is being used
at the moment on 1460 Brockton, which went back on as 1510 went off. I
assume Ed Perry has a plan to buy a second transmitter so he can keep both
stations and their translators on. There?s no rush to sign on again until
you have your translator ready to go, that?s where most will listen anyway.

On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 12:30 AM A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com> wrote:

> Has WMEX gone off the air again?  When they started broadcasting on 1510
> awhile back, simulcasting WATD, I found I could get them on my car
> radio, especially as I drove south.  Lately, I haven't been able to get
> them.  Anyone know what's going on?
>
> --
> A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1340+Centre+Street,+Suite+103+%C2%B7+Newton,+MA+02459&entry=gmail&source=g>
> 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com
>
-- 
Sent from my iPhone

From 011010001@interpring.com  Mon Feb 11 07:45:51 2019
From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 07:45:51 -0500 (EST)
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>
 <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902110740180.17521@python.interpring.com>



On Mon, 11 Feb 2019, Sean Smyth wrote:

> They?ve been off the air for five or six months now, it seems. What I 
> read on one of the Boston radio message boards is that transmitter is 
> being used at the moment on 1460 Brockton, which went back on as 1510 
> went off.

Ed has a frequency-agile AM transmitter? I wonder what it is.

WSRO's BE AM-500A had to be sent back to the factory when Alex wanted to 
move it from 650 to 1410 for WZBR (where it is now a backup rig); and I 
had the devil of a time retuning a Nautel AMPFET 1 from 660 to 650 to se 
as WSRO's backup rig.

I can't think of anything available for the AM band that can be easily 
retuned. FM, of course, is a different story.


Rob

From elipolo881@gmail.com  Mon Feb 11 14:17:20 2019
From: elipolo881@gmail.com (Eli Polonsky)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:17:20 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1549904400.80024.boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
References: <mailman.1.1549904400.80024.boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Message-ID: <CAC4OE_pNeudMLJ2kF8+yRrkH2qUumt+EjDkbBNgoxGcR=KtkRA@mail.gmail.com>

I've heard that the current tentative plan is to get both 1510 WMEX and
1460 WATD (AM) on the air with their intended licensed (CP) powers late
this spring, May or June.

Both the current broadcast of 1460 WATD and last summer/fall's broadcast of
1510 WMEX, both simulcasting WATD-FM, are/were temporary low power
broadcasts improvised for the purpose of putting a signal on the
frequencies to prevent the FCC from deleting the licenses.

EP

From joe@attorneyross.com  Mon Feb 11 23:53:57 2019
From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:53:57 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902110740180.17521@python.interpring.com>
References: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>
 <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>
 <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902110740180.17521@python.interpring.com>
Message-ID: <7e11515f-a48c-beef-deeb-32fbedc486b8@attorneyross.com>

I wonder what stations did when NARBA came into effect.? Was it easier 
to re-tune transmitters in those days?


On 2/11/2019 7:45 AM, Rob Landry wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2019, Sean Smyth wrote:
>
>> They?ve been off the air for five or six months now, it seems. What I 
>> read on one of the Boston radio message boards is that transmitter is 
>> being used at the moment on 1460 Brockton, which went back on as 1510 
>> went off.
>
> Ed has a frequency-agile AM transmitter? I wonder what it is.
>
> WSRO's BE AM-500A had to be sent back to the factory when Alex wanted 
> to move it from 650 to 1410 for WZBR (where it is now a backup rig); 
> and I had the devil of a time retuning a Nautel AMPFET 1 from 660 to 
> 650 to se as WSRO's backup rig.
>
> I can't think of anything available for the AM band that can be easily 
> retuned. FM, of course, is a different story.
>
>
> Rob

-- 
A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com

From joe@attorneyross.com  Mon Feb 11 23:55:24 2019
From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:55:24 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <CAC4OE_pNeudMLJ2kF8+yRrkH2qUumt+EjDkbBNgoxGcR=KtkRA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <mailman.1.1549904400.80024.boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
 <CAC4OE_pNeudMLJ2kF8+yRrkH2qUumt+EjDkbBNgoxGcR=KtkRA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <a8d8cd41-fa3c-c1a4-907f-ccecc5800a73@attorneyross.com>

Any idea what programming they're going to run on the AM stations? Will 
they continue to simulcast WATD-FM or does Ed have other plans?

On 2/11/2019 2:17 PM, Eli Polonsky wrote:
> I've heard that the current tentative plan is to get both 1510 WMEX 
> and 1460 WATD (AM) on the air with their intended licensed (CP) powers 
> late this spring, May or June.
>
> Both the current broadcast of 1460 WATD and last summer/fall's 
> broadcast of 1510 WMEX, both simulcasting WATD-FM, are/were temporary 
> low power broadcasts improvised for the purpose of putting a signal on 
> the frequencies to prevent the FCC from deleting the licenses.
>
> EP
>

-- 
A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com

From elipolo881@gmail.com  Tue Feb 12 02:07:02 2019
From: elipolo881@gmail.com (Eli Polonsky)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 02:07:02 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <a8d8cd41-fa3c-c1a4-907f-ccecc5800a73@attorneyross.com>
References: <mailman.1.1549904400.80024.boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
 <CAC4OE_pNeudMLJ2kF8+yRrkH2qUumt+EjDkbBNgoxGcR=KtkRA@mail.gmail.com>
 <a8d8cd41-fa3c-c1a4-907f-ccecc5800a73@attorneyross.com>
Message-ID: <CAC4OE_o0EdGFQ_jr2C7+q81cS8SVFHN=GBs6mmDDhG_J7xS0Ew@mail.gmail.com>

Though there will be some simulcasting, the low-power full-time
simulcasting was just to put some programming on the signals while
satisfying the FCC's requirements to keep the license active. If not for
doing that, the licenses could have been deleted for the stations being off
the air for too long.

I've heard that weekday mornings 6-10 AM, probably on both AM stations,
will be a simulcast of the WATD-FM morning news program, which may expand
its coverage to include the areas of the new signals. Then after that,
separate programming will run on both stations much (but not necessarily
all) of the time. I've heard some second-hand speculation of formats, but
not definite enough to say. However, like WATD-FM they will likely be
mainly music formats after 10 AM, with frequent community service and
information elements.

EP

On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 11:55 PM A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com> wrote:

> Any idea what programming they're going to run on the AM stations?  Will
> they continue to simulcast WATD-FM or does Ed have other plans?
>
> On 2/11/2019 2:17 PM, Eli Polonsky wrote:
>
> I've heard that the current tentative plan is to get both 1510 WMEX and
> 1460 WATD (AM) on the air with their intended licensed (CP) powers late
> this spring, May or June.
>
> Both the current broadcast of 1460 WATD and last summer/fall's broadcast
> of 1510 WMEX, both simulcasting WATD-FM, are/were temporary low power
> broadcasts improvised for the purpose of putting a signal on the
> frequencies to prevent the FCC from deleting the licenses.
>
> EP
>
>
> --
> A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
> 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com
>

From kvahey@gmail.com  Tue Feb 12 06:29:36 2019
From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 06:29:36 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <CAC4OE_o0EdGFQ_jr2C7+q81cS8SVFHN=GBs6mmDDhG_J7xS0Ew@mail.gmail.com>
References: <mailman.1.1549904400.80024.boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
 <CAC4OE_pNeudMLJ2kF8+yRrkH2qUumt+EjDkbBNgoxGcR=KtkRA@mail.gmail.com>
 <a8d8cd41-fa3c-c1a4-907f-ccecc5800a73@attorneyross.com>
 <CAC4OE_o0EdGFQ_jr2C7+q81cS8SVFHN=GBs6mmDDhG_J7xS0Ew@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABnTNsP0VXtraCBMmSQK0x9Ysy+bxrGCUQXucdBUyuARdanTCw@mail.gmail.com>

I think we can trust Ed Perry will do the best thing for the community.



On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 3:04 AM Eli Polonsky <elipolo881@gmail.com> wrote:

> Though there will be some simulcasting, the low-power full-time
> simulcasting was just to put some programming on the signals while
> satisfying the FCC's requirements to keep the license active. If not for
> doing that, the licenses could have been deleted for the stations being off
> the air for too long.
>
> I've heard that weekday mornings 6-10 AM, probably on both AM stations,
> will be a simulcast of the WATD-FM morning news program, which may expand
> its coverage to include the areas of the new signals. Then after that,
> separate programming will run on both stations much (but not necessarily
> all) of the time. I've heard some second-hand speculation of formats, but
> not definite enough to say. However, like WATD-FM they will likely be
> mainly music formats after 10 AM, with frequent community service and
> information elements.
>
> EP
>
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 11:55 PM A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Any idea what programming they're going to run on the AM stations?  Will
> > they continue to simulcast WATD-FM or does Ed have other plans?
> >
> > On 2/11/2019 2:17 PM, Eli Polonsky wrote:
> >
> > I've heard that the current tentative plan is to get both 1510 WMEX and
> > 1460 WATD (AM) on the air with their intended licensed (CP) powers late
> > this spring, May or June.
> >
> > Both the current broadcast of 1460 WATD and last summer/fall's broadcast
> > of 1510 WMEX, both simulcasting WATD-FM, are/were temporary low power
> > broadcasts improvised for the purpose of putting a signal on the
> > frequencies to prevent the FCC from deleting the licenses.
> >
> > EP
> >
> >
> > --
> > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
> > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com
> >
>

From mamros@mit.edu  Mon Feb 11 08:48:03 2019
From: mamros@mit.edu (Shawn Mamros)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:48:03 +0000
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902110740180.17521@python.interpring.com>
References: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>
 <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>,
 <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902110740180.17521@python.interpring.com>
Message-ID: <3AA2995FD42B2E48A2B762E850E68AA6013598F695@OC11expo28.exchange.mit.edu>

>Ed has a frequency-agile AM transmitter? I wonder what it is.

Nautel claims the ability for "simple frequency change" on their J1000 line of 1kW AM transmitters:
https://www.nautel.com/products/am-transmitters/j1000/

I'd imagine it's probably more difficult with higher powered AM transmitters.

-Shawn


From tlmedia@intrstar.net  Mon Feb  4 17:41:58 2019
From: tlmedia@intrstar.net (Ted Larsen)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:41:58 -0500
Subject: Gary LaPierre, Legendary Broadcaster At WBZ NewsRadio, Dies At 76
Message-ID: <31eb11fd-cffa-4681-80a3-4cacc0198692@getmailbird.com>

I'm so sorry to report this , He was not only a great colleague, but a wonderful friend.

https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2019-02-04-gary-lapierre-legendary-broadcaster-at-wbz-newsradio-dies-at-76/?fbclid=IwAR3aLaBBegg-g9D0ijJR9bsZfo1lU7ZUhOeUE4-o93IT-B1kfcOhSobN5fE

He passed away peacefully on Monday at home on the north shore, surrounded by his loving family. He was recently diagnosed with leukemia.

From dav2149@comcast.net  Tue Feb  5 09:21:23 2019
From: dav2149@comcast.net (dav2149@comcast.net)
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 09:21:23 -0500
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
Message-ID: <C31ED9F6-FFA9-4017-A0BC-D6B58A3EF3BA@comcast.net>

Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the hour (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All other programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley on car radio.
David Wilson

From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com  Tue Feb 12 12:41:21 2019
From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:41:21 -0700
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <CABnTNsP0VXtraCBMmSQK0x9Ysy+bxrGCUQXucdBUyuARdanTCw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <mailman.1.1549904400.80024.boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
 <CAC4OE_pNeudMLJ2kF8+yRrkH2qUumt+EjDkbBNgoxGcR=KtkRA@mail.gmail.com>
 <a8d8cd41-fa3c-c1a4-907f-ccecc5800a73@attorneyross.com>
 <CAC4OE_o0EdGFQ_jr2C7+q81cS8SVFHN=GBs6mmDDhG_J7xS0Ew@mail.gmail.com>
 <CABnTNsP0VXtraCBMmSQK0x9Ysy+bxrGCUQXucdBUyuARdanTCw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADC3Yg1mp=VhtVFXVxP-yH6z2ZprK91BdADYQWZjnXb70486yg@mail.gmail.com>

I wonder who the source of info on al lthis is... Joe McMillan on Facebook?
Lol

Paul

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 8:41 AM Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think we can trust Ed Perry will do the best thing for the community.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 3:04 AM Eli Polonsky <elipolo881@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Though there will be some simulcasting, the low-power full-time
> > simulcasting was just to put some programming on the signals while
> > satisfying the FCC's requirements to keep the license active. If not for
> > doing that, the licenses could have been deleted for the stations being
> off
> > the air for too long.
> >
> > I've heard that weekday mornings 6-10 AM, probably on both AM stations,
> > will be a simulcast of the WATD-FM morning news program, which may expand
> > its coverage to include the areas of the new signals. Then after that,
> > separate programming will run on both stations much (but not necessarily
> > all) of the time. I've heard some second-hand speculation of formats, but
> > not definite enough to say. However, like WATD-FM they will likely be
> > mainly music formats after 10 AM, with frequent community service and
> > information elements.
> >
> > EP
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 11:55 PM A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Any idea what programming they're going to run on the AM stations?
> Will
> > > they continue to simulcast WATD-FM or does Ed have other plans?
> > >
> > > On 2/11/2019 2:17 PM, Eli Polonsky wrote:
> > >
> > > I've heard that the current tentative plan is to get both 1510 WMEX and
> > > 1460 WATD (AM) on the air with their intended licensed (CP) powers late
> > > this spring, May or June.
> > >
> > > Both the current broadcast of 1460 WATD and last summer/fall's
> broadcast
> > > of 1510 WMEX, both simulcasting WATD-FM, are/were temporary low power
> > > broadcasts improvised for the purpose of putting a signal on the
> > > frequencies to prevent the FCC from deleting the licenses.
> > >
> > > EP
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
> > > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com
> > >
> >
>

From dave@skywaves.net  Tue Feb 12 16:58:34 2019
From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:58:34 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <3AA2995FD42B2E48A2B762E850E68AA6013598F695@OC11expo28.exchange.mit.edu>
References: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>
 <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>,
 <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902110740180.17521@python.interpring.com>
 <3AA2995FD42B2E48A2B762E850E68AA6013598F695@OC11expo28.exchange.mit.edu>
Message-ID: <003901d4c31e$19dac570$4d905050$@skywaves.net>

I have a J-1000 at one of my stations. I believe there are two versions of
the output network, one for the lower half and the other for the upper half
of the band. Other than that, it's a front panel thing to select the
frequency. There's probably some stuff you can do to optimize at the new
frequency, but I believe it will run fine.

-d


-----Original Message-----
From: Boston-Radio-Interest
[mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of
Shawn Mamros
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 8:48 AM
To: Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com>; Sean Smyth
<ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu>
Cc: Boston Radio <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
Subject: RE: WMEX?

>Ed has a frequency-agile AM transmitter? I wonder what it is.

Nautel claims the ability for "simple frequency change" on their J1000 line
of 1kW AM transmitters:
https://www.nautel.com/products/am-transmitters/j1000/

I'd imagine it's probably more difficult with higher powered AM
transmitters.

-Shawn





From joe@attorneyross.com  Tue Feb 12 18:30:42 2019
From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:30:42 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <003901d4c31e$19dac570$4d905050$@skywaves.net>
References: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>
 <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>
 <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902110740180.17521@python.interpring.com>
 <3AA2995FD42B2E48A2B762E850E68AA6013598F695@OC11expo28.exchange.mit.edu>
 <003901d4c31e$19dac570$4d905050$@skywaves.net>
Message-ID: <69bd453b-a34d-3712-5f20-e1241d9a803f@attorneyross.com>

Come to think of it, it probably shouldn't be TOO easy to change the 
frequency, else it could be changed by accident, something the FCC 
wouldn't be too happy about.? I imagine there must be some safety 
mechanism for that?


On 2/12/2019 4:58 PM, Dave Doherty wrote:
> I have a J-1000 at one of my stations. I believe there are two versions of
> the output network, one for the lower half and the other for the upper half
> of the band. Other than that, it's a front panel thing to select the
> frequency. There's probably some stuff you can do to optimize at the new
> frequency, but I believe it will run fine.
>
> -d
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boston-Radio-Interest
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of
> Shawn Mamros
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 8:48 AM
> To: Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com>; Sean Smyth
> <ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu>
> Cc: Boston Radio <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
> Subject: RE: WMEX?
>
>> Ed has a frequency-agile AM transmitter? I wonder what it is.
> Nautel claims the ability for "simple frequency change" on their J1000 line
> of 1kW AM transmitters:
> https://www.nautel.com/products/am-transmitters/j1000/
>
> I'd imagine it's probably more difficult with higher powered AM
> transmitters.
>
> -Shawn
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com

From dave@skywaves.net  Tue Feb 12 19:10:00 2019
From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 19:10:00 -0500
Subject: WMEX?
In-Reply-To: <69bd453b-a34d-3712-5f20-e1241d9a803f@attorneyross.com>
References: <5f9d1f52-1513-2514-09d0-ec1fc7d327a8@attorneyross.com>
 <CABOxt8Gz-G9afucVrBNN_+RhibpLpj2-BB1kxyfaU=qQQpzi4A@mail.gmail.com>
 <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902110740180.17521@python.interpring.com>
 <3AA2995FD42B2E48A2B762E850E68AA6013598F695@OC11expo28.exchange.mit.edu>
 <003901d4c31e$19dac570$4d905050$@skywaves.net>
 <69bd453b-a34d-3712-5f20-e1241d9a803f@attorneyross.com>
Message-ID: <002801d4c330$76490350$62db09f0$@skywaves.net>

IIRC, it's buried pretty deep in the menus.

But if you can physically access the front panel, you own it.  No passwords on that. There's no Ethernet connection on mine. It's an early version. 

I suspect current models have Ethernet connections and better security.

-d

-----Original Message-----
From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of A Joseph Ross
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 6:31 PM
To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
Subject: Re: WMEX?

Come to think of it, it probably shouldn't be TOO easy to change the frequency, else it could be changed by accident, something the FCC wouldn't be too happy about.  I imagine there must be some safety mechanism for that?


On 2/12/2019 4:58 PM, Dave Doherty wrote:
> I have a J-1000 at one of my stations. I believe there are two 
> versions of the output network, one for the lower half and the other 
> for the upper half of the band. Other than that, it's a front panel 
> thing to select the frequency. There's probably some stuff you can do 
> to optimize at the new frequency, but I believe it will run fine.
>
> -d
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boston-Radio-Interest
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf 
> Of Shawn Mamros
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 8:48 AM
> To: Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com>; Sean Smyth 
> <ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu>
> Cc: Boston Radio <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
> Subject: RE: WMEX?
>
>> Ed has a frequency-agile AM transmitter? I wonder what it is.
> Nautel claims the ability for "simple frequency change" on their J1000 
> line of 1kW AM transmitters:
> https://www.nautel.com/products/am-transmitters/j1000/
>
> I'd imagine it's probably more difficult with higher powered AM 
> transmitters.
>
> -Shawn
>
>
>
>
>

--
A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com





From raccoonradio@gmail.com  Tue Feb 12 18:39:20 2019
From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:39:20 -0500
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
In-Reply-To: <C31ED9F6-FFA9-4017-A0BC-D6B58A3EF3BA@comcast.net>
References: <C31ED9F6-FFA9-4017-A0BC-D6B58A3EF3BA@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <CAJht-8NZsXdk5jEFYH-Afc-kBnQ3DYSDkoWD+1hYZn+wr2KHVA@mail.gmail.com>

I have picked up a pirate on 720 before on the North Shore. Bruce Conti's
Low Power/Unlicensed page lists it as Haitian/religious from Dorchester.

The same page lists at 1690
" WRCI *R.Creole Inter*, Lynn - French news/talk, AM Stereo. "
and adds it's relayed on 1640 in Brockton.Maybe they're on 720 now?
https://www.bamlog.com/bostonlp.htm

--Bob Nelson


On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, <dav2149@comcast.net> wrote:

> Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the hour
> (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All other
> programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley on car radio.
> David Wilson
>

From 011010001@interpring.com  Wed Feb 13 08:19:12 2019
From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:19:12 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
In-Reply-To: <CAJht-8NZsXdk5jEFYH-Afc-kBnQ3DYSDkoWD+1hYZn+wr2KHVA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <C31ED9F6-FFA9-4017-A0BC-D6B58A3EF3BA@comcast.net>
 <CAJht-8NZsXdk5jEFYH-Afc-kBnQ3DYSDkoWD+1hYZn+wr2KHVA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902130818090.26652@python.interpring.com>


...AM stereo?

It's astonishing that a pirate would have the technical savvy to get 
C-QUAM up and running. I wonder what he's using for an antenna.


Rob

On Tue, 12 Feb 2019, Bob Nelson wrote:

> I have picked up a pirate on 720 before on the North Shore. Bruce Conti's
> Low Power/Unlicensed page lists it as Haitian/religious from Dorchester.
>
> The same page lists at 1690
> " WRCI *R.Creole Inter*, Lynn - French news/talk, AM Stereo. "
> and adds it's relayed on 1640 in Brockton.Maybe they're on 720 now?
> https://www.bamlog.com/bostonlp.htm
>
> --Bob Nelson
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, <dav2149@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the hour
>> (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All other
>> programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley on car radio.
>> David Wilson
>>
>

From jjlehmann@comcast.net  Wed Feb 13 08:34:35 2019
From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:34:35 -0500
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902130818090.26652@python.interpring.com>
References: <C31ED9F6-FFA9-4017-A0BC-D6B58A3EF3BA@comcast.net>
 <CAJht-8NZsXdk5jEFYH-Afc-kBnQ3DYSDkoWD+1hYZn+wr2KHVA@mail.gmail.com>
 <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902130818090.26652@python.interpring.com>
Message-ID: <045501d4c3a0$dd1f80c0$975e8240$@comcast.net>

I don't think that station in Lynn has been on the air in many years. That website has been around for a long time, and old entries are never deleted.

Most of the pirates on AM have since moved to FM. There may be one left on AM in Brockton, but it's not 1640.

Jeff Lehmann

-----Original Message-----
From: Boston-Radio-Interest <boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org> On Behalf Of Rob Landry
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 8:19 AM
To: Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@gmail.com>
Cc: dav2149@comcast.net; boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
Subject: Re: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole


...AM stereo?

It's astonishing that a pirate would have the technical savvy to get C-QUAM up and running. I wonder what he's using for an antenna.


Rob

On Tue, 12 Feb 2019, Bob Nelson wrote:

> I have picked up a pirate on 720 before on the North Shore. Bruce Conti's
> Low Power/Unlicensed page lists it as Haitian/religious from Dorchester.
>
> The same page lists at 1690
> " WRCI *R.Creole Inter*, Lynn - French news/talk, AM Stereo. "
> and adds it's relayed on 1640 in Brockton.Maybe they're on 720 now?
> https://www.bamlog.com/bostonlp.htm
>
> --Bob Nelson
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, <dav2149@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the hour
>> (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All other
>> programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley on car radio.
>> David Wilson
>>
>



From 011010001@interpring.com  Wed Feb 13 10:15:02 2019
From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:15:02 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
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There is a Voice of America Creole service. And VOA stations do not use 
call signs, so the lasck of a call sign doesn't preclude this from being a 
legitimate VOA transmission.

The question is: how does it come to be audible at 9 AM? VOA isn't 
supposed to target domestic audiences, so if it is VOA it's aimed at 
Haiti.


Rob

On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, dav2149@comcast.net wrote:

> Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the hour (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All other programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley on car radio.
> David Wilson
>

From jjlehmann@comcast.net  Wed Feb 13 12:53:52 2019
From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:53:52 -0500
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
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This is not a legitimate broadcast. It?s a pirate coming from the roof of a house in Mattapan/Dorchester using a typical TIS type antenna.

Jeff Lehmann

> On Feb 13, 2019, at 10:15 AM, Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> There is a Voice of America Creole service. And VOA stations do not use call signs, so the lasck of a call sign doesn't preclude this from being a legitimate VOA transmission.
> 
> The question is: how does it come to be audible at 9 AM? VOA isn't supposed to target domestic audiences, so if it is VOA it's aimed at Haiti.
> 
> 
> Rob
> 
>> On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, dav2149@comcast.net wrote:
>> 
>> Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the hour (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All other programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley on car radio.
>> David Wilson
>> 



From dcassell@gmail.com  Wed Feb 13 11:24:07 2019
From: dcassell@gmail.com (Damon Cassell)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:24:07 -0500
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902130818090.26652@python.interpring.com>
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You can buy cheap C-QUAM AM transmitters on eBay for under $300.

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 8:20 AM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote:

>
> ...AM stereo?
>
> It's astonishing that a pirate would have the technical savvy to get
> C-QUAM up and running. I wonder what he's using for an antenna.
>
>
> Rob
>
> On Tue, 12 Feb 2019, Bob Nelson wrote:
>
> > I have picked up a pirate on 720 before on the North Shore. Bruce Conti's
> > Low Power/Unlicensed page lists it as Haitian/religious from Dorchester.
> >
> > The same page lists at 1690
> > " WRCI *R.Creole Inter*, Lynn - French news/talk, AM Stereo. "
> > and adds it's relayed on 1640 in Brockton.Maybe they're on 720 now?
> > https://www.bamlog.com/bostonlp.htm
> >
> > --Bob Nelson
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, <dav2149@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the hour
> >> (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All other
> >> programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley on car
> radio.
> >> David Wilson
> >>
> >
>

From elipolo881@gmail.com  Wed Feb 13 13:13:21 2019
From: elipolo881@gmail.com (Eli Polonsky)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:13:21 -0500
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1550077200.3833.boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
References: <mailman.1.1550077200.3833.boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Message-ID: <CAC4OE_rv0Y8c35Y0GMiYxNg-u8F0Z8KVpxKe1jogm2YHZeeJfQ@mail.gmail.com>

The signal we're hearing on 720 AM in this area is coming from a pirate
somewhere around the Dorchester/Mattapan/Hyde Park area. The signal becomes
stronger around those areas. It has been on the air for several years.

The fringe of it can be heard for several miles around, even past Route 128
(such as in Wellesley), but not much farther. It's not the VOA skipping up
here.

I haven't listened long enough to hear any ID or whether it's relaying VOA.
What I've heard has sounded like Creole religious programming. The
production I've heard has not sounded professional, more like just a mic on
inside a local church picking up preachers and choirs with echo and ambient
noise. At other times (possibly when the church may not be active) I may
have heard recorded Gospel music perhaps in Creole.

It's not in C-Quam or any kind of AM stereo, in fact the audio quality is
poor.

EP

>
> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:15:02 -0500 (EST)
> From: Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com>
> To: dav2149@comcast.net
> Cc: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
> Subject: Re: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
>
> There is a Voice of America Creole service. And VOA stations do not use
> call signs, so the lasck of a call sign doesn't preclude this from being a
> legitimate VOA transmission.
>
> The question is: how does it come to be audible at 9 AM? VOA isn't
> supposed to target domestic audiences, so if it is VOA it's aimed at
> Haiti.
>
> Rob
>
>
>

From 011010001@interpring.com  Wed Feb 13 14:41:35 2019
From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:41:35 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
In-Reply-To: <28D63282-74DF-4B13-B729-BC0426517177@comcast.net>
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 <28D63282-74DF-4B13-B729-BC0426517177@comcast.net>
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And its relaying the Voice of America? How weird.


Rob

On Wed, 13 Feb 2019, Jeff Lehmann wrote:

> This is not a legitimate broadcast. It?s a pirate coming from the roof of a house in Mattapan/Dorchester using a typical TIS type antenna.
>
> Jeff Lehmann
>
>> On Feb 13, 2019, at 10:15 AM, Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> There is a Voice of America Creole service. And VOA stations do not use call signs, so the lasck of a call sign doesn't preclude this from being a legitimate VOA transmission.
>>
>> The question is: how does it come to be audible at 9 AM? VOA isn't supposed to target domestic audiences, so if it is VOA it's aimed at Haiti.
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>> On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, dav2149@comcast.net wrote:
>>>
>>> Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the hour (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All other programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley on car radio.
>>> David Wilson
>>>
>

From ashboy1951@gmail.com  Wed Feb 13 10:41:38 2019
From: ashboy1951@gmail.com (Doug Drown)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:41:38 -0500
Subject: Whence the nighttime interference on 1030?
Message-ID: <CAB-R_HkwZOaoPpLvGHF5Da1mnZyFEwPNeFHzA-4B4S=jOY-sYA@mail.gmail.com>

I live on the upper midcoast of Maine, where WBZ's daytime signal comes in
like gang busters --- absolutely crystal clear, no hiss or interference, as
though the transmitter were just down the road.  One the sun sets, however,
it deteriorates rapidly, especially at this time of year.  What is/are the
station(s) I'm hearing on 1030 kHz?  They seem to interfere with one
another, such that I can't make anything out plainly.  Am I correct in
thinking that 'BZ's signal is nondirectional?  If so, the presence of these
other stations' signals surprises me.

From aerie.ma@comcast.net  Wed Feb 13 19:40:30 2019
From: aerie.ma@comcast.net (Jim Hall)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:40:30 -0500
Subject: Whence the nighttime interference on 1030?
In-Reply-To: <CAB-R_HkwZOaoPpLvGHF5Da1mnZyFEwPNeFHzA-4B4S=jOY-sYA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAB-R_HkwZOaoPpLvGHF5Da1mnZyFEwPNeFHzA-4B4S=jOY-sYA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <007101d4c3fd$e4774170$ad65c450$@comcast.net>

Larry Glick used to claim WBZ was non-directional...but apparently he hadn't seen the TWO towers in Hull. But they are directional by choice since there's nothing east of Hull but haddock and cod. I think WWL in New Orleans is like that too...directional by choice to maximize signal over land. I have also noticed lately that WBZ's signal "ain't what it used to be" where I live in Andover MA. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Boston-Radio-Interest <boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org> On Behalf Of Doug Drown
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 10:42 AM
To: Boston Radio Group <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
Subject: Whence the nighttime interference on 1030?

I live on the upper midcoast of Maine, where WBZ's daytime signal comes in like gang busters --- absolutely crystal clear, no hiss or interference, as though the transmitter were just down the road.  One the sun sets, however, it deteriorates rapidly, especially at this time of year.  What is/are the
station(s) I'm hearing on 1030 kHz?  They seem to interfere with one another, such that I can't make anything out plainly.  Am I correct in thinking that 'BZ's signal is nondirectional?  If so, the presence of these other stations' signals surprises me.



From richard@chonak.com  Wed Feb 13 19:44:54 2019
From: richard@chonak.com (Richard Chonak)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:44:54 -0500
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
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References: <C31ED9F6-FFA9-4017-A0BC-D6B58A3EF3BA@comcast.net>
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A pirate could get VOA audio from the web:

https://www.voanouvel.com/live/audio/47/4764423?withmediaplayer=1

--RC



On 2/13/19 2:41 PM, Rob Landry wrote:
>
> And its relaying the Voice of America? How weird.
>
>
> Rob
>
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2019, Jeff Lehmann wrote:
>
>> This is not a legitimate broadcast. It?s a pirate coming from the 
>> roof of a house in Mattapan/Dorchester using a typical TIS type antenna.
>>
>> Jeff Lehmann
>>
>>> On Feb 13, 2019, at 10:15 AM, Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> There is a Voice of America Creole service. And VOA stations do not 
>>> use call signs, so the lasck of a call sign doesn't preclude this 
>>> from being a legitimate VOA transmission.
>>>
>>> The question is: how does it come to be audible at 9 AM? VOA isn't 
>>> supposed to target domestic audiences, so if it is VOA it's aimed at 
>>> Haiti.
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, dav2149@comcast.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the 
>>>> hour (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All 
>>>> other programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley 
>>>> on car radio.
>>>> David Wilson
>>>>
>>

From rbello@belloassoc.com  Wed Feb 13 19:28:30 2019
From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:28:30 -0500
Subject: Whence the nighttime interference on 1030?
In-Reply-To: <CAB-R_HkwZOaoPpLvGHF5Da1mnZyFEwPNeFHzA-4B4S=jOY-sYA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAB-R_HkwZOaoPpLvGHF5Da1mnZyFEwPNeFHzA-4B4S=jOY-sYA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAHf+2NxfBEmzvZfMDtsJxdgG_78kZjUumeTEU8z5fxsi=MTUnw@mail.gmail.com>

WBZ is directional
A simple, 2 tower, cardioid pattern aimed west
Has been since moving transmitter to Hull from Millis

---------------------------------------------------


On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 4:13 PM Doug Drown <ashboy1951@gmail.com> wrote:

> I live on the upper midcoast of Maine, where WBZ's daytime signal comes in
> like gang busters --- absolutely crystal clear, no hiss or interference, as
> though the transmitter were just down the road.  One the sun sets, however,
> it deteriorates rapidly, especially at this time of year.  What is/are the
> station(s) I'm hearing on 1030 kHz?  They seem to interfere with one
> another, such that I can't make anything out plainly.  Am I correct in
> thinking that 'BZ's signal is nondirectional?  If so, the presence of these
> other stations' signals surprises me.
>

From markwa1ion@aol.com  Wed Feb 13 22:01:38 2019
From: markwa1ion@aol.com (Mark Connelly)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 03:01:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: 720 AM broadcaster in Creole
References: <1000175034.690644.1550113298726.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1000175034.690644.1550113298726@mail.yahoo.com>

Most likely this is the Dorchester area 720 pirate relaying the VOA Creole service from an internet feed.

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA

<<
There is a Voice of America Creole service. And VOA stations do not use
call signs, so the lack of a call sign doesn't preclude this from being a
legitimate VOA transmission.

The question is: how does it come to be audible at 9 AM? VOA isn't
supposed to target domestic audiences, so if it is VOA it's aimed at
Haiti.


Rob

On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, dav2149@comcast.net wrote:

> Where is the 720 AM signal in Creole coming from? Only ID on the hour (9:00a.m. 2/5) ?This is the Voice of America in Creole?. All other programing in Creole. Steady signal heard here in Wellesley on car radio.
> David Wilson
>
>>

From markwa1ion@aol.com  Thu Feb 14 15:08:03 2019
From: markwa1ion@aol.com (Mark Connelly)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 20:08:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Whence the nighttime interference on 1030?
References: <1365018113.1106283.1550174883478.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1365018113.1106283.1550174883478@mail.yahoo.com>

What I usually have behind WBZ at night here in South Yarmouth, MA is LS10, Radio del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

This is a representative recording from 17 FEB 2018 at 0000 UTC (7 p.m. EST local, 16 FEB):
https://app.box.com/s/oyrrwtxgcsbve9tbs5gh2tw6txg6i9o1

ID "Radio Noticias del Plata" is just a bit behind WBZ.

The other stations that occasionally show up on 1030 here mid-evening are WONQ in Orlando, FL and a Colombian. Those are both also in Spanish.

I am only 3 miles from water heading south. What others hear behind WBZ could be different. Some get Mexico City. Around sunset MD and TN stations can show before they power down / switch patterns.

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
<<
I live on the upper midcoast of Maine, where WBZ's daytime signal comes in
like gang busters --- absolutely crystal clear, no hiss or interference, as
though the transmitter were just down the road.? One the sun sets, however,
it deteriorates rapidly, especially at this time of year.? What is/are the
station(s) I'm hearing on 1030 kHz?? They seem to interfere with one
another, such that I can't make anything out plainly.? Am I correct in
thinking that 'BZ's signal is nondirectional?? If so, the presence of these
other stations' signals surprises me.


Larry Glick used to claim WBZ was non-directional...but apparently he hadn't seen the TWO towers in Hull. But they are directional by choice since there's nothing east of Hull but haddock and cod. I think WWL in New Orleans is like that too...directional by choice to maximize signal over land. I have also noticed lately that WBZ's signal "ain't what it used to be" where I live in Andover MA. 
>>

From 011010001@interpring.com  Thu Feb 14 15:18:46 2019
From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:18:46 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Whence the nighttime interference on 1030?
In-Reply-To: <CAB-R_HkwZOaoPpLvGHF5Da1mnZyFEwPNeFHzA-4B4S=jOY-sYA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAB-R_HkwZOaoPpLvGHF5Da1mnZyFEwPNeFHzA-4B4S=jOY-sYA@mail.gmail.com>
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The most likely cause of interference to WBZ is WBZ itself. There are two 
types of emissions from AM stations: a surface wave, which follows the 
ground, and a sky wave, which follows a straight line into the atmosphere. 
When it hits the "D" layer of the ionosphere it is absorbed and 
disappears.

However, the "D" layer is only present during the day. At night it 
disappears, and the sky wave continues until it hits the "E" or "F" layers 
of the ionosphere, which reflect it downward. That is why people hundreds 
or even thousands of miles away can hear WBZ at night, but not during the 
day.

WBZ's surface-wave coverage is very impressive; driving to visit my father 
in upstate NY a few years ago, I had a listenable signal from WBZ all the 
way to Schenevus, NY, on I-88 just short of Oneonta. That's about 150 
miles, all of it over land -- excellent for an AM staion in daytime.

If you live at the outer edge of WBZ's daytime coverage area, you will 
often receive both the surface wave and the reflected sky wave, and they 
will interfere with each other. In the worst case they can completely 
cancel. If they do, you'll hear anything else that happens to be on 1030 
but not WBZ.


Rob

On Wed, 13 Feb 2019, Doug Drown wrote:

> I live on the upper midcoast of Maine, where WBZ's daytime signal comes in
> like gang busters --- absolutely crystal clear, no hiss or interference, as
> though the transmitter were just down the road.  One the sun sets, however,
> it deteriorates rapidly, especially at this time of year.  What is/are the
> station(s) I'm hearing on 1030 kHz?  They seem to interfere with one
> another, such that I can't make anything out plainly.  Am I correct in
> thinking that 'BZ's signal is nondirectional?  If so, the presence of these
> other stations' signals surprises me.
>

From kvahey@gmail.com  Thu Feb 14 22:38:20 2019
From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 22:38:20 -0500
Subject: Whence the nighttime interference on 1030?
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902141509470.32457@python.interpring.com>
References: <CAB-R_HkwZOaoPpLvGHF5Da1mnZyFEwPNeFHzA-4B4S=jOY-sYA@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <CABnTNsN+ZfTcbJK+4Qi0dOTr5pzajzJKtSXTXZafFgoRRs1qBg@mail.gmail.com>

Rob

The best example of this is the New York Thruway at night - WBZ at night is
iffy between Albany and Utica at night but west of there it is a local all
the way to Chicago.

An hour before local sundown in Chicago, WBZ is as clear in the Loop as any
of the Chicago AM stations.

On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 3:20 PM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote:

>
> The most likely cause of interference to WBZ is WBZ itself. There are two
> types of emissions from AM stations: a surface wave, which follows the
> ground, and a sky wave, which follows a straight line into the atmosphere.
> When it hits the "D" layer of the ionosphere it is absorbed and
> disappears.
>
> However, the "D" layer is only present during the day. At night it
> disappears, and the sky wave continues until it hits the "E" or "F" layers
> of the ionosphere, which reflect it downward. That is why people hundreds
> or even thousands of miles away can hear WBZ at night, but not during the
> day.
>
> WBZ's surface-wave coverage is very impressive; driving to visit my father
> in upstate NY a few years ago, I had a listenable signal from WBZ all the
> way to Schenevus, NY, on I-88 just short of Oneonta. That's about 150
> miles, all of it over land -- excellent for an AM staion in daytime.
>
> If you live at the outer edge of WBZ's daytime coverage area, you will
> often receive both the surface wave and the reflected sky wave, and they
> will interfere with each other. In the worst case they can completely
> cancel. If they do, you'll hear anything else that happens to be on 1030
> but not WBZ.
>
>
> Rob
>
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2019, Doug Drown wrote:
>
> > I live on the upper midcoast of Maine, where WBZ's daytime signal comes
> in
> > like gang busters --- absolutely crystal clear, no hiss or interference,
> as
> > though the transmitter were just down the road.  One the sun sets,
> however,
> > it deteriorates rapidly, especially at this time of year.  What is/are
> the
> > station(s) I'm hearing on 1030 kHz?  They seem to interfere with one
> > another, such that I can't make anything out plainly.  Am I correct in
> > thinking that 'BZ's signal is nondirectional?  If so, the presence of
> these
> > other stations' signals surprises me.
> >
>

From wollman@bimajority.org  Mon Feb 18 17:24:09 2019
From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman)
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:24:09 -0500
Subject: Whence the nighttime interference on 1030?
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1902141509470.32457@python.interpring.com>
References: <CAB-R_HkwZOaoPpLvGHF5Da1mnZyFEwPNeFHzA-4B4S=jOY-sYA@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <23659.12425.501996.720685@hergotha.csail.mit.edu>

<<On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:18:46 -0500 (EST), Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> said:

> WBZ's surface-wave coverage is very impressive; driving to visit my father 
> in upstate NY a few years ago, I had a listenable signal from WBZ all the 
> way to Schenevus, NY, on I-88 just short of Oneonta. That's about 150 
> miles, all of it over land -- excellent for an AM staion in daytime.

...in the low-ground-conductivity northeast.  It would be pretty
terrible in Iowa or South Dakota where 300 miles is the norm for a
signal-limited 5-kW ND.

-GAWollman