[KFCF Friends] KFCF Transmitter

[KFCF Subscribers & Friends list]

12:00 PM Friday March 3rd, 2006

 

Dear KFCF listener: 

 

KFCF has been off the air this morning due to a transmitter failure. We
are back on the air with a reduced signal.

 

I just got off the phone with our engineer Randy Stover. The KFCF
transmitter has died as a serious snow storm rolled into the Meadow
Lakes transmitter site making it somewhat difficult to get there.
Luckily former FFCF/KFCF Board Member Leni Reeve's husband Barry was at
home and lives across the street from Meadow Lakes and was able to go
over and inspect things.  He found the transmitter was not able to
restart, but Randy walked him thru putting the exciter on the air
directly and we are on with 30 watts (75 watts ERP) compared to our
normal 1000 watts (2400 watts ERP).  [The exciter makes the signal and
the transmitter is a big amplifier]. 

 

A repair party will be sent to the transmitter site, but I don't have
any details as to when that is going to happen yet.

 

Thanks,

Rychard E. Withers

 

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