[KFCF Friends] KFCF Transmitter

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12 Noon  March 3, 2006

The KFCF transmitter was off the air this morning and KFCF is currently 
operating at reduced power.

I just got off the phone with 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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