[QuadList] OT--50KW WWVA, Wheeling uses long-wire to temp. replace three towers blown over in windstorm

[Ted Langdell]

Since there are folks with AM and other big iron stuff in their  
background, thought it interesting that in this day and age, a long- 
wire AM antenna system is being put to use as a temporary antenna at  
WWVA, 1170, Wheeling, WV.

See video of the damage here and links to other info:
http://www.engineeringradio.us/blog/2010/08/wwva-looses-all-three-towers-to-straight-line-winds/

WWVA home page, with before and after shots of the towers and aerial  
still showing the site after the wind did the damage.
http://www.wwva.com/cc-common/mainheadlines2.html?feed=119921&article=7439986

Read the Special Temporary Authority application filed days later with  
the FCC here:
https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101394966&formid=911&fac_num=44046

While the application requests use of 12.5KW non-directional day and  
night, the FCC Media Bureau says it can run 50KW day and 12.5KW night  
with this rig:
http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=20606

The STA was granted quickly and expires in Feb., 2011.	

Perhaps there's some AM DXing worth attempting?

Definitely an OT post, unless one finds a station temporarily using an  
TCR-100 or ACR-25 to sub for a downed server system. We'd really like  
to see video and pix of that!

Ted

Ted Langdell
Secretary

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