FM Pirate at 87.7

Tue Aug 11 23:45:56 CDT 2009

More like a low power TV station. The audio is 
hot the better to hear on a FM radio. The video 
is  what looks like a Windows Media Player screen 
with dancing spectrum display and an error message I cant quite read.
      Sandy
     WB5MMB

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WDCN-LP       VA FAIRFAX                   USA

   Licensee: SIGNAL ABOVE LLC
   Service Designation: TX   Translator station

   Channel: 6       82 -  88 MHz   Licensed
   File No.:   BLTVL-20070410ACR     Facility ID number: 20450
   CDBS Application ID No.: 1180908

    38° 53' 45.00" N Latitude
    77° 08' 8.00 " W Longitude (NAD 27)

   Polarization:
   Effective Radiated Power (ERP):3. kW ERP
   Antenna Height Above Average Terrain:- meters 
HAAT -- 
<http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/haat_calculator?dlat=38&mlat=53&slat=45.000000&ns=N&dlon=77&mlon=8&slon=8.000000&ew=W&nad=27&rcamsl=198.4&nradials=360&terdb=1>Calculate 
HAAT
   Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level:198.4 meters AMSL
   Antenna Height Above Ground Level:76.2 meters AGL

   Frequency Offset: 0 (zero)

    Directional           Antenna ID No.: 
75482          Pattern Rotation: 115.00
    Antenna Make: -       Antenna Model: -

    Relative Field values for directional 
antenna 
<http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/polarplot?frame=Y&temp=75482&rotate=115.00&p0=0.172&p10=0.098&p20=0.068&p30=0.075&p40=0.088&p50=0.118&p60=0.212&p70=0.377&p80=0.557&p90=0.742&p100=0.882&p110=1.000&p120=1.000&p130=0.887&p140=0.742&p150=0.552&p160=0.372&p170=0.182&p180=0.047&p190=0.012&p200=0.007&p210=0.007&p220=0.148&p230=0.298&p240=0.418&p250=0.588&p260=0.658&p270=0.678&p280=0.608&p290=0.498&p300=0.463&p310=0.518&p320=0.554&p330=0.511&p340=0.404&p350=0.279&p360=0.172&>Relative 
Field polar plot
    Relative field values do not include any 
pattern rotation that may be indicated above.

     0°   0.172     60°   0.212     120°   1.000 
    180°   0.047     240°   0.418     300°   0.463
10°   0.098     70°   0.377     130°   0.887 
190°   0.012     250°   0.588     310°   0.518
20°   0.068     80°   0.557     140°   0.742 
200°   0.007     260°   0.658     320°   0.554
30°   0.075     90°   0.742     150°   0.552 
210°   0.007     270°   0.678     330°   0.511
40°   0.088     100°   0.882     160°   0.372 
220°   0.148     280°   0.608     340°   0.404
50°   0.118     110°   1.000     170°   0.182 
230°   0.298     290°   0.498     350°   0.279

    Additional Individual Tower Information from 
the Antenna Structure Registration database.
      (Use the Registration Number link for detailed information.)

       ASRN
   Site
Elevation
   (meters)Overall Height
Above Ground
(meters)Overall Height
Above Mean Sea
Level (meters)NAD 83 Tower Coordinates
-----------------------------------------------Convert to
NAD 27
    Latitude  Longitude

   <http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=611228>1049508 
122.2     87.4    209.6 N 38°53' 44.9"  W  77° 
8'  6.8" 
<http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/nadcon.prl?DIRECTION=83to27&LATITUDE=38,53,44.90&LONGITUDE=77,8,6.80&TYPE=SINGLE>To 
NAD27

    FAA:   FAA Study No. 
<https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=searchArchives&year=&asnYear=2008&asnRegion=AEA&asnSequence=1267&status=all>2008-AEA-1267-OE 
<https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/portal.jsp>Obstruction/Airport 
Airspace searches

    CDBS: 
<http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_list.pl?Facility_id=20450>Station 
Info 
<http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1180908>Application 
Info 
<http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/callsign/prod/query.hts?Call_Sign=WDCN>Mailing 
Address 
<http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/altc_list.pl?Facility_id=20450>Assignments 
and Transfers
           <http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=20450>Application 
List 
<http://www.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/audio/cdbs-public-access.html>CDBS 
Search 
Page 
<http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/own_list.pl?Facility_id=20450>Ownership 
Info 
<http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/eeob_list.pl?Facility_id=20450>EEO 
<http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=20450&Callsign=WDCN-LP>Call 
Sign Changes
    Site: 
<http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen/gif?lon=-77.135556&lat=38.895833&iwd=750&iht=750&mark=-77.135556,38.895833,bluestar,WDCN-LP_FAIRFAX_VA&on=water,miscell,counties,places,CITIES,&off=streets,GRID,shorelin&ht=1.5&wid=1.5>Region 
Map 
<http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen/gif?lon=-77.135556&lat=38.895833&iwd=750&iht=750&mark=-77.135556,38.895833,bluestar,WDCN-LP_FAIRFAX_VA&on=water,miscell,counties,places,CITIES,&off=streets,GRID,shorelin&ht=0.5&wid=0.5>Area 
Map 
<http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen/gif?lon=-77.135556&lat=38.895833&iwd=750&iht=750&mark=-77.135556,38.895833,bluestar,WDCN-LP_FAIRFAX_VA&on=water,miscell,counties,places,CITIES,&off=streets,GRID,shorelin&ht=.05&wid=.05>Local 
Map
    Area: 
<http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=TX1180908.html>Service 
Contour Map (62 
dBu) 
<http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?n=TX1180908.html>Alternate 
Map Link
    ULS:   Related facilities in 
ULS 
<http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/asrn-within-radius?dlat=38&mlat=53&slat=45.00&ns=N&dlon=77&mlon=8&slon=08.00&ew=W&nad=27&radius=0.5>ASRNs 
within 0.5 km radius

At 06:01 PM 8/11/2009, Frank Gentges wrote:
>Tacoistas,
>
>Bill Finn, N4TS dropped by the lab and mentioned 
>there was a strong pirate on 87.7.  Sure enough, 
>we tuned and there it was.  It is a Hispanic 
>station so I do not understand it or know quite 
>why it is there.  Is this some sort of a special 
>agreement with the FCC that certain people 
>get?  Is it a special format BPL signal?  Can I expect to see it next week?
>
>I'll see everyone Thursday night at the meeting 
>for the talk on precision clocks.
>
>Frank K0BRA
>
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