AM Station on FM 161.7 explained by WMAL

[Chip Fetrow]

Interesting that he would actually put that into writing.

It is illegal to use a RPU (Remote Pick-Up) channel as an STL (Studio- 
Transmitter Link).

--chip

On Feb 18, 2011, at 1:00 PM, tacos-request at amrad.org wrote:

> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:30:41 -0500
> From: Richard O'Neill <richardoneill at earthlink.net>
> To: tacos at amrad.org
> Subject: Re: AM Station on FM 161.7 explained by WMAL
>
> Well, so it wasn't a commie plot (this time) but we still have
> fluoridated water.
>
> R
>
>
> On 2/18/2011 8:03 AM, Bob Rice, KG4RRN wrote:
>> Hello Gang,
>> I got a zippy do da reply to my email from WMALs Chief Engineer
>> in my inbox and thought I  ould share.
>> It's not often I talk with them you know.
>> here is David Sproul from WMAL explaining why AM 630
>> is on 161.700 Mhz.....
>>
>> "Ah, not to worry, Bob. I had our licensed KUR-811 RPU transmitter up
>> for most of the day. I'd always wondered if ANYBODY else noticed when
>> we were up on that frequency.
>>
>> In years past we brought remote broadcasts into the studios on that
>> frequency. Later, just airborne traffic reports were delivered that
>> way. Now it is only a backup link to the Bethesda transmitter site
>> from our Friendship Heights studios.
>>
>> We experienced an unpleasant incident a week or two ago. Many of our
>> crucial Verizon lines went out at the same time, including both
>> circuits carrying our programs out to Bethesda. We were caught a
>> little flat footed and would like to have some other options.
>>
>> Today I was just making some adjustments so that we can rely on the
>> 161.7 link in case the same thing happens in the future. Verizon has
>> not yet explained what happened. Whatever it was, that kind of thing
>> is exceedingly rare."
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Bob Rice,KG4RRN
>> kg4rrn at arrl.net
>> A Notary Public, VA.
>> Vice President,
>> Jefferson Co. WV. Amateur Radio Club