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WPON WCXI Updates - 2020

Discussion pertaining to Detroit, Ann Arbor, Port Huron and SW Ontario
fuzzpower
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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WCXI has been playing pop music of different languages, plus a few in English. I don’t think this is stunting, more of a “we have no idea what to put here at the moment”. I can’t imagine this being the final format.

I was in Livonia and caught WPON as well. Same programming that WCXI used to have. Reception dies around Westland and points south and probably east.
CK-722
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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Neither 1160 nor 1460 comes in well at all at my RL 30 miles East. Neither stopped the scan. Often interference from WYLL 1160, and WBNS 1460 and others during the early afternoon.
Is THAT where they got the idea for the 486-SX?

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Steve79
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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Both have EXTREMELY weak, barely audible signals here in west Windsor. Absolute garbage. Can't figure out why they don't put the oldies on 1090???
SixPlusOne
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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WPON - Program Test Authority - Letter From FCC - Dated: November 1, 2019

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/c ... r_id=92976
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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fuzzpower wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2019 4:27 pmDoesn’t WCXI have a CP for 15,000 watts? Why would they need authorization? They can go full power right now, then apply for the actual license. Sima and company are just cheap, that’s all.
Fuzz I dug this up just for your clarification:

WCXI - Special Temporary Authority - June 26, 2019

This authority expires on December 23, 2019.


http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/c ... r_id=91458
fuzzpower
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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They are required to still reach Fenton in the STA. Does 250 watts from Milford Twp do so?

If WPON is at their licensed power, their signal is horrible my way. Must be in the null. It was decent in Livonia and Northville, but then again it should be.
SixPlusOne
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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fuzzpower wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:35 pmIf WPON is at their licensed power, their signal is horrible my way. Must be in the null. It was decent in Livonia and Northville, but then again it should be.
I don't know yet whether they are at full power at this time.
CK-722
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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1460 is stronger than it was, but it's still weak and you can still hear cochannel beats. I doubt that it's more than 0.5 mV/m at the very most in the major lobe.
Is THAT where they got the idea for the 486-SX?

Same (x, y, z), different (t)

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innate-in-you
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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CK-722 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:14 pm 1460 is stronger than it was, but it's still weak and you can still hear cochannel beats. I doubt that it's more than 0.5 mV/m at the very most in the major lobe.
At what distance?

I certainly hope that's not at 1km!
CK-722
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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1160 and 1460 are 30 miles away. I guess I have to finally buy some field strength meters to prove what I'm saying, instead of estimating based on other measurements I made in the past. And M-3 really overestimates it on this path. Looks like all the spares that were lying around to borrow are gone. They're going for ridiculous prices online. I'll have to look at the old Allied Catalogs to see what they went for in 1970. The price for renting them for a month is almost as much as the units cost.
Is THAT where they got the idea for the 486-SX?

Same (x, y, z), different (t)

Your bullet missed my trial balloon.

RTN Price. Not guaranteed. As of 12:30, 157.71 Down 0.22.

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SixPlusOne
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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MWmetalhead wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:18 pm I have zero signal from WPON at my house today. Were they off the air the entire weekend?
I'm noting just a carrier at this time although they were OK earlier today with programming. I believe they were off during the weekend for whatever reason.
MWmetalhead wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:18 pmWCXI is readable but faint.
Noting the link below are you in the blue contour?

https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=WCXI&c ... d=&lang=en
fuzzpower
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Re: WPON WCXI Updates - 2019

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WPON was on this weekend and earlier today. Their signal still sucks- it’s too weak in my area to listen to for long periods. I get better reception from WSPD and even WPAY.
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