WXCT 990

[Dighton Rockhead]

Dr. Joy is on 2AM-5AM 7 nights a week on CHML 900 out of Hamilton, Ontario.  It's a lot more intelligent than the other crap on at that time - those kooks on Coast to Coast AM (who all belong in padded rooms) and the Dinosaur known as Joey Reynolds.

Crap is all in the eye of the beholder.  As for me......ONE VOTE for the "Dinosaur" Joey Reynolds.  True enough, he's not 35 anymore, but he's STILL one of the very best at what he does!

[Tom Gary]

The Harris Sunwatch is no longer supported by Harris, has not been for many years. I was a beta tester for the product and was responsible for many of its features including a 14 month year. The Sine Systems RFC-1/B MUST have a UPS protecting it from a power failure, even a momentary one. That will cause it to lose track of time and render timed events useless. If you check 70 and 71, the month/year and time and they default to zero then there has been a loss of power.

[Ron]

The Harris Sunwatch is no longer supported by Harris, has not been for many years. I was a beta tester for the product and was responsible for many of its features including a 14 month year. The Sine Systems RFC-1/B MUST have a UPS protecting it from a power failure, even a momentary one. That will cause it to lose track of time and render timed events useless. If you check 70 and 71, the month/year and time and they default to zero then there has been a loss of power.

Yup and given the maintenance budget this place has ($0, I lost interest when they gave me a hard time replacing the HOT WATER HEATER).  I'm betting that's what it is, I'm just too lazy to listen at other times, literally, dont care.  What matters is, is the interference and rules violations after (whatever time sunset is this month) and the 2nd harmonic component on 160 meters.

[bub]

The Harris Sunwatch is no longer supported by Harris, has not been for many years. I was a beta tester for the product and was responsible for many of its features including a 14 month year. The Sine Systems RFC-1/B MUST have a UPS protecting it from a power failure, even a momentary one. That will cause it to lose track of time and render timed events useless. If you check 70 and 71, the month/year and time and they default to zero then there has been a loss of power.

Not surprised.  The Harris Sunwatch probably went the way of the SEDAT Transponder during Y2K transition.

Yup and given the maintenance budget this place has ($0, I lost interest when they gave me a hard time replacing the HOT WATER HEATER). 

I was there off and on between '93 and '99 and in all that time, I dont ever recall a time when we had hot water anywhere in the building.

I'm just too lazy to listen at other times, literally, dont care. 

Don't sweat it.  It's a tree in the forest.  No one else cares except MarcB. 

[MarcB]

Update:

After an anonymous email was sent to Rene Tetero Chief Engineer at WNTP 990 in Philadelphia 2 weeks ago, WXCT began powering down at night. Rene told the person that sent him the email that with WXCT running full 2500 watts, they were interfering in areas that should've been getting WNTP in the clear. Rene also went on to mention he noticed WXCT was unusually strong when he was in the New England area a few weeks ago, but he thought it was WALE. Turns out that believe it or not WALE was in compliance.


Oh boy. Today was the ultimate example of the "We don't Care" attitude at the station. 13 minutes of dead air interspersed with the sounds of the phone clicking at the dial tone going over the air a few times because they couldn't get a phone connection between the Bristol Polish Club and the station. After 13 minutes of dead air with no announcement at all they went back to their Spanish preaching programming. 7 minutes later at 2:20 Patti Ann's Polka Party started.

If it was me I would've made an announcement on the air "We're experiencing technical difficulties with Patti Ann's Polka Party. Please stay tuned as we work to get her show on the air shortly." Then I would've switched over to regular programming.

I mean seriously. How many of the Polka fans sat through 13 minutes of dead air and 7 minutes of a Spanish Preacher waiting for the Polka Show to start? Some probably stayed on through the dead air, but those who did probably tuned out when the Spanish Preacher began without warning.

[Ron]

Don't sweat it.  It's a tree in the forest.  No one else cares except MarcB. 

Game... set... match...

[DToTheJ]

Oh boy. Today was the ultimate example of the "We Don't Care" attitude at the station...

And speaking of "we don't care"...

[bub]

Oh boy. Today was the ultimate example of the "We Don't Care" attitude at the station...

And speaking of "we don't care"...

I mean seriously. How many of the Polka fans sat through 13 minutes of dead air and 7 minutes of a Spanish Preacher waiting for the Polka Show to start? Some probably stayed on through the dead air, but those who did probably tuned out when the Spanish Preacher began without warning.

MarcB:  More people will sit through an 80-point UConn Women's Basketball Win than this.   

[Whale]

5 days without a post.  How can we let a WXCT thread die?

[bub]

5 days without a post.  How can we let a WXCT thread die?

Does this count? 

http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,158414.30.html

To MarcB:  I was there for over a year after Winty passed on and never saw a ghost...or coyote for that matter.  And speaking of ghosts...Boo!