WBZ Transmitter Down Again

[DavidEduardo]

I didn't take it that way. He said the work was required...and staying within compliance is required. Tower lights, faded paint, missing fencing, etc.

But those were not the issues. Fencing can be done in a few hours. A couple of towers can be painted in a day or two. Lighting can be fixed almost instantly, even if a whole beacon needs to be replaced.

The understanding is that the amount of time taken for the repairs indicates extreme underlying structural issues. That might require removing all previous paint coats, replacing cross-bars or struts, even in-place welding. The lighting, signage, fencing and painting are matters required by the FCC. Structural repairs might fall under "good engineering practice" but are essentially at the discretion of the licensee.

 

[Wimmmex]

The lighting, signage, fencing and painting are matters required by the FCC.

And there ya go.

The point was that he was told that work was required by the FCC.....and they are required to be in compliance.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

The WBZ 1030 HD-IBOC is on at night tonight. They didn't shut it off at sunset as they had been recently.

 

[DavidEduardo]

And there ya go.

The point was that he was told that work was required by the FCC.....and they are required to be in compliance.

As I said, those were not the issues.

 

[Uncle Kaimbridge]

Itʼs Baaaaack!!!

The WBZ 1030 HD-IBOC is on at night tonight. They didn't shut it off at sunset as they had been recently.

Yeah, hopefully they left it on just for testing purposes (if, in fact, they did get a software—hardware?—upgrade).

Time will tell.

 

[Wimmmex]

As I said, those were not the issues.

As I stated, the "issues" are requirements by the FCC.

If nothing else...FCC has adopted and used recognized safety guidelines for evaluating RF environmental exposure since 1985.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

Yeah, hopefully they left it on just for testing purposes (if, in fact, they did get a software—hardware?—upgrade).

Maybe they set up the directional antenna to null just the HD-IBOC signal toward PA at night, but not the analog signal. Could that be done technically?

 

[frankberry]

Maybe they set up the directional antenna to null just the HD-IBOC signal toward PA at night, but not the analog signal. Could that be done technically?

No.

 

[Uncle Kaimbridge]

the wbz 1030 hd-iboc is on at night tonight. They didn't shut it off at sunset as they had been recently.

Yeah, hopefully they left it on just for testing purposes (if, in fact, they did get a software—hardware?—upgrade).

Time will tell.

Looks like allʼs well!
Saturday morning they went alt (low power/no IBOC) xmtr for a couple of hours; were back to normal by 12:30pm (w/IBOC) and have been shutting off the IBOC at night ever since (whew!).
Case closed—nothing more to see, letʼs move along. *

 

[Tilden]

BZ on low power all day Saturday 9/24/16