[Scan-DC] New NOAA Station in DC

[Duke Rumley]

hey those directions sound familiar !! when I was stationed at Vint Hill 
Farms between Warrenton & Manassas, we used to get on 29 to go to DC.

Duke Rumley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Clegg" <w4jecom at w4je.com>
To: <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:41 AM
Subject: RE: [Scan-DC] New NOAA Station in DC


> The DC signal is WNG 736 on 162.45 MHz, originating from an antenna at a
> height of 60 meters above ground on a tower near the intersection of Rt. 
> 29
> and Peabody St in NW DC. The tower base is at an elevation of about 95 m
> above mean sea level. The station transmits with a power of 300 W into an
> omnidirectional 8 dBi dipole array, yielding an effective isotropic 
> radiated
> power of just less than 1900 W. The station was first licensed in March
> 2006.
>
> Assuming a 6 mile line-of-sight path to Arlington, the free space loss is
> about 96 dB, giving this station an approximate received signal strength
> of -33 dBm into a typical 0 dBi scanner antenna, which would be full
> quieting. Even with 20 dB of additional shielding due to clutter, the 
> signal
> strength would still be a very strong -53 dBm.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scan-dc-bounces+w4jecom=w4je.com at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:scan-dc-bounces+w4jecom=w4je.com at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> John Antonelli
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 11:21 PM
> To: David L. Wilson
> Cc: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] New NOAA Station in DC
>
>
> Thanks in Arlington the DC station comes in far clearer than Manassas
>
> David L. Wilson wrote:
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Antonelli"
>> <Johnantonelli at verizon.net>
>> To: "scandc" <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 4:57 PM
>> Subject: [Scan-DC] New NOAA Station in DC
>>
>>
>>> what is the deal with this, first I have heard.  Anyone have a frequency
>>> and so now Manassas will be obsolete for us???
>>
>> Manassas (Independent Hill) is a high power (1000 W) station covering
>> areas
>> that the 300 W DC station cannot reach.  Here in Fredericksburg, the DC
>> station is totally covered byt eh Charlottesville (Covesville) station
>> and
>> Manassas is our bet.
>>
>> http://www.weather.gov/nwr/stations.php?State=VA
>> http://www.weather.gov/nwr/stations.php?State=MD
>> http://www.weather.gov/nwr/stations.php?State=DC
>>
>>
>>
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