As a one-time broadcast engineer at a high power FM station, I believe
whoever in responsible for performance will want to know what is
happening -- management, not so much. Reports going back several years
raise questions, though. A search says that CKTB is a 10K/5K day, night
station. Not a lot of power, but still problems can occur.
The people to talk to are the engineering staff or contract engineering
people. They may not have engineering people on staff, depending on
Industry Canada regulations. They will/should definitely want to know,
however - unless CKTB doesn't pay promptly. Things like broken hardware,
etc. in antenna structures come to mind, especially considering the
reported sensitivity to wind. It's not a local problem if you're 400
miles away. Such faults can create spurs as well as modulation problems.
--N7NG
On 3/26/2020 1:00 PM, DXer wrote:
>>Maybe some of our two trillion dollar aid package can be sent to
Canada. Perhaps a mere $100,000 would let them replace their
troublesome guy wires with commercial grade Phillystran.
This pandemic is very serious business. I would not waste any money
uselessly. Tragically, a lot more money than we can print will be
needed after all is said and done.
As for CKTB, being so close to the border, it's likely covered by
international treaty. A call to the FCC may be all that is needed on
your side.
73 de Vince, VA3VF
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