[RFI] Politics and RFI

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

They are doing the streetcar thing here in Oklahoma City.  Oklahoma City tore out the streetcar tracks sometime after the end of WW II because they had NEVER turned a profit in all the decades they had been running.  I have no idea what the power source will be, but there will be quite a few miles of overhead wires.  I don't think there is more than one wire being strung, so I guess the rails are the other side of the circuit.


More political boondoggle spending for pie in the sky stuff, as far as I'm concerned.  I'm just glad I have almost zero reason to go "downtown."


73 de Mac, K2GKK/5
(Since 30 Nov '53)
Oklahoma City, OK
USAF Retired 61-81
FAA Retired 94-10


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From: RFI <rfi-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Wes Stewart via RFI <rfi at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2018 13:17
To: rfi at contesting.com
Subject: [RFI] Politics and RFI

In downtown Tucson, AZ the worst RFI pollution is caused by... the City of Tucson.

A few years ago, the whole downtown was dug up and inconvenienced by the construction of a "Modern Streetcar" which was financed by the US taxpayers to the tune of $200M from DOT and $4.4M per year operating costs to run a bunch of empty cars from the U of A campus to downtown.

This is a 750V system with overhead wires (19' high) running throughout downtown.  The buzz on my AM car radio is huge.  The fire department was never consulted and they are appalled at the thought of having to raise a ladder on these streets.

But Portland Oregon has a street car and the wacky City Council is in love with Portland, so we had to have one too.

Fat chance trying to get this mess quieted down.

Wes  N7WS

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 Message: 4
 Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 23:16:49 -0500
 From: Joe <nss at mwt.net>

 Get the broadcast industry involved?
 Even in small towns of like 5000 or
 less in population. Downtown, try to
 listen to AM radio. You can only hear a
 few stations that are strong
 enough to get above the noise.

 Joe WB9SBD