[XWARN] the latest on WHIO outage and WKEF/WRGT signal

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 WKEF and WRGT are operating at reduced power and a lower antenna as part of the recently mandated signal “repack”. This temporary status is due to unavoidable delays in tower crew availability required given the multiple stations across the country going through the same process. We are trying to expedite the situation and will keep you informed of changes. We appreciate your viewership and thank you for your patience. 

Friday 11/8/19 - WHIO Climbers have been working for days on the tower, which is almost 1,000 feet in the air – the equivalent of a 10-story building. In addition to the dangerous conditions, rain and ice have stymied progress. On Friday, the tower crew discovered more extensive damage than previously thought, which will require more time to repair.





-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Stone <w8lly at twc.com>
To: daun <daun at yeagley.net>
Cc: mvarbb at bellbrookarc.org <mvarbb at bellbrookarc.org>; BARC <BARC at BellbrookARC.org>; XWARN <Reflector at xwarn.net>; DARA (Yahoo Group) <DARAW8BI at yahoogroups.com>; Upper Valley ARC <uvarck8fbn at gmail.com>
Sent: Fri, Nov 8, 2019 2:15 am
Subject: Re: [XWARN] WHIO outage

 
Hi, Daun --




I understand WHIO Ch-7 went off air Tuesday morning.First indication was 'burned up' mask filter (very sharp BP filter at xmtr output--(now on new Ch-33).  Thursday, we heard 6" (8"?) transmission line 'burned up' at around 900' AGL.  Tower crew on site working on problem.  That's all I know at the moment.  (Cable OK...all Dayton area stations have fiber feed directly to cable 'head-end'.)




73, Fred W8LLY



Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone



------ Original message------

From: Daun Yeagley 

Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2019 16:40

To: Fred Stone;

Subject:WHIO outage



Hi FredI wonder if you have any insight as to what took Channel 7 off the air yesterday.   I happened to be watching about the time it went down, and first noted a lot of pixelation  before it went dark totally...which made me think that there was a big power drop before total failure.  Lots of things can cause that.Their website is no help at all.Daun-- Daun E. Yeagley II, N8ASB-- 
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