[bars] WRKO RFI on 14.280 MHz

Sat Feb 11 15:28:24 EST 2023

I spoke to the WRKO Chief Engineer this morning.  He was quite concerned when I read him the emails.  He checked and found NO ISSUES with his patterns or transmitter.  He says the problem MUST be with the receiver.

Gary Frascarelli, Landscape Artist

Ham Radio Operator, W1GFF

www.garyfrascarelli.com

From: bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> On Behalf Of gary at garysicecream.com
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2023 3:24 PM
To: 'Christopher Lennon' <kwaj.speedo at gmail.com>; 'Craig Davidson' <cwdavidson1 at yahoo.com>
Cc: 'ARTHUR PIZER' <apizer at comcast.net>; 'Craig Davidson via bars' <bars at w1hh.org>
Subject: Re: [bars] WRKO RFI on 14.280 MHz

NO they do NOT share programming!   

This email address is no longer being used – Your message has gone to nowhere land.

From: bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org <mailto:bars-bounces at w1hh.org> > On Behalf Of Christopher Lennon
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2023 10:30 PM
To: Craig Davidson <cwdavidson1 at yahoo.com <mailto:cwdavidson1 at yahoo.com> >
Cc: ARTHUR PIZER <apizer at comcast.net <mailto:apizer at comcast.net> >; Craig Davidson via bars <bars at w1hh.org <mailto:bars at w1hh.org> >
Subject: Re: [bars] WRKO RFI on 14.280 MHz

Ah, I see.  I am not an AM radio listener.  They share programming.  When I turned in I heard a station ID of WBZ.

Chris

On Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 7:36 PM Craig Davidson <cwdavidson1 at yahoo.com <mailto:cwdavidson1 at yahoo.com> > wrote:

Thanks for the report Chris!

I don't understand the relationship completely, but WBZ is one of 3 "iHeartRadio" stations in the Boston area that includes WRKO. Looking at online info, WRKO call themselves WRKO-680, and wikipedia states the transmitter is in Burlington. I think the two stations share programming, including news broadcasts. Again, not sure how it all ties together, but I do hear the 680 KHz station identifying as WRKO.

-Craig K1CWD

On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 07:19:58 PM EST, Christopher Lennon <kwaj.speedo at gmail.com <mailto:kwaj.speedo at gmail.com> > wrote: 

I live in Bedford.  I hear 680kHz loud and clear, but that is WBEZ.

I only have an SDR receiver with a simple wire antenna set up at the moment.  I didn't hear anything on 14.280.

Chris W2BPL

On Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 12:32 PM ARTHUR PIZER <apizer at comcast.net <mailto:apizer at comcast.net> > wrote:

Hi all I’ve been sending these replies from my iPhone voice to text feature from my cafeteria during lunch at work so I apologize for any typographical errors or that is to say transcription errors when I get home I will give a listen for my shack tonight 73 Art 

On 02/10/2023 12:27 PM Craig Davidson via bars <bars at w1hh.org <mailto:bars at w1hh.org> > wrote: 

Thanks for all the replies from everyone. I'm not sure if everyone sees the replies through the reflector, but wanted to add some additional info: 

I have two rigs, an ANAN 7000 and an IC-7300. Both rigs see the AM signal at 14.280. 

I can tell it's WRKO because I switch to the AM band and hear the same dialog on their station. Of course, their station is booming because I'm only a few miles away. 

There is no overload condition on the front-ends of either receiver that I can tell. I can reduce the input attenuation and the signal is still there, although reduced somewhat with the attenuation, which is to be expected I think if it's actually interference being picked up by the antenna, as opposed to an RFI path after the front-end. 

I have two wire antennas with two separate feedlines, and have the interference on both antenna's.  

This just started recently, and can't correlate it to any change I made in my station. 

Thanks, 

Craig 

On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:32:10 AM EST, Craig Davidson via bars <bars at w1hh.org <mailto:bars at w1hh.org> > wrote: 

Good Morning, 

Has anybody else noticed interference at 14.280 from the WRKO station broadcasting at 680 KHz? 

This seems to have started a few days ago. 

I'm pretty sure it's not receiver overload on my end, but actual out-of-band stuff generated by the station (granted that my QTH is very close to the transmitter in Burlington). 

I tried calling the station numbers I had available but just get voicemail. 

Anybody deal with this before, or have good contact info for the station engineer? 

Thanks, 

Craig, K1CWD 

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