KIMF transmitter site (Source: James Planck via Facebook)
KIMF transmitter building (Source: James Planck via Facebook)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Barraclough, who writes:
Photos of the site were posted in December. Mauno Ritola posted in the WRTH Facebook group January 26 that “James Planck informs, that KIMF Battle Mountain NV, USA plans to start operation around 1st April on shortwave. Time will tell, if the plan is realistic.”
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Many thanks, Mike, for sharing this info. Note that these Facebook photos are listed as public, so a Facebook account is not needed for viewing.
Edit for the last sentence: The rhombic is so low to the ground it almost looks like, and maybe works mostly like a kind of NVIS antenna.
Sorry, but wasn’t this the station that returned it’s license to the FCC just recently, or am I mistaken?
How can that possibly be a 50KW transmitter (minimum power required on SW in the USA). And isn’t electrical wiring in a commercial building supposed to be in conduit? The rhombic is so low to the ground it almost looks like and maybe works mostly works as a kind of NVIS antenna.
Real joke of a setup, fine for regional pirate radio but not much else.
My hat’s off to him. If the FCC grants a license, godspeed to Jim. This may be the future of SW broadcasting