[BC] Day/night separated sites

[Paul Smith W4KNX]

WAPE was very popular with the kids all along the beaches even as far north
as Myrtle Beach, SC and Hilton Head.  I remember in the mid 60's all the
kids radios on the beach were blasting the Big Ape.  At sunset, it vanished.

Paul Smith
Sarasota, FL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Alsobrook <radiotech at bellsouth.net>" <reader at oldradio.com>
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Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 12:23 AM
Subject: [BC] Day/night separated sites


> Both sites are still in the same location operating the same way. The
> towers in Baldwin were replaced several years ago and most recently
> they had to go back to Baldwin and replace some of the base insulators.
> I don't recall much about WAPE now WOKV from back in the 60's, then
> again I wasn't listening to much radio on my own in first grade (67).
>
> I do remember that the DAS pattern in the 70's was very tight.
> driving along I-10 from the west you could be looking at the towers
> and not be able to receive the signal, until you got due south of the
> array where it would come on like you were inside the transmitter.
> Down in St. Augustine where I am when they would make the shift the
> station would just vanish.
>
> Wayne wrote:
> >The WAPE Jacksonville daytime site was in Orange Park, on Rt. 17 on
> >the South side of Dr. Inlet, and the Nite Site was Located in
> >MacClenny about 30 miles away and West of Jacksonville by 15 miles
> >or so.  I was there from 1958 to 1967.
> >Wayne Woollard
>
> -- 
> Alan Alsobrook CSRE AMD CBNT
> St. Augustine Fl. 32086 904-829-8885
> aalso at Bellsouth.net
>
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