1460 KARR coverage map

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This is the day & night antenna patterns from 1460 KARR‘s long-time transmitter site in the suburbs of Kirkland.  The station was authorized for 5 kW day, 2.5 kW nights, both using a directional antenna array.  As has happened to so many AM broadcasters, KARR lost the lease to it’s site which has now been developed into a new housing subdivision.  At the time it was owned by Harold Camping’s Family Radio & maintained by long-time local resident engineer Jim Dalke.  Facing the deletion of the license, Jim acquired the station & is now operating it from his home with 250 watts output into a suspended “long-wire” antenna, under an “STA” authority from the FCC.

In addition, KARR is operating an FM translator licensed to Redmond.  K253CG operates on 98.5 FM with 18 watts & a north-east directional antenna.  The translator has an FCC “CP” (construction permit) for 250 watts with a slightly different directional antenna pattern.  This should give KARR better coverage than their equivalent AM signal.

As an avid night-time “AM DXer”with elaborate equipment & well-designed antennas, not unlike the one KARR is transmitting with, I have been on a keen quest to actually receive the tiny signal albeit at a significant distance.  If Jim Dalke is reading this, or there are any of our readers that can actually hear this station, I would appreciate knowing what format or programming is currently airing on KARR.  This would help me a great deal, should I be able to diminish nearby 1460 KUTI Yakima enough to receive KARR.  Should I hear this, I will promptly inform Jim of my conquest!