[BC] Regulations For AM Station DX Te sts

[Cowboy]

On Saturday 31 December 2005 12:06 pm, Robert Meuser wrote:
>guys, I think this whole conversation has gone over the top.

 TRUE !

>Many  
>stations test in experimental hours for various reasons.

 TRUE! ( and perfectly legal, proper, and prudent )

> I do not think there has ever been a station cited for 
>tests in the experimental hours. 

 Nor do I.

>I would never call them DX tests, but  
>if I were involved with some DX organization and I let them know in 
>advance of some planned tests, that's a whole different situation.

 And quite different from a "DX test" as proposed, and as fined in
 at least one situation I know about.

>As for costs and operating margins, I have never had to break a 
>directional system into line items for an owner.

 I have, though it is rare, and not usually to each specific item.
 However, when one comes in with an estimate considerably higher
 than a previous build by that same owner, questions can be asked.

>I think the whole approach to tests is what is reasonable. 

 I have long been a proponent of what is reasonable, to the
 chagrin of many lawyers well versed in jot and tittle.

>The orignal  
>station in question is interesting in that they are obviously a station 
>that was originally 5 K omni unlimited and were able to upgrade the day 
>signal and not accomplish much by changing the night. This would mean 
>that the night ATU is probably the original and would certainly blow up 
>if 50 K were run into it.

 ;-)

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