[BC] Part 15 FM Power

WFIFeng@aol.com WFIFeng
Sun Feb 5 07:43:09 CST 2006


In a message dated 02/05/2006 8:08:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
rfry at adams.net writes:

> It is curious that  most commercially built "Part 15" FM transmitters are 
>  rated for at least 10 mW, which is more than 900,000 times more power than 
>  a 1/2-wave dipole needs to generate the maximum legal Part 15 FM field 
>  strength.

Essentially meaning that in order to be a genuine P15 compliant system, it 
has to be useless beyond the distance of a modest shout... may as well shout, 
then. ;)

Willie...


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