[BC] A nice, legit, Part 15 AM box

[Robert Meuser]

You are correct, Richard BUT the FCC seems to accept a TX mounted on top 
of a Billboard.

R


Richard Fry wrote:

>> For about 1/10'th the price of a "Rangemaster", you get a
>> PLL-controlled AM transmitter that will comply with Part 15.
>> Not a bad deal.
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> The Ramsey, Rangemaster or any other 100 mW "Part 15" AM tx will 
> comply with Part 15 only to the extent that its installer/operator 
> enables.  A certified Part 15 tx can still be used in ways that are 
> not compliant with Part 15.
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> Many of these txs are installed at the tops of flagpoles, towers, 
> billboards etc, and use a long conducting path from the tx chassis to 
> the ground plane at physical earth.  That long conducting path to true 
> r-f ground easily can radiate more than the 3-meter radiator defined 
> by Part 15.
>
> Paper 3 at http://rfry.org/Software%20&%20Misc%20Papers.htm tells more.
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