[BC] Changing channels

[PeterH5322]

>> Directional Class C's are a dying breed, as the FCC won't 
>> authorize them any more.
>
>Was this something required in a few cases during the first 
>blanket increase from 250 W to 1 kW daytime for the (then)
>Class IV's?

Yes, and in SoCal we had two 1 kW DA-D Class IVs ... Santa Paula and 
Ventura ... both in Ventura County, and now "bedroom" communities for Los 
Angeles.

Now, there are probably more Class Cs which have less than 1 kW-D than 
there are Class Cs with DA-Ds, if any remain.

Dial-a-power solves the problem for Class Cs which can operate ND-D with 
250 or 500 watts, but not with 1 kW.

Then, powers were 100, 250, 500 and 1000 watts, and no others.