[BC] Nighttime operation by daytimers

[Mark Humphrey]

That's the idea.  It has been done before (I think the short antenna in
Syracuse is homebrew) so as long as you run the numbers and file the proper
paperwork, I don't see a problem.

Regarding high angle radiation -- I talked with the engineer/owner of WSIV
shortly after he built his in-town night site.  He actually went to the
trouble of driving to the eastern edge of the night service contour of KXEL
(a domestic Class A he is required to protect) which falls somewhere past
Buffalo, and listened carefully for his signal.  He didn't hear any trace of
it (CHIN in Toronto was a much bigger source of interference) so he
concluded there wasn't an issue.  A great win-win scenario, in my opinion.

Now, the next thing you'll need is a portable night-time "site on wheels"
that you can park in front of a high school during basketball games, and
you'll solve THAT problem, too!

Mark

On 2/24/06, Bailey, Scott <SBailey at nespower.com> wrote:
>
> Peter, Dan or, Phil:
>
> Ok.....here's a idea, if you're a daytimer, with some flea powder,(HA!)
> at night, say 10 watts, and your daytime tower is located just outside
> town (a small, almost rural town), what I think can be done to just
> cover the town at night is this....Get a LPB transmitter, buy also their
> whip antenna they use for TIS and AM educational stations, find the
> tallest building on public square in town and put the night transmitter
> there.