[BC] Class A stations "burning" power

Cowboy curt
Fri Jun 30 11:11:42 CDT 2006


On Friday 30 June 2006 12:05 pm, PeterH5322 wrote:
> 
> > Methinks Dave was saying that an A on 550 should have the same
> > coverage as an A on 1590, and that power should be the variable
> > such that the coverage is the same, regardless of radiation "efficiency"
> > or ground conductivity, or whatever.
> >
> > I'm sure Dave will correct me if I'm wrong.
> >
> > Then, allow both of these stations to claim "50" for legacy reasons,
> > regardless of what power they actually run.
> 
> The classes were cast into granite in 1939, with a 1941 implementation 
> date, just in time for Pearl Harbor.
> 
> Period. End of story.

 So, maybe I should have said X instead of A ?
 You're right of course.
 It would take a world wide disaster ( like a meteor the size of the moon
 striking the earth ) to change it now.

-- 
Cowboy



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