[BC] WUOG Interfering with Chemistry Lab

[Mark Humphrey]

This was also a problem for many years at WRUR, licensed to the
University of Rochester.

In the early '70s, they were authorized for 20 kW ERP (5 kW
transmitter into a four-bay horizontal ring antenna on a short tower
atop the student union) but learned the hard way that the high RF
field was clobbering sensitive lab equipment elsewhere on campus.
For several years, they operated at 1 kW under an STA, then the FCC
revoked the 20 kW licnese and the station eventually found another
site off campus.

When I visited WRUR around 1978, the 250 watt driver cabinet of the
Collins transmitter (830-E?) was plumbed directly to the antenna line,
with the 5 kW PA cabinet just sitting there disconnected and
collecting dust.  I'm not sure if the PA was ever put back into
service at the new site.

Mark

On 6/30/06, Larry Fuss <lfuss2 at cox.net> wrote:
> >From All-Access:
>
> U. Of Georgia Silent Daytime Due To Chem Lab Interference
> The UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA's noncommercial WUOG/ATHENS, GA isn't broadcasting
> during most of daylight hours weekdays right now, but it isn't because the
> school's moved to a SUMMER schedule.
>
> The station's signal has been deterimined to be interfering with the
> chemistry department's equipment, and a filter to allow the station and the
> equipment to co-exist will be installed in about a month, but until then,
> the station will sign on at 4p weekdays to allow the lab to study chemical
> reactions in planetary atmospheres; WUOG says it will broadcast until at
> least Midnight on weeknights and all day weekends.
>