[BC] Part 15 LPAM Question?

Robert Meuser Robertm
Fri Sep 8 19:17:45 CDT 2006


I can not see and E-H antenna being part 15 legal.

R


Bailey, Scott wrote:

>Robert,
>  There are one or two Class C Channels I found around here that are
>Clean during the day. Nighttime is the same ole clutter.
>  You mention you know of some Part 15 experimenters using an E-H
>Antenna on Local Channels.  Isn't that the Antenna Ted Hart has been
>trying to get the FCC to approve?  Have those guys had any success using
>that? 
>  I talked to Ted Hart back before Christmas of last year. He said he
>has some licensed station trying to get approval to beta test his
>antenna. 
>  I thought I might try building a Part 15 LPAM (Test Station) and put
>it on 1400, just to see what coverage I would have, vs. the X Band
>Channels. Now just finding the time to do it! I would bet a Rangemaster
>with Omnia processing would be perfect to use on that channel.
>
>Scott
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Rev. Robert P.
>Chrysafis
>Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 2:20 PM
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>Subject: Re: [BC] Part 15 LPAM Question?
>
>that is pretty much the story with the AM band. we choose "X" Band to
>squeeze the most out of the daytime signal. at our power levels and
>antenna
>restrictions we'll get trashed at night wherever we put our signal.
>
>So we ussually pick the "X" Band. We have a few Part 15 Experimenters
>Employing E-H antenna's on the Local Channels, but that is about it.
>
>Generally "X" band for Part 15.219 and Lower Channels for Carrier
>Current :)
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bailey, Scott" <sbailey at nespower.com>
>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 3:10 PM
>Subject: [BC] Part 15 LPAM Question?
>
>
>
>Has anybody designing a LPAM Part 15 station looked into using one of
>the Class C (old Class IV) local channels? I know most of the Part 15 AM
>stations I see others build who maintain web sites usually pick a
>channel in the 1610-1710 X-Band?
>
>Around here, we get a lot of skywave on the X-Band Channels and I told
>one guy who was planning to build a Part 15 LPAM that I would consider
>using a local channel...1230,1240,1340,1400,1450 or 1490. I told him we
>might find something clean enough for him to use during the day, but at
>night, those channels are so trashed, he may not get much out as he
>would like. Does anybody have any thoughts on this?
>
>Thanks,
>Scott
>
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