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Post by thelegacy on Nov 6, 2017 4:17:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2017 14:34:24 GMT
Yes Indeed
Thanks TheLegacy for the attenuator information.
Your advice jives with what I also believe... in a crowded radio market it is wise for an unlicensed FM station to be as unnoticed as possible.
With so many new FM services added to the mix think of all the ears evaluating their market-share in hopes of growing their numbers... how riled they would be to discover an unlicensed neighbor!
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Post by Druid Hills Radio on Nov 14, 2017 14:03:04 GMT
A cheaper alternative to the attenuator is the "Master Attenuator" commonly referred to as a power switch.
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Post by thelegacy on Nov 14, 2017 20:51:07 GMT
Not all transitters have adjustable power.
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Post by Druid Hills Radio on Nov 14, 2017 20:55:23 GMT
Not all transitters have adjustable power. I meant as a joke turn the DC power switch off and you have max attenuation. |
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Post by Admin on Nov 15, 2017 2:28:35 GMT
A carefully placed pin in the coax will reduce the output also.
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Post by Boomer on Nov 15, 2017 4:34:04 GMT
I think I saw the 'nail through the coax' idea in a CB radio movie once, or I heard that it was in a movie from radio friends.
The FCC would probably love that from anyone, turn off the power switch. I wonder if any FCC employees run Part-15 stations? You'd think they get too much radio at their jobs, but then I've read stories about commercial DJs who run their own home stations to get the freedom to program what they want.
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Post by Druid Hills Radio on Nov 15, 2017 13:33:35 GMT
"but then I've read stories about commercial DJs who run their own home stations to get the freedom to program what they want." I know a couple of radio geeks that do just that. Both are on AM. One uses a Procaster and the other a Rangemaster. |
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Post by thelegacy on Nov 16, 2017 15:55:28 GMT
Good point Druid Hills Radio. I think I remember to reading and hearing about several DJs that ran low-powered radio stations from their homes.
Speaking of that Bill Dawson who is DJing for WWND-LP 103.9 in White Stone,VA he was a retired DJ. He says he loves hobby radio because it gives him the freedom to program much better than what commercial radio does. I talked to the gentleman for quite some time and he is all for hobby radio.
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Post by Boomer on Nov 17, 2017 4:24:06 GMT
I heard about those DJs too, the first time was in a book by Panaxis about setting up a radio station. The line was something like, 'Some commercial DJs work for their full power station by day, and practice on their low power station at home by night.'
That was news to me reading it for the first time, I assumed you'd never touch your home station again if you got a job in the radio.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2017 13:37:39 GMT
From Home to Pro
Boomer's view: "I assumed you'd never touch your home station again if you got a job in the radio."
In my case "almost but not quite!"
I programmed my Knight Kit AM radio station right up until I gor a job at a pro FM station.
After that I continued experimenting with increasing the hobby station's range, but I stopped doing home programming.
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