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KFNC-1 booster?

Mrtejano

Mrtejano

I’m looking at the FCC website and it says KFNC has been accepted for filling. And it doesn’t say full power station, it says Booster and it added the number 1 after the callsigns.
 
Mrtejano said:
I’m looking at the FCC website and it says KFNC has been accepted for filling. And it doesn’t say full power station, it says Booster and it added the number 1 after the callsigns.
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What about it? KQBU had a booster at one point. It didn't work out so well for them I guess.
 
BamaTX said:
What about it? KQBU had a booster at one point. It didn't work out so well for them I guess.
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Boosters tend to work best in areas with irregular terrain and shadowing. In very flat areas, there are going to be overlap zones that even the best synchronization can not totally eliminate.

The worst boosters I have heard were at the edge of a station's calculated 60 dbu shooting back into the market. They did not have the ability to synchronize, as the closer the booster signal got to the main transmitter, the longer the delay making for lots of ugly artifacts in population zones.

The best case is where a portion of the calculated 60 dbu is obstructed by high terrain. The booster receives the signal on the "hot" side of the terrain, and repeats it for the cold side where there is little or no main transmitter signal to worry about.
 
DavidEduardo said:

The best case is where a portion of the calculated 60 dbu is obstructed by high terrain. The booster receives the signal on the "hot" side of the terrain, and repeats it for the cold side where there is little or no main transmitter signal to worry about.
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Yeah, there are a few Vegas move-ins using boosters where the terrain makes it work. Too bad Houston doesn't have anything resembling a hill, much less a mountain range.
 
Well downtown is somewhat of a mountain range..but the booster cannot be extend the 60dbu range and that's about where it is..
I seriously doubt the booster idea will help...only station in the area that has tried one before was 1230..it had a sync site at 290 and Beltway...had its own issues..but helped 1230s coverage at night. CC turned it off before the signal was sold to Liberman...the tower is now dismantled and bldg is gone.
There is an AM booster for KMVL Madisonville in Huntsville...haven't talked with Leon to see how it's working out for him.
 
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