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AM on HD-2 to feed Translator...

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edarmsttrong

Just curious...what is the legality of an AM carried on an FM HD-2 used to feed a translator? Is this permitted now?
 
Apparently FCC staff has been allowing this
 
It's also fairly routine to get as STA to run an AM on a translator regardless of the HD2. The 60 dbu of the tranlator can not extend beyond the the 2 mv contour of the Am OR 24 iles from the AM transmitter. Other than that, you seem to pay your money and get authorized. Under an STA.

Clouseau
 
clouseau said:
It's also fairly routine to get as STA to run an AM on a translator regardless of the HD2. The 60 dbu of the tranlator can not extend beyond the the 2 mv contour of the Am OR 24 iles from the AM transmitter. Other than that, you seem to pay your money and get authorized. Under an STA.

Clouseau
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The catch being that there must already be an authorized translator where you need it. To my knowledge, it's not possible to drop in a new translator for this purpose...a majotr fly in the ointment.
 
clouseau said:
It's also fairly routine to get as STA to run an AM on a translator regardless of the HD2. The 60 dbu of the tranlator can not extend beyond the the 2 mv contour of the Am OR 24 iles from the AM transmitter. Other than that, you seem to pay your money and get authorized. Under an STA.

Clouseau
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it's 25 miles or 2 mv, whichever is less
 
BobOnTheJob said:
clouseau said:
It's also fairly routine to get as STA to run an AM on a translator regardless of the HD2. The 60 dbu of the tranlator can not extend beyond the the 2 mv contour of the Am OR 24 iles from the AM transmitter. Other than that, you seem to pay your money and get authorized. Under an STA.

Clouseau
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The catch being that there must already be an authorized translator where you need it. To my knowledge, it's not possible to drop in a new translator for this purpose...a majotr fly in the ointment.
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True, but you can move a translator... so long as some contour from the new signal wherever you move it to overlaps the old one.
 
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