Didja Know...?

[raFessenden]

...that the "Check LPFM Channel Availability" page on www.recnet.com is providing recommendations for Part 15 stations? It'll generally give you more choices than for an LP-100 or 10 station, and even in the NCE band(88-92).

Last I made a check on these for my town, REC's search engine put out choices even for channels on which I could clearly hear distant stations; so take them with a grain of salt. Otherwise, a great idea that's long overdue.

 

[carlvanorden]

> ...that the "Check LPFM Channel Availability" page on> www.recnet.com is providing recommendations for Part 15> stations? It'll generally give you more choices than for an> LP-100 or 10 station, and even in the NCE band(88-92).> > Last I made a check on these for my town, REC's search> engine put out choices even for channels on which I could> clearly hear distant stations; so take them with a grain of> salt. Otherwise, a great idea that's long overdue.> Yep, it's true....my first inclination was to just drive the signals that seemed empty; because with FM it can seem empty and down the street you get a signal.....but it is a good place to start to narrow down your choices. Insure you drive a good 2 mile circle before you make a choice.<P ID="signature">______________
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[pattone]

I my area, I drove around the area, out of the valley of my town and tried to pick up a signal. The website suggested frequencies that if I choose to broadcast on them, I would have interfered with there signal. I choose 106.1 FM for my station. It was clear and the closes station on that frequence is 500 or so miles away in Seattle, WA or there is one in Pullman, WA. I some areas on town, I could pick up the Seattle station for about 30 seconds or less, when I was broadcasting, I was in the fringe area of my signal. The town that I live in has a population of 1,400 people.

No local radio, tv, just a weekly newspaper. The daily paper comes from Pendleton about 60 miles way. The people that want to pick up radio stations are on cable. I listened to that to make sure there was nothing to listen to. It was just static...


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[rec]

> ...that the "Check LPFM Channel Availability" page on
> www.recnet.com is providing recommendations for Part 15
> stations? It'll generally give you more choices than for an
> LP-100 or 10 station, and even in the NCE band(88-92).
>
> Last I made a check on these for my town, REC's search
> engine put out choices even for channels on which I could
> clearly hear distant stations; so take them with a grain of
> salt. Otherwise, a great idea that's long overdue.
>

The part 15 functionality only looks at going slightly beyond the service contour (goes to 50 dBu) for co-channel and out to the 60 dBu contour for first-adjacent. It does not take interference contours into consideration. It also does not take second, third or IF channels into any consideration. It is very possible that channels found under this search could have distant stations audiable, especially based on the terrain between the distant station location and the Part15 TX location.

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