End date for KUHA

[b-turner]

The transmitter replacement makes lots on sense. It takes some time from the order date to the shipping date and then you need to let the transmitter 'cook' for a bit. When you think of the various power levels and number of transmitters needed at any given time, mostly it's not a 'we have X number sitting on the shelf ready to roll' but rather, we'll get that built for you and ship it. Sure, some transmitters might be ready to roll out fast (ie: like an LPFM transmitter right now) because you don't go broke carrying some inventory but when you get to the big boys I'd think it is another matter. Plus once it gets ready to ship, they'll check everything before shipping, likely for a couple of days.

 

[ContinuousWave]

Call letter changes are almost instant. In fact, for one station I called on some dead call letters that had not made it back in the database, they completed the form with me by form and I had email confirmation within the hour. If I recall correctly the effective time was the following day, if that was 12:01 am or 3:01 am Eastern Time.

No telling what the delay might be. It's usually a good reason and typically not the obvious.

I filed my call sign change on one day, it was two days later before I got the email and 2 more before the FCC CDBS showed it..wasn't overnight

 

[b-turner]

In my case I called the call sign desk for call letters that had not made it back in the database after several years. They offered to complete the form over the phone with me and sent an email confirmation saying they had been secured and approved. I guess if I simply used the call letter search and claimed them that way it would not be as fast.

 

[First Fone 65]

I believe that is not correct. I have seen plenty of 40 kw installations, solo or combined 20 kw units. And both Nautel and Gates Air make up to 80 kw that appear to be FCC type accepted.

100 kw horizontal and vertical would require a 10 to 12 bay antenna, which is more bays than most stations would like to use.

David I stand corrected, what is the FCC max ERP for FM ? in the sixties a 20 KW TX and a four to six bay horizontal loop or V type antenna was the norm where I worked, and it gave about 80 to 100 KW EPR it was Horizontal only for most stations back in the early sixties very few used vertical polarization, and the FCCs Armstrong era rules still put Horiz as the basic model ? The large mulit user FM transmit antennas used on many tall towers are about 10 bays or so and that's what I understand was being hauled up ? at the channel 26 ? tower when a bracket broke ? and it took the tower down. I was watching the channel when it went to white noise, and learned that night on the news, the tower had fallen.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

NGEN now has promotional announcements for the August 8th date. The ngenradio.org website also has the launch date.

 

[Fieldtech1]

I believe that is not correct. I have seen plenty of 40 kw installations, solo or combined 20 kw units. And both Nautel and Gates Air make up to 80 kw that appear to be FCC type accepted.

100 kw horizontal and vertical would require a 10 to 12 bay antenna, which is more bays than most stations would like to use.

David I stand corrected, what is the FCC max ERP for FM ? in the sixties a 20 KW TX and a four to six bay horizontal loop or V type antenna was the norm where I worked, and it gave about 80 to 100 KW EPR it was Horizontal only for most stations back in the early sixties very few used vertical polarization, and the FCCs Armstrong era rules still put Horiz as the basic model ? The large mulit user FM transmit antennas used on many tall towers are about 10 bays or so and that's what I understand was being hauled up ? at the channel 26 ? tower when a bracket broke ? and it took the tower down. I was watching the channel when it went to white noise, and learned that night on the news, the tower had fallen.

KHPT and KGLK both run with tpo of 50kw.

 

[davideduardo]

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David I stand corrected, what is the FCC max ERP for FM ?

In the zone that allows Class C FMs, 100 kw H&V at 2000 feet. In the B zone, 50 kw at 500 feet-

There are a fair number of grandfathered stations that exceed the current maximums.