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Is there any "field strength measurement" type website out there?

I know about radio-locator.com which gives approximate contours for stations, but... I'm looking for something along the lines of...

<pre>
___ ___ ___
Enter your coordinates: [___]°[___]'[___]" N
___ ___ ___
[___]°[___]'[___]" W
<u>click here to find your coordinates</u> (goes to something like google maps where you can click on a map and it will tell you your coordinates)
______
Enter the station's callsign: [______] <>AM <>FM <>TV

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Station _____ __ is located at ___° ___' ___" N, ___° ___' ___" W. This
is approximately ____ miles (____km) from your location, at a heading of ____° (CW/CCW). The calculated field strengths of that station at your receiving location (taking into account transmitter power, antenna height and/or directional pattern, ground conductivity, and terrain) are as follows:
Daytime groundwave: ________ mV/m (or uV/m or V/m)
Daytime 50% skywave: _________
Daytime 10% skywave: _________
Critical hours groundwave: ________
Critical hours 50% skywave: ________
Critical hours 10% skywave: ________
Nighttime groundwave: __________
Nighttime 50% skywave: __________
Nighttime 10% skywave: __________

Please note that there are other stations on the same or nearby channels which may affect your ability to receive the station above.

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Please enter the brand and model # of the radio you are using:
_____________________________ _______________________
Brand: [_____________________________] Model #: [_______________________]

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Using a directional antenna may help reception of ______, however, please be aware that ________ (1 channel off) is a local station with a _____mV/m signal at ______kHz. Your radio's IF filter (what determines the selectivity (ability to separate weak stations from strong ones nearby on the dial)) is _____________________________ (click here for technical details on that filter), which means you probably will not be able to hear K___ at all.

</pre>

Is there ANY website like that out there (AND ONE THAT DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR USE)?

Ok, what's the deal? I used the PRE tags, but it's not showing up properly!!
 
> Is there ANY website like that out there
> (AND ONE THAT DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR
> USE)?

Well, it could be all the complexity involved, and
the 'return' that such an investment would _not_
yield were significant work of this type to be
simply given away (since software does not write
itself nor does server space/BW grow on trees).

_Jim
 
> > Is there ANY website like that out there
> > (AND ONE THAT DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR
> > USE)?
>
> Well, it could be all the complexity involved, and
> the 'return' that such an investment would _not_
> yield were significant work of this type to be
> simply given away (since software does not write
> itself nor does server space/BW grow on trees).
>
> _Jim

Very true. It's a great idea though, and I'm sure there are people out there that would be willing to pay for it.<P ID="signature">______________
"Get educated. Read stuff on the web and believe all of it."
-- Phil Hendrie
http://theradioblog.blogspot.com</P>
 
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