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KFTG 95.1 Alvin Great Range With Low Power

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DJboutit3

What is the deal with KFTG 95.1 Alvin they are running 41w with good high antenna I live on the southwest close to the loop I should not be getting this station at all on my stereo tuner. I kinda think they are running more power then they should be or the antenna is a lot higher than allowed be the FCC there is no way I should be able to get this station at all from where I am. 41w is not enough power to give them 25 to 35 mile range 41w should be only giving them 10 to 15 mile range something fishy is going on with this station.
 
It says their HAAT is 836 feet. That's really high in a really flat region. Height is everything if your talking about listening in your car. I'm sure the building penetration is non-existent. I worked for a little station that was only 200 watts, but it was on a mountain peak with a HAAT of 3425 feet. You could pick it up in your car over 100 miles away.
 
I mentioned this on another thread, but I can get spotty reception of the 95.1 translator in the Cy-Fair area, over 45 miles from the transmitter. Would be slightly better if it wasn't battling co-channel KNDE and KYKR.

The earlier poster is right; the antenna HAAT makes a huge difference for this station. I've traveled in mountainous areas and have been amazed at how far some of the translators go.

The old Class D 10 watt stations would get out 7-10 miles using antennas only 50 to 100 feet high, so the range of the 41 watt unit at over 800 feet shouldn't be that surprising.
 
If this station is not using super duper coax then they would lose like 80% to 90% power by time the power from the transmitter go out the antenna with a 800ft high antenna tower
 
Coax line loss and antenna gain are both factored in when you apply for the license. The little 200 watt station I mentioned in my previous post, it was being fed 500 watts. But the antenna was a 1-bay with a gain of about .49 and with line loss, it totaled up to 200 watts ERP.
 
10mw into a 5/8 wave j-pole at 50ft will net you about a mile, but only to the cars, zero household penetration.

Tommy J.
AM-580 "The Bull"
http://bigvoices.net
 
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