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FCC applications aren't that hard to fill out either. I do my own. Haven't been thrown out yet.
But if you make a mess that's time to bring in the lawyers and consultants to clean it up.

You can get free info from topozone.com, radio-locator.com, fccinfo.com and recnet.com.
Plus the FCC. With this you can easily get all the tecnical data free. You can also form your own not
for profit corporation easily and online.

If you have questions about how to fill anything out, just look at another filing that was accepted.
 
Thanks for the info, Timewarp. I have used most of the links in the past except for fccinfo.com Are these apps in paper form or online? Online I would imagine from the looks of things on the site but never really peaked inside. I would like to take a look at the app before I begin filling it out so where would I go to check one out? I'm not good at the FCC site and find that things are hard to locate there. It looks like I may have three frequencies available in San Antonio city limits and within a mile of my residence if the RecNet, no 3rd adjacent channel, translator protection recommendations go forward which I think they will. I have a nice building available with my own suite for a studio, as well as a defunct business radio tower next to it that I may be able to utilize at that location. Thanks for the education. I have been concentrating in other areas.
 
You might take a look at SSTRAN if you haven't already. It comes as a kit and very reasonably priced compared to the Hamilton. It is not not FCC certified, but FCC compliant. It has its own on-board compressor/limiter and reports are that it sounds great and greats about the same range as the the Hamilton. You have to build the antenna, but there are full instructions on the SSTRAN web site.
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I have an SSTran myself, and while everyone else swears by the Rangemaster (it is a good transmitter...I have both), there's something to be said for the SSTran. Like AM 1610 said, it has on-board processing and sounds excellent...rivals ANY licensed AM out there. I mention the on-board processing because the Rangemaster has none...you have to get any processing gear you want to use separately and run it in tandem with the Rangemaster (just like a regular, full-size AM transmitter). If the lack of FCC certification isn't a problem for you, the SSTran is an excellent buy if you need to stay on budget. I wanted to add to your post though, AM 1610. You said that one has to build the antenna (in order to broadcast a neighborhood-wide signal with it...otherwise, it comes with a wire that covers your house/yard). While you can build it yourself, Carl Van Orden will build it for you for $350 if you don't have the materials, know-how, or drive (like me). Pretty small price to pay, considering how great the SSTran sounds for under $100.
 
Yes indeed, Rick. I built a nice antenna for the SSTRANS but decided at the last minute to by a RangeMaster which I am totally satisfied with. On the SSTRAN antenna, I included a professionally built top hat and and built a tuner for the the enclosure so I could change frequencies easily. I will order an SSTRAN in the next month or two and set up cluster to include my business district and overcome the electrical transformer noise there.
 
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