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Why Aren't There Any Real Pirates in Houston?

It appears the device itself has to have the capability. In other words, the only approved unlicensed devices that could use 4 watts at 90 feet would be internet wireless broadband.

There are a number of stations around the country using 87.9 FM. Some are piggybacking on old LPTV licenses, while others are plain pirate. One such station "879 The Beat" is actually owned by a corporation, high budgeted, staffed, runs commercials, nice website, and has been openly on the air for years up in New England. See http://879thebeat.com/about/

The FCC ignores it, just like they ignore Alex Jones in Austin.
 
Unknowable said:
So, anything up to 4 watts below 87.9 is legal?
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No...4watts EIRP spread over the 6 MHz wide channel...for consumer devices, max power is 100mw...and there is a power density max. Something most people forget.. No you cannot run 4 watts at 30m on 87.7 or 87.9 FM broadcasting... BTW, white space devices are a moot point. Like 220 ACSSB, it never took off...
 
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