[HATS] Re: Micro Radio Broadcasting

[cboone@earthlink.net]

KB9FOHAM@aol.com wrote:
> 
> A while ago I mentioned the FCC is going to license low power FM broadcast
> stations. That is now reality. Someone asked what they could transmit on
> them. Naturally the answer is anything! It is FM broadcasting. Anything from
> Howard Stern filth to Beethoven.

Henry, you really need to start breathing fresh air once in a while :)
LPFM will be NON commercial only...and as far as Howard Stern, I DOUBT
Mel of Infinity would allow that without HE getting a big chunk of
payment!
No, the answer is NOT anything...it MUST be non-commercial...but
then....

  Well here's my idea.  We hams could put
> these up all over the place, and using a simple MP3 audio file, transmit rpo

Good luck in getting a license...

> ham radio stuff 24 hours a day unattended.  A continous pitch for hams, and
> in stereo, the other channel could easily be NASA select, your repeater
> output, and instructions on how to tune in the local ATV repeater to see NASA
> select on a home receiver. You could hae on the air code classes (for those
> who still want 5 WPM) and license classes, just read the material into the
> computer once, and put in a loop.  If your club is not already a IRS not for
> profit corporation, you can form one, and then do like everyone else does,
> beg for money and equipment donations form the other broadcasters.  All you
> need is a 10 watt FM transmitter and antenna, some cheap coax (at 10 watts
> you do not need anything more than 9913) and the computer playback. That's
> not much less than many satellite rebroadcasters today.  You could add an
> emergency radio input for NWS weather, etc.
> I was even thinking we could form a national group, ie Foundation for the
> Promotion of Ham Radio and maybe get an SCPC satellite channel on a bird to
> program a bunch via satellite. I bet among us broadcast engineers we could
> get that much donated.

ONLY 10 watts?? That MAY cover maybe 2-3 miles at 100 Mhz FM with
a less than 100meter antenna...
Nice idea....but doubt it will fly.....I think too many of the pirates,
churches, etc will have their filings ready to go the 1st day the window
opens...and that is SOON to come..and will be only open for a SHORT
time..
and the NAB is not through yet filing trying to STOP LPFM..
As they say, it aint over till the fat lady sings...and she isnt ready
yet!

Chris
WB5ITT
Chief Engineer
Clear Channel Radio, Dallas Market
KDMX Mix102.9 & KEGL 97.1 The Eagle
www.kdmx.com    www.kegl.com
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