This would only be a problem is you where in the 'near field' of the transmitter. 100 watts will have a nearfield of around 100 feet or so. So you're right, if you're (literally) next door to the antenna. If not, you won't have a problem (again, if the transmitter is one you buy from the many manufacturers for under $5000 for 300 watts or as little as $1000 for 40 watts)
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You can buy a professional transmitter for under $1000 now. These don't leak, they don't interfere and if you tune your antenna reasonably well (a simple formula using 3 sets of numbers and a calculator) you'll never cause interference. Equipment has gotten so cheap it's very easy to set up at a pro level (at very low power) that's equal to any Clear Channel station on the air today.
Monk@kbfr.org
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Wow... harsh words indeed.
We run Boulder Free Radio in Boulder, CO. We tried to get a license (LPFM) but the NAB and NPR bought a couple of senators and had the rules changes so you couldn't GET a license unless you were in the middle of nowhere (no other stations around). They changed the rules in the middle of the game.
I'd already bought the equipment (took 6 mo. to get back in 2000) and here I was, equipment in hand and no way to get licensed. I could sell it on eBay or say screw it and go on the air.
I said screw it.
We go out of our way to put a clean signal out on a clear channel. We have a EE/RF engineer as one of DJ's and we have a cleaner signal than all the 50,000 watt religious stations and most of the clear channel stations in Denver. We are very good spectrum neighbors. Most pirates are. VERY few step on anyone else. There is no quicker way to get shut down (and it's just plain rude).
We bring a mix of music and news/views that you can't get on McRadio today. We focus on local musicians and we give them a voice. We give local groups the opportunity to do shows around their causes. We create a VOICE for people that no one else will give them.
The FCC is supposed to make the limited resources of FM Spectrum available in ways that are good for 'the people'. They don't. They sell it to the highest bidder. The average person will never even see a radio studio, let alone have the opportunity to broadcast from one.
You're listening to a few programmers in New York and Houstons tastes linked to CD sales, MTV video's and shows in corporate radio controlled venues nationally. It's a big machine designed to squeeze as much money out of you as it can.
It has nothing to do with ideas, new music or freedom of speech.
It's like a limited resource (say, national parks) being sold off to Disney or Proctor and Gamble to 'take care of'. Imagine a national park under corporate care. Every few feet you'd have a sign in the tree's selling tampons and little speakers next to that babbling brook trying to get you to buy more Bud at that corporate 'relief station' a mile down the pristine trail.
Think about it... you've been brainwashed and you don't even know it.
Monk@kbfr.org
www.kbfr.org
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This would only be a problem is you where in the 'near field' of the transmitter. 100 watts will have a nearfield of around 100 feet or so. So you're right, if you're (literally) next door to the antenna. If not, you won't have a problem (again, if the transmitter is one you buy from the many manufacturers for under $5000 for 300 watts or as little as $1000 for 40 watts) Monk@kbfr.org www.kbfr.org
You can buy a professional transmitter for under $1000 now. These don't leak, they don't interfere and if you tune your antenna reasonably well (a simple formula using 3 sets of numbers and a calculator) you'll never cause interference. Equipment has gotten so cheap it's very easy to set up at a pro level (at very low power) that's equal to any Clear Channel station on the air today. Monk@kbfr.org www.kbfr.org
Wow... harsh words indeed. We run Boulder Free Radio in Boulder, CO. We tried to get a license (LPFM) but the NAB and NPR bought a couple of senators and had the rules changes so you couldn't GET a license unless you were in the middle of nowhere (no other stations around). They changed the rules in the middle of the game. I'd already bought the equipment (took 6 mo. to get back in 2000) and here I was, equipment in hand and no way to get licensed. I could sell it on eBay or say screw it and go on the air. I said screw it. We go out of our way to put a clean signal out on a clear channel. We have a EE/RF engineer as one of DJ's and we have a cleaner signal than all the 50,000 watt religious stations and most of the clear channel stations in Denver. We are very good spectrum neighbors. Most pirates are. VERY few step on anyone else. There is no quicker way to get shut down (and it's just plain rude). We bring a mix of music and news/views that you can't get on McRadio today. We focus on local musicians and we give them a voice. We give local groups the opportunity to do shows around their causes. We create a VOICE for people that no one else will give them. The FCC is supposed to make the limited resources of FM Spectrum available in ways that are good for 'the people'. They don't. They sell it to the highest bidder. The average person will never even see a radio studio, let alone have the opportunity to broadcast from one. You're listening to a few programmers in New York and Houstons tastes linked to CD sales, MTV video's and shows in corporate radio controlled venues nationally. It's a big machine designed to squeeze as much money out of you as it can. It has nothing to do with ideas, new music or freedom of speech. It's like a limited resource (say, national parks) being sold off to Disney or Proctor and Gamble to 'take care of'. Imagine a national park under corporate care. Every few feet you'd have a sign in the tree's selling tampons and little speakers next to that babbling brook trying to get you to buy more Bud at that corporate 'relief station' a mile down the pristine trail. Think about it... you've been brainwashed and you don't even know it. Monk@kbfr.org www.kbfr.org