[BC] X-Banders

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On 12 Jul 2005 at 6:32, Richard Fry wrote:

 > Phil Alexander wrote:
 > >Check KKGM, FT. WORTH.  263.70 deg. FCC shows 10 kW which
 > >must be an "ERP" because they also show 282.00 mV/m at
 > >1 kilometer theoretical.
 > ____________
 >
 > According to Bob Carpenter's program/FCC data, KKGM has a CP for 10 kW omni
 > from a new site using a 164 degree tower, for which the field at 1 km is
 > shown as 1,143 mV/m.  That would convert to ~361 mV/m at 1 km for 1 kW.
 >
 > If an FCC limit of ~282 mV/m for 1 kW at 1 km exists for X-banders with
 > towers of any electrical height--what do you think explains this?
 >

It was Peter that originally mentioned the the field, but I understood
that to be a minimum because an X-Bander is a Class B. There are also
restrictions in the border zone that are mentioned in the rules, and
KKGM probably must comply with those, which, I believe will limit the
maximum field.

Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD