[BC] Nautel 2 Armstrong

[ChuxGarage@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/12/2007 4:08:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:

The HD  Translator.  Again a New York product. We build and test.  FYI .. we  
opted not to ship the original version. The all digital version is about  
finished and we should have it in Beta late this month. We'll have at  least 
one unit at NAB.





I'd be curious to know about the HD translator - yours or anyone  else's.  
With the HD signal 20 db down, and maximum ERP for a translator at  250 watts, I 
can't see that being very useful.  Perhaps I'm wrong.   2.5 watts, even 
digital, doe not seem to me like it would be able to penetrate  buildings very 
well.  Further a lot of translators are WAY less than 250  watts.  I have a lot of 
personal experience with a 45 watt translator that  does a decent job 
covering a small city.  What could I expect in  HD?
 
I don't mean to be negative, but I'd really like to know what future HD has  
at low power levels. 
 
Thanks,  
 

Chuck  Conrad
KZQX Radio
_www.kzqx.com_ (http://www.kzqx.com/)