[BC] Shunt Feed AM Antennas

[Ronald J. Dot'o Sr.]

I remember back about '84 KGAY (now KYKN), Salem, OR., was slant fed before 
they moved to there present location and was told then by Cal Applegate that 
new slant feeds weren't allowed anymore, so it goes back awhile.

Ron D.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JYRussell at academicplanet.com" <jyrussell at academicplanet.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 18:52
Subject: Re: [BC] Shunt Feed AM Antennas


> AFAIK... units as old as ours (shunt fed, built around 1946) remain that 
> way, grandfathered in, but they are not allowing CP's for NEW stations to 
> be built that way.  Never heard a word about having to tear down or 
> rebuild the 'old' ones.   Not sure about the cutoff date, seems like it 
> wasn't that long ago ...
> Jason
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> From: "Bailey, Scott" <sbailey at nespower.com>
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> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:25 PM
> Subject: [BC] Shunt Feed AM Antennas
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>
>>I just happen to be looking at Scott Fybush's site, and reading about
>> the KOAC site.  I know that we have discussed this topic before, but
>> Scott made the mention that the FCC did not allow shunt feed towers any
>> longer due to their computer modeling system could not model such type
>> of antenna and it's results in efficiency.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was under the impression from somebody here on the list that they
>> would allow it for daytime only use.  Is this still true or do they just
>> allow them anymore, unless it is an emergency situation.
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott
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