[BC] The Main trouble with radio..

[Gary Glaenzer]

"(As opposed to a DA that maximizes signal over the COL,  ie, you're not "protecting"
anybody with it.)  "

as soon as you do that, someone else will say 'let's stick a station in their null'

which will itself probably need to be a DA

which will have nulls

which someone else will try to squeeze one more into

which will have.............


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom" <Radiofreetom at gmail.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] The Main trouble with radio..


> See my suggestion earlier.  SOME superpower stations are necessary, if
> for no other reason than there's no other signal out in the boonies.
> But I agree - if you need to be DA-D with 5kw, you're running too much
> power.  In fact, if you HAVE to do a DA at all, you're probably running
> too much power.  (As opposed to a DA that maximizes signal over the COL,
> ie, you're not "protecting" anybody with it.)  Either of the plans I
> suggested would work to maximize local stations without completely
> eliminating the nation's station.  (oops! did I say THAT? <VBG>)  Any
> power level day up to 10 kw ND-D, and 1 kw ND equivalent at night (a DA
> that puts the equivalent of a 1 kw ND signal located in the middle of
> the COL is acceptable.)