[BC] FM Translator Co-location question

Gary Glaenzer gglaenzer at hqradio.com
Mon Mar 30 16:00:54 CDT 2009


From: <groups at port-aransas.com>

> Is it possible to co-locate a second adjacent translator on the same
> tower as the full Power FM next to it?
> I have a full power on 92.1 and am looking to move an educational 91.7
> translator on the same tower. Stations are unrelated.  Obviously it
> should work separation wise, but are there any technical pitfalls.  I
> don't want to apply for this and then have the guy who builds it cussing
> me out for trying something so stupid...

other than a TON of RF coming down the translator feed line ?

You will need some high-power circulators / isolators and maybe more to keep intermod down
to reasonable (legal) levels

Gary




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