[BC] Rainstorm drowns out KSJS signal

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

Actually, the base current is related to Arbitron's classic equation of "I = P / p," where "P" is the number of persons in your listening audience, and "p" is the number of people who own AM radios. For a local radio station, this is generally between 3 and 5 amperes. For a more regional station in may run as high as 10 amperes, and for the clear channel stations in the nighttime, it may be 20 amperes or more. Check it out, the equation is very accurate.

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Richard B. Johnson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "harold stanton" <k5gvr at hotmail.com>

 All along, for more than 50 years now, "I" always thought that the FI=AxL (amps x length).
 But RR= LA x listeners.  (More R's  in parallel with the radiator with each radio.) which would increase the antenna current meter,
by lowering the RR.