[BC] Poor Reception Areas

[Tom Spencer]

Back when, I was taught that the effective limit for any station - AM or 
FM - was nominally (repeat NOMINALLY) the half-millivolt curve (54dBu, 
although we didn't call it that), and that was what should be used to 
show interested parties (read sponsors and potential sponsors) your 
station's coverage area.

Of course, the receivers back then also showed typical sensitivity at 1 
or 2 microvolts, so....

Now...

Here, near-downtown Indy, I can't listen to ANYTHING in the top half of 
the band day OR night - the now-Hispanic station on 1590 wipes most of 
the 1500s...

Between main and IBUZ carrier noise from 1060 - 1440, and the splatter 
from 1590... gone.

Makes me wish I had DX50s for my nominally Part 15s...

<sigh>

Dippel, Don wrote:
> Hello All and thank you for your input. I think Dana has it right about the interference factor being the most important.

-- 
Tom Spencer
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