[BC] Bay spacing

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

Just checked: They have not changed the rules.

§ 73.316 FM antenna systems.
(a) It shall be standard to employ horizontal polarization; however, circular or elliptical polarization may be employed if desired. Clockwise or counterclockwise rotation may be used. The supplemental vertically polarized effective radiated power required for circular or elliptical polarization shall in no event exceed the effective radiated power authorized.
(b) Directional antennas. A directional...

I remember someone in California who wanted to use vertical-only because it favored automobile radio reception --Jackson, Caifornia. At the time, it was the FCC's interpretation that the vertical component could not exceed the horizontal component so if you have no horizontal component..... 'nough said. The FCC may have loosened up a bit nowadays because of the great success with vertical polarization in Europe.

Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Hartman" <goober at goobe.net>

Our main license is vertical only from years ago for ch6 protection.
To make my life easy on the FCC front, i put in a vertical element to
match my main site on my backup site. They didn't say anything about
it when i submitted my aux license app, and subsequently approved.