[BC] Orienting a Directional FM antenna

Jim Stanley jamesstanley at cox.net
Fri Jun 1 20:14:07 CDT 2012


Bob Groome wrote:
"FCC wants to see a surveyor's certificate of measurement that the antenna
is aimed the way the manufacturer says it should be to meet the pattern.
Most stations that I know of have the surveyor on site when the antenna is
mounted to "walk it in" with the tower crew".

This is without a doubt the best way to properly orient a directional FM
antenna.  Definitely have the surveyor involved from the beginning.  You
will not regret it.

Jim Stanley

Stanley Broadcast Engineering
jim at stanleybroadcast.com



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