Your Part 15 Studio
This board is so quiet...calling moderators 🙂 How about sharing the technical details of your P15 Station. To begin, here's PNOI Radio's.
Location: Vallejo, CA
Dial: AM 1700
Website: www.pinoyradio.us
Transmitter: Metzo Gizmo
Antenna: under construction...MLR Antenna (Jack Gitting design)
Mount: will be on RS telescoping mast (up to 36 ft)
Elevation: i dunno, but we're in the hilly area
Range: currently around the block...new antenna will be up soon
Automation:
OTSDJ 1.0
Music Compression: MP# 128-198K 44khz, CD<br>
WebStream: none
Computer:
Pentium 3 550 Mhz
Windows 98 SE
Pentium 3 550 Mhz<br>
Mandrake 9.2, RF Fidora, Lycoris
Audio Processor: none
My station is East Hill Radio, and it operates at 1700 kHz. The main transmitter is a Rangemaster AM-1000, while the backup is a Metzo. Our elevation is 200 ft above sea level, and the antenna is 10 feet above the ground. Station automation is SAM2 running on a Dell pII, 450.
Frank
hey frank: How do you switch to live content? Do you use a board or do you use the mic on the PC?
Im having an awful time switching to live content using SAM2
SAM2 is just another input on my board. Right now, my on-air console is the Radio Shack, and I have the automation, CD player and turntable plugged into it. So, I just open my mike, pause the automation, do my announcement, restart the automation.
Back when automation systems filled a room, we would almost always run it through the board. Gives you a lot more flexibility if you have to go live for any reason.
Frank
I am new to this board and part 15 broadcasting so please excuse my ignorance.... What is a Rangemaster AM-1000 transmitter. Could you provide a web link for someone who might want to buy one?
Antler
Never mind, I did a quick google search and found it myself.
Sooooo, what kind of range do you get with the "Range Master?"
Antler
For those who may be interested, I have posted as a Web site all of the planning documentation for my serious micropower FCC Part 15 AM radio broadcast station. It is also a primer for those who may want to put something similar on the air.
It includes an equipment placement and inter-cabling diagram; several lists of equipment and parts, with their makes, models/part numbers, prices, and sources; cabling; audio routing; tests; and planned operation.
The main page is a narrative with links to specific pages. All are printer-friendly.
Please see: http://members.aol.com/K5BY/MP_Radio/MP_Radio0.htm
Best wishes,
Bill in SE Texas
I'm getting a mile radius with my Rangemaster at 10 feel above ground. I need to add more to the ground system and try to go up to 20 feet if I can.
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Frank
East Hill Radio
Frank: << I'm getting a mile radius with my Rangemaster at 10 feel above ground. :
That's great! I've based my potential listeners upon a half milecontour. Being in a high (30 umho) conductivity area, I may get more.
My Rangemaster will be about 15 feet up, for starters, with an excellent ground system (but no raidals). Of course, the antenna extends upward another nine feet.
Best wishes,
Bill Shoots
For anyone who is interested, I have made some additions and changes (*) to the documents of my planned Part 15 AM radio broadcast station. See:
http://members.aol.com/K5BY/MP_Radio/MP_Radio0.htm
Bill in SE Texas