Carl Blare

I was flipping through the websites of part 15 radio stations to see all the different designs, and I noticed one common theme. Everyone is a “community station.” So I wrote a commentary for my own website and plan to print it here before posting it on my site:

Tuesday November 16, 2010 — KDX Is Not a Community Station
A moment ago I was flipping through the websites of other streaming and low power radio stations and noticing that all of them are still going by the old model of “serving the community.” That model made sense for stations whose power slapped down a good signal within the city limits of the community, but the mechanism has become entirely different given two factors that change the underlying notion of “community.” Type one, the streaming station, has worldround reach which significantly dwarfs any thought of a local community. And type two, the low power station, reaches the house, yard and a few birdhouses, not quite a community.

Hello Rhema Radio:

I notice in your updated station profile that your FM is full time but AM 1680 is only part-time. Why is the AM only part-time?

Hello Radio Fellows:

Today found a feast of a blog by a professional engineer who tells good story.

http://www.engineeringradio.us/blog/

Hello Radio Fellows:

Today found a feast of a blog by a professional engineer who tells good story.

http://www.engineeringradio.us/blog/

One part, about unlicensed studio-transmitter linking up around 2gHz might be useful to part15.

It is my guess that a wire antenna should be “end fed,” meaning that the RF lead-in wire coming from the transmitter should feed the 3-meter antenna wire from either the bottom end or the top end.

It is my guess that a wire antenna should be “end fed,” meaning that the RF lead-in wire coming from the transmitter should feed the 3-meter antenna wire from either the bottom end or the top end.

But WHAT IF a 3-meter wire antenna is CENTER-FED, so that the signal would be injected right in the middle of the antenna instead of the end.

What affect/effect would this have on the resulting signal?

I found a great new science podcast at the S.E.T.I. website, and they had a link to Stitcher, a free app that allows hearing internet radio on cellphones. ANY internet radio.

I found a great new science podcast at the S.E.T.I. website, and they had a link to Stitcher, a free app that allows hearing internet radio on cellphones. ANY internet radio.

http://stitcher.com/home.php

Has anyone tinkered with Stitcher?

Many of the part 15 members have websites, which means that the ISP (Internet Service Provider) is yet another piece of low power life.

Many of the part 15 members have websites, which means that the ISP (Internet Service Provider) is yet another piece of low power life.

Renewal time is coming up, so I am considering the options, of which I know very little.

What are the ISP experiences and advice that you might have?