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Hope for hopeful broadcasters in underserved markets!

A broadcaster who fills a need in a remote community just might find some surprising support. Your local US congressional representative might be a unlikely ally.

You could always try and appeal to your local congressman as this Nevada station just did…
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Read more here:

Reid helps resurrect closed Goldfield radio station
www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com

Tonopah Times-Bonanza & Goldfield News file photo

Or here if the link dies
http://part15.us/node/1245

Thank You,

Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis
Universal Life Ministries
http://www.ulc.org

Moderator Hunterdonfree
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hunterdonfree

Perusing MRAM’s antenna pages linked below, I noted this: “…checking the B & W website (they make Mini-Ductor) the dimensions and wire size…”

B & W?

“Barker & Williamson has been a recognized leader worldwide in the manufacture of the highest quality HF broadband antennas, fiberglass masts, air wound coil stock, and other radio parts for military, commercial, homeland defense and amateur use since 1932. ”

Mini-Ductor?

“Our Miniductor line of air wound coils are made from tinned soft-drawn copper wire and wound in flat ABS plastic strip. The Miniductor has 1/4 turn hookup leads and is intended for lower power applications.”

Well, I’ll be…

MRAM writes

“The antenna has been in service since January 9th with good results compared to my roof-top antenna.

Last week the antenna withstood a winter blast with 40+ mph winds and temperatures below zero. There seems to be less stress having the coil in the center as opposed to at the base where the coil form is supporting the radiator.”

Read more here:

Forum Post

and Here:

http://mram.50webs.com/index_files/Page672.htm

and Here:

http://mram.50webs.com/antennastory.htm

As you can see, madmage is hard at work again, updating and upgrading our gathering place for the New Year!

Thanks to you, our visitors, miembers and regular contributors, Part15.us set new records for numbers of visits, visitors and new members for 2006 – congratulations!

A special New Year’s THANK YOU to the unsung heros who make this site possible – mlr, madmage and YOU!

Here’s hoping one of your New Year’s resolutions will to be to start or improve your low power radio project.

If you haven’t started broadcasting yet, and wonder what possible uses such technology might have, check the links below for some great broadcasting ideas for 2007:
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Press Coverage of Part 15 Radio Operations

Radio Museum hosts Saturday workshops

Oregon Sea Grant Low Power Radio page

How people use the Rangemaster

ISS Case Studies

Go forth and broadcast!

I just rediscovered a delightfully nostalgic web site that I really enjoy. The structure reminds me of some of our early efforts and there are some dead links to cope with, but the information is pure gold.

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A great starting point is broadcasting from the home – lots of great links on that page

Buried elsewhere are:

• The Graymark Transmiter

• Knight Kit Home Broadcasters – Allied Electronics

• Remco Caravelle

• Type 33 Broadcaster

• Rush Reunited With Boyhood Radio

• Popular Electronics first year – 1954.