In life's tug of war between being controlled and being the controller, the central controller of whats heard on the radio has traditionally been the high powered licensed station. Such stations inflict their taste on the public, generally helpless sheep waiting for iinstructions.
Here are the instructions radio listeners need to take control.
Every household is entitled under FCC rules to install and control a legal low power radio transmitter and program it with anything they want. If everyone did this, we could invite the large power stations to pay us to carry their programming, if we still wanted to hear it, although most homes would opt to make their own choices from the rich fare available on the internet, CD recordings, or self-expressed programs with callers or guests.
Want us to hear Coke commercials? Fine. Send a check and we'll download and air the spot.
Trying to save our souls by preaching supernatural variants of Harry Potter? Cash only.
Mine is hooked up and serving the house while licensed stations are beginning to cut hours because their audience is fading away.
The FCC talks about enhancing AM by going digital, but that will actually end medium wave in the U.S. because none of us intend to shop for HD radios. At that time the Part 15 AM stations will inherit the dial.
We can tell you how to build your own radio station. This website along with thealpb.com contains all the information and answers every question.
Well said Carl.
Like many Part 15 stations, KDX Worldround Radio uses STL's (Studio Transmitter Links) to shoot wireless audio for re-transmission on SSTran AM transmitters.
We have dealt with FM STL's and have a WiFi STL.
The WiFi STL is an odd pair of devices from MCM Electronics that appeared in the catalog under the non-descript name "Wireless Stereo Audio Kit with USB Dongle", and was quickly discontinued.
The USB Dongle can be plugged into a USB port on the computer, but I added a USB Extension and mounted the Dongle on one leg of my tripod indoor FM tower.
One full room away the second unit is mounted next to the SSTran AMT5000 and supplies audio for that transmitter.
At unpredictable intervals I have received fluttering bursts of background static underneath the audio feed, and I've been blaming it on a local station's digital signal. But I have a new theory.
Operating at 2400 to 2483 MHz the WiFi device might be intercepting OTHER WI FI ACTIVITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
If that's true, the interference is not coming from me, because my only other WiFi device is a cordless phone at 1921 to 1928 MHz, normally not in use.
My biggest question is, if someone is interferring with me, am I also interferring with them?
These are all Part 15 devices, and we must accept interference but cannot cause it.
What is needed is a way of investigating the WiFi activity, but the spectrum analyzer only reaches 500 MHz.
Who else would I go to for advice? YOU!
It could be from a nearby 700 to 1100 Watt transmitter operating in or near this band. These are commonly known as Microwave Ovens.
Neil
Is there any way I might be interfering with a microwave oven?