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I didn’t know a Part15 transformer could transmit up to four miles

December 14, 2011 by RichPowers

OK, You might get a kick out of this. Just came across this little newspaper article (via a “google alert”). Here is a teaser glimpse of the key points:

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OK, You might get a kick out of this. Just came across this little newspaper article (via a “google alert”). Here is a teaser glimpse of the key points:

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Dec 13, 2011. From the Lake Chelan Mirror. Chelan WA.
Church launches radio station
ENTIAT — Pastor Mike Sanders.. ..checks up on the church’s low-range radio ministry that broadcasts a variety…. …reach between 1 and 4 miles of the transformer,…
..”Our radio station operates under the provisions of the FCC part 15 regulations. We are transmitting with FCC type certified LPAM Part 15 transmitters with a specified carrier power of 100mW on 1610kHz & 1700kHz.” More information about the radio station and its planned outreaches can be found at www.winfac.org.
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Read the whole thing here: http://lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=9&SubSectionID=9&ArticleID=5294 – I’m sure you’ll notice that they call their transmitter a “transformer” twice! And it was the editor who wrote the article!
Anyway, really not trying to knock the editor, just thought this worth passing along.

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  1. RFB says

    December 14, 2011 at 3:49 am

    Unaware
    I was unaware there was even a Part 15 transformer!

    Wow…been missing out all this time! I knew there was that unique transformer out there somewhere!

    RFB

    • wdcx says

      December 14, 2011 at 2:17 pm

      Newspaper writers, ya gotta
      Newspaper writers, ya gotta love ’em

  2. Carl Blare says

    December 14, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    Part 15 Newspaper
    This is a true story.

    As a kid I developed a love for print media, starting with comic books, extending to the comic section of newspapers, and even liking the look of big black ink letters printed in the news section. So I noticed a new toy, a little printing press with removable rubber type, some ink, and a roller so that little sheets of paper could be printed.

    It was a Part 15 low power news press and I printed all kinds of pages, including news, which I cannot remember, except for one batch of cards I ran off and circulated, which said, “Carl Loves Nancy.”

    The power of the press backfired. Nancy hated the unwanted publicity, and my girlfriend Sandy saw the cards and was very peeved.

    It was a transformative experience.

    • radio8z says

      December 15, 2011 at 3:42 pm

      Arrows
      I shot an arrow into the air, it came to earth…..over there!

      Neil

      • kc8gpd says

        December 15, 2011 at 7:09 pm

        i emailed them and asked
        i emailed them and asked about their setups, site setup, processing, how their linked, have they been visited by fcc and passed, etc.

        i will be surprised if i hear back from them.

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