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Thelegacy’s post is just plain wrong, and goes over the line of ad hominem attacks.  I was going to Unapprove it (and in fact, did for a little while).  Then I saw Carl’s rebuttal, which is by and large accurate and factual.  However, it made no sense without the original post being there.  So the offending post is back.

I think that it is tim…[Read more]

I can also answer some of Rich’s questions, and respond to his comments about ALPB member participation.

I was one of the original members of the ALPB (not original original, but joined a few months in) and stayed until mid last year.  That was for a period of multiple years.

The ALPB meetings were always sparsely attended, with a few staunch…[Read more]

https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Did-50s-TV-show-feature-a-con-artist-named-Trump-10848356.php

An earlier thread referenced time travel and discussed the possibility of its existence.  Perhaps this answers the question.

I particularly like that the character in question sold the townspeople umbrellas to protect them from stray meteorites.

Thelegacy, you really have no idea what you are talking about.

You’ve never been involved in the running of the ALPB – I have, first as Forum Moderator and then Chairman when Bob walked away from the position.

You weren’t involved in the behind-the-scenes machinations when Bob came back and decided that he didn’t like what was being posted in…[Read more]

And, in fact, the actual output at the antenna is probably a great deal less than 1 milliwatt, unless you have great ground conductivity in your area and an ideal, outdoor installation.

It’s pretty amazing what <1 milliwatt can do.

I don’t know why this topic (i.e., non radio posts) periodically comes up.

Part 15 broadcasting covers a whole host of topics, from radio itself, to computers (hardware and software), to studio equipment and even people.

Some Forums even include TV in the mix.

What interests some may not interest others.  I get that.  But it doesn’t mean that t…[Read more]

Thelegacy said “I think NOT USING an ad blocker is the utmost dangerous type of behavior on a computer.”

There are so many other ways that your computer can be infected by malware and viruses that that statement oversimplifies the situation.

If you run decent virus/malware detection software, AND don’t visit unfamiliar websites, then you should…[Read more]

Rich did indeed post some ‘relative’ measurements, but that’s not what is in question.  The measurements were for a powerful, licensed station signal.  The hypothesis here is that puny Part 15 signals may be affected more by obstructions than those he measured.  This is derived from real world observations and measurements by real Part 15 pr…[Read more]

The FCC asked the court to delay the hearing, and the request was refused.

Other than that, I haven’t heard anything either.

Rich proves the points of the article by continuing to post.

I could also use his own words from earlier in the thread, “but apparently some people either don’t comprehend […] or choose to disregard …”

After I made my last post, I came across this article which illustrates what I was attempting to say far more eloquently:

http://nautil.us/blog/the-case-for-professors-of-stupidity

I read an amusing statement by a ‘scientist’ a few years ago, who claimed that we were close to knowing everything there is to know [in the universe], and would in fact know everything within 20 years.

Of course, soon after that came discoveries that threw everything that this scientist and science thought it knew into chaos.

The point is that…[Read more]

Much is being made of some field strength ‘measurements’ (very coarse, and relative) made by Rich of a very powerful (compared to Part 15) licensed station signal.

I don’t think that you can use those measurements to prove anything about Part 15 signals.

Usually a city grade field strength measurement is pegged at 1mv.  Most licensed stations,…[Read more]

Until such time as someone can accurately measure the effect of height (and obstructions) on a Part 15-compliant system, this will obviously remain an open topic.  The NEC software has been shown to deliver inaccurate results in many scenarios.  And comparing a signal generated by a licensed kilowatt station to one generated by a Part 15 station i…[Read more]

Actually, you weren’t merely doing that.  You attempted to bring power (which I never mentioned) into the equation to obfuscate the situation.

The NEC software has been proven to not work (or be inaccurate) in many situations.  That conveniently has not been mentioned in the discussion.

We keep hearing about all these mysterious ‘other f…[Read more]

Agreed, Carl.

Rich Fry is quite adept at ignoring arguments that don’t conform to his beliefs.

He has no experience in actual use of Part 15 AM and FM broadcasting systems, and the tiny signals that they generate.

When pushed, he doesn’t quite call people idiots (i.e., ad hominem attacks) for not believing what he’s saying, but he gets close,…[Read more]

It seems to me that it would be easier to attempt to duplicate the effects of obstructions on a Part 15 signal with a field strength meter, rather than attempt to explain away what seems to be a very real phenomenon that has been observed by many broadcasters.

It may indeed be that there are other factors at work.  But in every reported…[Read more]

Yes, SWR affects range.  SWR is a measure of the ratio between reflected power (back through the antenna, feedline, etc. due to mismatches) and forward power (what actually generates field strength).  The lower the SWR, the higher the forward power and field strength, and the greater the range.

I suggest that it is not those who have actually c…[Read more]