Over the Border
Posted on November 25, 2011
We have talked recently about the problem of being prohibited to mount an antenna in a trailer park or apartment. One possible idea came to me just now, and I’ll share it.
We have talked recently about the problem of being prohibited to mount an antenna in a trailer park or apartment. One possible idea came to me just now, and I’ll share it.
Where is the nearest property line within sight of your location? If it is reasonably near by, think about contacted the property owner over on that side of the borderline and explain that you’d like to put an antenna right on the edge of their property. Maybe something can be worked out.
Then you’d get the signal over there by sending it on a studio-transmitter-link (STL), either FM, 49mHz or 900mHz, and put a solar collector on top or use a battery.
Maybe there’s a nearby flat roof-top that would allow a more secure location.
Probably most larger stations can’t have their antennas right at the studio, so you would be doing what they do…. relaying the programming to a remote transmitter site.
