Horatio Caine

You know who I am. You still trying to play FCC Field Agent? Stop being scared and answer me back. I’m not Donald Trump!

Rich,

That is true on FM. In layman’s terms. say if a FCC Inspector tries to explain it to a Church Preacher, 250 microvolts per meter at 3 meters. I’ve seen some You Tube Videos of Preachers buying those illegal Chinese Transmitters to cover the Church Parking Lot for drive in Sunday “stay in the car” services as the COVID-19 Pandemic came…[Read more]

I want to say thanks to Mark! He has gave me some fantastic ideas on the Chez Procaster I have not thought of. One idea is the Chez Procaster comes with that aluminum rod. Copper is a better radiator. The best part of what Mark ìs doing is there is no ground lead needed! I still think the FCC should allow a copper rod into the ground and a longer…[Read more]

Hey Mark,

Send me a copy of your coverage map to my Yahoo Email Address. It is:

sheldonlujack@yahoo.com

Let me take a look at it. Are you getting at least a block or two. We know what 1/2 mile is in a straight line. I have a TIS 10 watt station in the next town from me going towards I-65 south that goes to Downtown Nashville. I have to go to…[Read more]

To Tim, My Procaster power supply does not have a electrical ground. I thought that was unusual! Most electronics have a ground when you plug it in. Wonder if I should call Gerry at the factory and ask him why. The “ONLY” ground I would have in my case would be the electrical bond between the galvanized pole and the transmitter box. I have heard…[Read more]

• Sorry for my last rant and a sentence that mad no sense. Get me going, that’s how it is. WHEW!

I got my Procaster back from the factory this month. I haven’t done anything with it because I was slow getting it up there. Other stuff at home going on.

Anyhow, this Rule 15.219  about the Ground Lead is “Hog Wash”! The Commission does not give the user a maximum field strength reading not to exceed with Part 15 AM, like they do Part 15…[Read more]

The one I have has the “Overload” power bar and power bar for battery power. Nice APC Brand.

I guess there is no real protection from lighting. Had a house over the weekend hit by lightning near my area.

I like Tim’s idea, but I’ve worked and been a commercial broadcast station owner. I understand series feed towers and towers with folded…[Read more]

Tim, Rich and others: Sorry I’ve not posted back. It’s been a rough two weeks Two! Two weeks ago, I had my Chez Procaster on in the house. It’s not been put up outside since I got it last October.

It was a nice Sunday Afternoon outside, then the lights started to flicker. Being I’ve worked as a Administration Clerk at a Electrical Utility, and my…[Read more]

• BTW: The $14,000 was my profit after the sale of my studio building, property, and tower site.

I got to thinking this evening and I think the metal gutter on the roof is the best place to attach the ground lead. The gutter is just floating and not attach to a earth ground, like trees are. Here where I live, trees get hit by lightning. I saw one that got hit earlier this year before the Pandemic at a home of a friend of my wifes. It nearly…[Read more]