Mark

Don’t know why 3″ records didn’t exist back when instead of 45s for singles.

Only the speed would have to be 331/3 instead of 45 so 1 song would take up the same space as a track on an album. In fact a lot of space is wasted on a 45 and a 3″ record would work at that speed.

Fantastic that records and turntables are not going anywhere. With all…[Read more]

“And Mark’s BETS-1 station makes his neighborhood great!”

Thanks Carl.

I agree with you as I’ve said before that if not to many were listening and in the age group the advertisers target(the 18 to 49 age group) there wouldn’t be a whole string of commercials every 7 or 8 minutes. The advertisers wouldn’t be spending billions to advertise there.

But if the translator gets the listeners broadcasting the same feed on…[Read more]

I can tell you, not likely be hobby broadcasting.

“He likewise is no fan of the licensing fee to manufacture a digital receiver, but for the rest, you’ll have to get your own copy. Go up to the Radio World website and request one.”

A point to consider. Analog is not a patented system. It can’t be. Anyone can make a regular radio and the bands and frequencies are can’t be owned and patented by c…[Read more]

Right now at 7:40PM March 27/19

Chickenman episode.

Chickenman gets a job at the club chi chi singing “give my regards to broadway” making twenty bucks a weekend when he’s not striking terror into the hearts of criminals.

Carl, there will be no such thing as a digital transmitter. There is no unused “space” with frequencies like analog.

I think that if this were to happen, it would be like TV…..mandated and the demise of our hobby. The empty bands would be for something else. And not just on AM but ALL radio, FM too.

Fortunately we haven’t come to that bridge…[Read more]

Keep in mind…..no analog, no part 15.

@ AMRadiolegend, OK with what? going digital or keeping 1600 to 1700 analog?

Some posts have been made over at Micro-broadcasters on this including one from me.

I have made posts about this in the recent past and I will repeat myself with this fact….go digital=NO PART 15. GONE.

A good song Carl! And true.

Right now at 12:50PM Mar.22/19….

“You’ll loose a good thing” by Barbara Lynn….

A true pioneer as female guitar players playing rock and roll and blues back in that time were rare as women mainly played folk and some country. She started out in the late 50s and had a few big hits in the early to mid sixties. Still…[Read more]

A bay is salt water as long as it’s connected to the ocean, even with a river flowing into it.

All you have to do to confirm is taste a mouthful….is it salty?

Where you are on the map, yes it’s salt water.

She said that you can’t discuss the ASMAX on the forum because it’s not certified and I think she has a rule that an uncertified transmitter can’t be discussed or offered for sale.

Can’t that transmitter also exceed 100mW?

But you can see from the visit that the FCC cares most about interference and field strength, even more than a ground lead length.

I like Artisan’s idea as I have thought of that also. Going to a mall parking lot and setting up. Easy enough to have the Decade MS-100 or Cardiotheater(Waio) transmitters taped to the roof with the computer and compressor on the back seat all running from an inverter but the sign would be tricky. Could make a large roof sign somehow but how to…[Read more]

Carl said:   “In the opening post of this thread I made the statement: “It has been claimed that wires above the earth-surface always radiate, whereas those below that surface do not.”

And then corrected himself correctly….”That is an untrue statement, although no one called me on it.”

To distract from the ongoing bickering between Carl and R…[Read more]

As I speak 1:15AM March 18/19

“I’m Goin’ Back”   by Kitty Daisy and Lewis

This is a very talented family act from England, sounding like the blues people from the Mississippi in the 1940s and fits into my format perfect. Have several songs from them in the playlist……https://youtu.be/yR_98aS-8X4

Not all more recent music is junk…..just w…[Read more]

My comment to AMradiolegend,

Don’t think it matters to the FCC where the ground lead is, whether against a wall, a tree, a pole, conductor, non-conductor….to long is too long. That’s all that matters.

I don’t know what to comment as I don”t know what you are referring to (LGL’s)

I, being involved with the discussion over there about antenna length assure everyone that no illegal operation was discussed or I wouldn’t have been involved in it.

Also from the Canadian standpoint an antenna/ground lead in excess of 3 meters is not illegal operation as we can also go by field strength without regard to power/antenna length.…[Read more]

Besides the unproved cancer risk, the fact that people have such an obsession with the telephone that it’s a part of their body, that you need to go around wired up with these things in the ears, gabbing away everywhere, even driving, and sleeping with these things is insanity. The world has gone nuts.

I don’t understand this, beyond reason,…[Read more]