Re: RF Wideband AMP Broken?

On Apr 17, 9:09�pm, Barry <theowln...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 17, 2:49 pm, mpm <mpmill...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Apr 17, 4:43?pm, mpm <mpmill...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Of course, I meant to say:

Operating an FM transmitter in the FM Broadcast Band (88-108 MHz)
WITHOUT A LICENSE is
against the law.

mpm,
I once had a commercial radio license-- think spark gap.  Now let me
help you with your thinking.  It is not illegal to operate a
transmitter on VHF UHF, FM, AM at any power level as long as the power
is shunted to a dummy load.  Also, dummy load emissions must fall
within FCC regulations, not laws.  I meet all of these requirements.

Please review your writings and accusations as they remain in the
public domain for years and can be detrimental to you.  Your spurious
emissions can be a problem for you - legally.

I tried a variety of input frequencies and 92.5 provided the best
output power.  Higher resulted in lower power, and lower remained the
same until 89 and dropped off.

If you have some technical advise on my question please let me know.

You are likely a "Sterling" 2219 gentlemen :)

Barry

Barry, with all due respect:
Yes, the FCC is a regulatory agency, not a law enforcement agency.
So guess what, all they do is contact the Justice Dept, and they
enfoce the LAW.

Did I say "Law"? Well yes I did!
It goes like this: Congress passed the Communications Act of 1934 and
it's been amended several times since.
It's literally an Act of Congress so you call it what you want... but
it doesn't change reality.
The FCC has the delegated authority of the Congress to amend the Act.

How is it amended you ask? Well, usually the FCC will develop and
circulate a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which, after the
usual public comment period, FCC Commission Vote, (sometimes judicial
review as in the recent case of Nextwave's bankruptcy), and finally a
Report and Order (R&O). The R&O is then published in the Federal
Register, after which time (typically 90 days), it becomes Public
Law. Humm, there's that pesky word again..!

I'm sure you can look all this up.

If you are truly transmitting into a Dummy Load as you claim, and if
your emissions meet Part-15 (which because you know everything, is a
limit based on field strength and NOT on transmitter output power),
then fine. But it does beg the question: Why do you need our help?
Why 92.5?, which if I were I pirate, seems like the ideal candidate
frequency for the area described in your profile. Otherwise, what
possible good can come of this? Do you want to fix this thing so you
can sell it to a real pirate??

And just so you know: It's NOT called a "commercial radio license".
Technically, the nomenclature is "FCC Station Authorization". (As
long we're splitting hairs here.)
Would you like me to explain the whole process of how to get one?
And by the way, I'm pretty sure a Class-D (100W ERP) is the lowest
power you can get these days, unless HAAT is so large as to
effectively reduce this. Bonus Round: How much antenna gain would
you need to reach 100W ERP with your rig?

About the only thing (legally) this device can be used for (I guess),
is:
Antenna performance measurements on a turntable? (Note: Would require
an experimental license, or waiver)
Maybe use as an Exciter for a higher-power station (Note: Would still
require a license)
Use outside the country, perhaps requiring a license.(?)
Maybe use as a toaster oven?, but at only 18 watts TPO I think you'd
go hungry!!

It's clearly not going to meet FCC Part-15 when connected to an
antenna. Any antenna.

I am also aware that some States have laws (there's that pesky word
again) against POSSESSING (let alone opeating) an FM Broadcast
Transmitter without a valid FCC Station Authorization, Construction
Permit, or Program Test Authority.

Don't know if Illinois is one, I'd have to look it up. I believe
Florida is one, though, so you can look that up too since you're so
smart. (Personally, I'm against local law enforcment in this area -
but that's a whole other discussion.)

And just how OLD are you anyway??. Spark-gap transmitters? Please!!
You must be like 100.
My advice: forget repairing it. Your hands are probably shaking so
bad from the Parkinson's medication, and obviously demensia has
already kicked in. You want to fix something - fix your understanding
of this issue.

OK, that was bitchy and probably uncalled for, but I don't appreciate
your response to me either.

Especially since you seem to have glossed over that fact that I
originally gave you the benefit of the doubt when I said you SEEMED to
be a Pirate - not that you were, in fact, a Pirate. But obviously
that comment touched a nerve with you...

And by the way, I could fix that transmitter (exciter) with my eyes
closed and no tools but a set of nine-irons and some garlic bread. :)

-mpm


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