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FM Free Radio / Re: Antenna Height vs Gain

« on: July 31, 2018, 1738 UTC »

Was Josh who said beam. But if you're thinking of going there how about a helical.
Just take a plan for a WIFI one and scale it up. I would love to see somebody do that.
That's a real CP antenna.
 

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Android help

« on: July 30, 2018, 1937 UTC »

It's a Virgin Mobile phone. If you turn it on normally it gets to t the Virgin Mobile screen and freezes up. To turn it off you need to remove the battery. If you hold volume down while powering up you get the image of the Android lying on its back with it's front door open (made me LOL!). Then you can choose Reboot, Clear cache or Factory reset. Non of those change anything. So far I haven't found anything more than that. I got a refurbished Kyocera Hydo to replace it. The Event only cost me $20 so it's not worth spending any money to fix it, but it's still in brand new condition so I don't want to throw it out.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Android help

« on: July 30, 2018, 1703 UTC »

Hi Relay...

I took a look and if I can't find the answer there I won't find it. Thanks!

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General Radio Discussion / Android help

« on: July 29, 2018, 1737 UTC »

Any Android phone experts out there? I have a Kyocera Event C6133 that has the "boot loop" problem. I tried everything I found and nothing worked. I need to flash a new OS with a PC and USB cable. Just wondering if anyone has already been there. It's like trying to figure out how to get free cable WIFI, once you already know how it's so simple.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: of interest to those in MD....digital AM!

« on: July 29, 2018, 1725 UTC »

I happened to check the MW band on the F3FEF web SDR last night and it must have been them. You could just barely see the WNYC carrier. Did they up the power or was it just good conditions?

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General Radio Discussion / Re: "Kids Playing Radio"

« on: July 28, 2018, 1716 UTC »

Makes ya wonder how hard they work over at the FCC when it took nearly 4 months to post that and they did't even edit it properly.

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North American MW Pirate Radio / Re: UNID 1620 AM 1930 UTC 26 Jul 2018

« on: July 27, 2018, 1640 UTC »

You need a hobby Dood. Broadcasting someone no one should listen to on a station no one can listen to ain't one.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: H.R.5709 - Pirate Radio Act

« on: July 25, 2018, 0447 UTC »

Are 520, 530 and 1710 OK? Those are on my AM radio.

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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Microwave Bacon

« on: July 25, 2018, 0354 UTC »

Microwave Bacon

Ingredients: Bacon

Directions: Microwave

Tips: Get someone else to clean up the mess

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FM Free Radio / Re: Antenna Height vs Gain

« on: July 25, 2018, 0337 UTC »

Keeping it short, using a V tx ant. and H rx ant. you will be up to -20db.
As for modulation, crank it up until you are as loud as other stations.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: How tubes work - a 1923 documentary

« on: July 25, 2018, 0321 UTC »

I can't get the sound to work. Do I need a new codec?

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Brother Stair in Europe!

« on: July 23, 2018, 0039 UTC »

Some of the stuff on Progressive Voices is a little bit to the left. And WCPT is OK. But other than that what else is there? I've been looking.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Brother Stair in Europe!

« on: July 21, 2018, 1524 UTC »

Hitler would have loved Limbaugh and Hannity, Stair not so much.

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FM Free Radio / Re: Antenna Height vs Gain

« on: July 19, 2018, 1753 UTC »

Big stations on tall towers use beam tilt. Way beyond free radio.
It sounds like you are terrain limited. Where is your studio?
What about a second transmitter to cover your neighborhood?

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FM Free Radio / Re: Antenna Height vs Gain

« on: July 19, 2018, 0347 UTC »

You don't say what power or range. If the antenna is above the terrain then a ground plane is not a good antenna to use. I would have started with a center fed half wave vertical. What design is the CP antenna?