Re: W267AI

["Kaimbridge M. GoldChild" <kaimbridge@my-dejanews.com>]

Rick Levy wrote in V2 #295,

>And, as a matter of fact, 10 watts is the most the rules will allow a
>translator in our region when antenna height above avg. terrain exceeds
>460 feet, which it clearly does in this case.  To qualify for 250
>watts, antenna height cannot exceed 106 feet in any direction.  Primary
>coverage (1 mV/m) radius is restricted to about 4-5 miles, which means
>many eastern states translators may be received 10, even 15 miles away
>in the absence of interference.

That sounds like it should be, but how does that square with WOKQ's
translator (FCC DB specs):

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W250AB       MANCHESTER           NH US
250D   97.9 MHz    BLFT940315TP  License
Service Class : A Translator or application for a translator.

N Lat  42 59 34     W Lon  71 27 50

Canadian Border Zone.  225 km to border.

HERP    0.250 kW    HHAAT: 34.0 m   HRCAMSL: 149.0 m   HRCAGL: 0.0 m
VERP    0.250 kW    VHAAT: 34.0 m   VRCAMSL: 149.0 m   VRCAGL: 0.0 m
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I believe the 34m works out to about 111.5 ft.
It may be nitpicking, but wouln't they be about 5.5 ft over?

     ~Kaimbridge~

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GEOCx (Waypoints):
    North/West
   42.57°/70.89°  [          QTH:  Rounded to .01°!  P=)   P=)   P=)   ]
  42.538°/70.949° [ "Public" QTH:  P.O Box 3584, Peabody MA 01961-3584 ]
  42.350°/71.054° [         Work:  South Station (GMF), Boston         ]

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