VHF Spacing question...

[Garrett Wollman <wollman>]

<<On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 13:41:43 -0400, "Michael P Fitzpatrick Jr." <NECRAT@the-spa.com> said:

> I have yet to find this information on the FCC's website, without looking
> through a couple thousand laws. What is the minimum spacing allowed between
> co-channel full power VHF stations (i.e. Channel 13 in Albany to channel 13
> somewhere else).

47 CFR 73.610 ``Minimum distance separations between stations.'' took
me all of fifteen seconds to find on LII.

To answer your specific question, quoting directly from the regulations:

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                                                     Kilometers
Zone                            ---------------------------------------------
                                      Channels 2-13          Channels 14-69
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I .............................    272.7 (169.5 miles)    248.6 (154.5 miles)
II ............................    304.9 (189.5 miles)    280.8 (174.5 miles)
III ...........................    353.2 (219.5 miles)    329.0 (204.5 miles)
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-GAWollman