Re: Yaz Tunnel

[Aaron Read <aread@speakeasy.net>]

At 05:13 PM 5/15/2003, Chuckigo@att.net wrote:
>\has anyone, either at speed or non-speed, noticed the neatest addition to 
>the
>new underground thingy where cars go (or might not go): AM RADIO!  what 
>type of
>system did the boondogglers, er, engineers incorporate?  i remember for a 
>time
>in the 80's, just a little to both sides of the "tunnel radio" timeframe, 
>that
>our regular city AMers were receivable in the South Station Memorial Old
>Underground thingy.
>are we talking about similar signal enhancement systems?  or something new?


Probably using Andrew NF2D "radiating/leaky cable" to re-radiate it.  LPB 
Communications sets up a lot of these for AM and FM, but the AM advantage 
is that signals can go well over 1000ft before needing 
re-amplification...FM only lasts about 300-400ft.

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