Is WSRO-AM 650 Testing Its Modest Power Increase?

Larry Weil kc1ih@mac.com
Sat Jun 14 19:38:54 EDT 2014


I believe the limit for Part 15 is 150 miliwatts, i.e. 0.15 watts.

Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH

Sent from my iPhone, so please excuse the brevity.
Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH

Sent from my iPhone, so please excuse the brevity.

On Jun 14, 2014, at 6:12 PM, Don <Donald_Astelle@Yahoo.com> wrote:

>> On Sat, 14 Jun 2014, Don wrote:
>> 
>>> When a station gets down to less than 100watts.....doesn't that become a
>>> Part 15 issue?
>> 
>> No. There are licensed Class D stations (former daytimers) with nighttime
>> power allocations below 10 watts; WJIB 740 AM is one such.
> 
> What is the power level that you CAN use unlicensed?
> 
> Remember when RadioFree Allston was broadcasting on AM from Kenmore Square?
> 
> When they finally got their wattage under a legal limit, I seem to recall as
> long as RFA was under 100 watts they were considered legal.
> 
> In Haverhill, web/streaming station WHAV.net is broadcasting on 1640AM (from
> what I understan unlicensed and legal).
>> AM Radio 1,640 kHz in selected areas
> 
> How many watts is that that they can stay on the legal side of the line?
> 
> 
> 


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