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Class A10 FM Petition For Rulemaking

Last post by TheGeekJedi « Mon Dec 02, 2024 8:24 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Thu Jun 20, 2024 7:57 pm

Class A10 proposes a new FM Class with greater than 6 kW up to 10 kW/100 meters.

The proposal for Class C4 FM has been held up for around 10 years....

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Last post by TheGeekJedi
Mon Dec 02, 2024 8:24 pm
Fluttering signals tonight

Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak « Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:38 pm
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by k8jd » Mon Oct 07, 2024 10:19 pm

Had some fluttering signals on the Ham bands, followed down to AM BC band, found signals locally were fine, stations on the upper AM band more than...

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Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak
Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:38 pm
97.1 The Ticket Reception Issue

Last post by MWmetalhead « Tue Oct 08, 2024 12:26 pm
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by Just Dave » Thu Sep 26, 2024 1:36 pm

Hi Ladies and Gents. First post here. I'm hoping someone can shed some light on the above issue for me.

Since about June 1st I have been having...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Tue Oct 08, 2024 12:26 pm
What DX Spanish station am I hearing where CHML used to be?

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Sep 22, 2024 7:44 am
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by Radiobirdman » Sat Sep 21, 2024 7:29 am

Every night on 900 I'm hearing Spanish language variety-type songs, very different style from what is usually played on Spanish language or regional...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Sep 22, 2024 7:44 am
September Tropo

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sat Sep 21, 2024 10:02 am
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by ChrisWL1980 » Fri Sep 13, 2024 7:36 pm

Almost every night during the first half of this month has brought in tropo or enhancement of some kind. What have been some of your more interesting...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sat Sep 21, 2024 10:02 am
Leon Russell Influenced By Station Heard On Crystal Radio

Last post by Ben Zonia « Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:29 pm

by Ben Zonia » Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:29 pm

I wonder what station he heard Rhythm and Blues on a crystal radio. It looks like he grew up in Oklahoma. John Richbourg on WLAC 1510 Nashville has...

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:29 pm
FCC decision on HD Radio

Last post by Marcus « Sun Sep 08, 2024 1:24 pm
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by Marcus » Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:55 pm

New Asymmetrical Sideband Rules.

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Last post by Marcus
Sun Sep 08, 2024 1:24 pm
Requirements for Broadcast Public File

Last post by TC Talks « Tue Aug 27, 2024 12:32 pm
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by TC Talks » Tue Aug 20, 2024 3:28 pm

What are the licensee requirements for having a public file at or near the COL?

Trying not to file an FCC complaint but it seems some of our...

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Last post by TC Talks
Tue Aug 27, 2024 12:32 pm
Can Anyone Explain This?

Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak « Sun Aug 25, 2024 11:22 pm
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by Turkeytop » Fri Aug 02, 2024 9:31 pm

These warm, summer evenings I always stay outside on the patio until after dark. I sit at the patio table under the patio umbrella with my radio....

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Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak
Sun Aug 25, 2024 11:22 pm
Classic TV Signoff Recordings

Last post by Ben Zonia « Fri Aug 02, 2024 5:01 pm

by Ben Zonia » Fri Aug 02, 2024 5:01 pm

I always found the Sign Offs of TV Stations back in the 1970s and 1980s fascinating. The microwave links were fascinating. A few I found most...

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Fri Aug 02, 2024 5:01 pm
FM DX Wednesday June 19

Last post by audiophile « Sun Jul 28, 2024 7:53 am
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by Turkeytop » Wed Jun 19, 2024 11:15 am

Right now on a Sangean portable, I'm getting WMNF 88.5 from Tampa FL.

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Last post by audiophile
Sun Jul 28, 2024 7:53 am
760 WJR must be broadcasting at reduced power right now

Last post by MWmetalhead « Fri Jul 12, 2024 8:06 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Jun 16, 2024 1:05 pm
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The signal was almost non-existent near M-6 and M-37 about 10 miles SE of Grand Rapids. I could not even make out 80 percent of what was being said....
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Fri Jul 12, 2024 8:06 pm
New 9 Element FM antenna

Last post by Ben Zonia « Thu Jul 04, 2024 12:34 am
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by n8fnr » Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:52 pm

Sky Blue has released a 9 element antenna for FM. Supposed to be a copy of the Channel Master Stereo Probe 9. Looks interesting.

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Thu Jul 04, 2024 12:34 am
Old WCXI,Fenton towers.

Last post by billmich88888 « Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:52 am
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by k8jd » Mon May 13, 2024 3:21 pm

Was looking at GoogleEarth and saw the two old WCXI towers just off exit 79, US23. The Image date was 7/2023. I am sure it has been several years...

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Last post by billmich88888
Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:52 am
RIP CQ Magazine

Last post by Turkeytop « Sun Jun 16, 2024 10:46 pm

by Turkeytop » Sun Jun 16, 2024 10:46 pm

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Last post by Turkeytop
Sun Jun 16, 2024 10:46 pm
Very strong dx over Lake Huron ongoing

Last post by Turkeytop « Sun Jun 16, 2024 12:44 am
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by bmw » Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:19 pm

Tonight my radio dial in northeast Michigan is full of Canadian stations - both the usual suspects and some that I almost never hear like CHKS 106.3....

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Last post by Turkeytop
Sun Jun 16, 2024 12:44 am
Lightning and Antennas

Last post by k8jd « Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:38 pm
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by Deleted User 15924 » Fri May 24, 2024 11:34 am

Okay hams. During a thunderstorm, do you take your feed line off your equipment? And if you do, do you leave the connectors hanging in free air, or...

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Last post by k8jd
Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:38 pm
BBC on 97.1

Last post by cckadlec « Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:29 pm
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by 48125er » Mon Jun 03, 2024 4:03 pm

this morning, driving thru Rockford, I heard BBC radio of all things on 97.1, I got a bit of chicago stations and randomly Kiss 105.9 from Detroit of...

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Last post by cckadlec
Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:29 pm
Kirchhoff's Law Loophole May Allow Much Faster Charging With Supercapacitors

Last post by Ben Zonia « Mon Jun 10, 2024 3:23 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Wed May 29, 2024 2:31 pm

I'm always skeptical when people talk about ways to circumvent The Laws Of Physics, but this says basically they found a loophole in Kirchhoff's Laws...

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Mon Jun 10, 2024 3:23 pm
Why is radio so hard to listen to?

Last post by TC Talks « Thu Jun 06, 2024 8:31 pm
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by Deleted User 15924 » Thu Jun 06, 2024 5:38 pm

Starting on Page 31 of this month's Radio World are laments echoing critiques I've heard a time or two here on Buzzboard:

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Last post by TC Talks
Thu Jun 06, 2024 8:31 pm
Screen Name, Realized

Last post by k8jd « Sat May 25, 2024 1:57 pm
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by SolarMax » Tue May 14, 2024 9:28 pm

Told ya! - SolarMax was coming! And not done yet by any stretch! :8) 8o
Hope you enjoyed the auroras.
Major X8.7 Solar Flare + M4.4 Eruption...

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Last post by k8jd
Sat May 25, 2024 1:57 pm
WDIV off the air?

Last post by k8jd « Sat May 25, 2024 1:55 pm
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by Art Van Damme » Tue May 21, 2024 6:18 pm

Was watching the news tonight and just before 6pm, poof, the signal is gone.

I can receive all the other tv stations just fine.

I have an antenna...

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Last post by k8jd
Sat May 25, 2024 1:55 pm
CFCO-FM 91.3 International Concurrence Granted

Last post by Deleted User 16378 « Tue May 14, 2024 3:24 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Tue May 14, 2024 2:09 am

CFCO-FM 91.3. Don't know if this is in addition to the translator on 92.9, or if it is to replace it.

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Last post by Deleted User 16378
Tue May 14, 2024 3:24 pm
Bad News For Radio Hobbyists

Last post by audiophile « Fri May 10, 2024 7:08 am
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by Turkeytop » Sun May 05, 2024 9:39 pm

MFJ Enterprises is is shutting down production this month.

MFJ Enterprises, Inc founder Martin F. Jue, K5FLU, announced that as of May 17, 2024,...

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Last post by audiophile
Fri May 10, 2024 7:08 am
Sleuthing Digital TV Signal Problems

Last post by km1125 « Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:31 am
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by Ben Zonia » Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:43 pm

The other day, I was watching WDIV 4/Physical 32, and it was frequently breaking up off air. I checked with a small portable with just a bowtie, and...

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Last post by km1125
Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:31 am

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