[Lowfer] Medfer Antenna.

[ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/28/2009 8:48:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
w9sz.zack at gmail.com writes:

This brings to mind the question - What is the PURPOSE of the  regulations?
What were they tryong to allow and what were they trying to  avoid?

73, Zack W9SZ
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I think the regulations are trying to say the FCC does not want
the signal to travel more than a few hundred feet at most to
minimize the chance of interference to licensed broadcasters.
 
Any antenna that is mounted above ground level with leads
going back down to ground probably would not pass
inspection. Likewise any antenna with a top hat of some sort
would not pass.
 
The 10 ft. antenna limit includes any feedline from the 
transmitter so the transmitter should be located itself
directly next to the antenna.
 
There is no reason an experimenter couldn't use a mode
like QRSS to really extend the range but for an AM
broadcast don't expect to be heard with a strong signal more 
than a couple of hundred feet and still be legal.
 
73 Todd WD4NGG