Re: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas.
A 500 wattrer in Alabama used to sign off every day informing the public that they were licensed with the power of 500,000 milliwatts. Gasp Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of James Renfrew Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:55 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas. The station on 1300 in Troy NY once sent me a QSL boasting of its 1 billion milliwatts, or something like that, to make its 1000 watts seem especially mighty. Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY. On Wed, Sep 5, 2018, 23:25 Bruce Portzer wrote: > I once heard a station ID saying it operated "with a maximum effective > radiated power not exceeding 250 thousand watts". An accurate > statement if you read it carefully, but a tad misleading. > > Bruce > > On 9/5/2018 19:33, Mark Durenberger wrote: > > Good story but I wonder how many of those power levels are "ERP > (Effective > > Radiated Power) as opposed to "TPO" (Transmitter Power Output). When you > > take antenna gain into consideration it may paint a completely different > > picture! There are 50-kilowatt stations in the U.S. that radiate a lot > more > > than 50 kilowatts in certain directions. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > Mark Durenberger > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of R. Colin > > Newell > > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 5:57 PM > > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > Subject: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas. > > > > A mighty good read. > > > > > > > https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/whos-got-the-biggest-meanest-am > > -flamethrower > > > > > > Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas.
The station on 1300 in Troy NY once sent me a QSL boasting of its 1 billion milliwatts, or something like that, to make its 1000 watts seem especially mighty. Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY. On Wed, Sep 5, 2018, 23:25 Bruce Portzer wrote: > I once heard a station ID saying it operated "with a maximum effective > radiated power not exceeding 250 thousand watts". An accurate > statement if you read it carefully, but a tad misleading. > > Bruce > > On 9/5/2018 19:33, Mark Durenberger wrote: > > Good story but I wonder how many of those power levels are "ERP > (Effective > > Radiated Power) as opposed to "TPO" (Transmitter Power Output). When you > > take antenna gain into consideration it may paint a completely different > > picture! There are 50-kilowatt stations in the U.S. that radiate a lot > more > > than 50 kilowatts in certain directions. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > Mark Durenberger > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of R. Colin > > Newell > > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 5:57 PM > > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > Subject: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas. > > > > A mighty good read. > > > > > > > https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/whos-got-the-biggest-meanest-am > > -flamethrower > > > > > > Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas.
I once heard a station ID saying it operated "with a maximum effective radiated power not exceeding 250 thousand watts". An accurate statement if you read it carefully, but a tad misleading. Bruce On 9/5/2018 19:33, Mark Durenberger wrote: Good story but I wonder how many of those power levels are "ERP (Effective Radiated Power) as opposed to "TPO" (Transmitter Power Output). When you take antenna gain into consideration it may paint a completely different picture! There are 50-kilowatt stations in the U.S. that radiate a lot more than 50 kilowatts in certain directions. Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of R. Colin Newell Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 5:57 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas. A mighty good read. https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/whos-got-the-biggest-meanest-am -flamethrower Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas.
Good story but I wonder how many of those power levels are "ERP (Effective Radiated Power) as opposed to "TPO" (Transmitter Power Output). When you take antenna gain into consideration it may paint a completely different picture! There are 50-kilowatt stations in the U.S. that radiate a lot more than 50 kilowatts in certain directions. Cheers! Mark Durenberger -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of R. Colin Newell Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 5:57 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] Blowtorches of the Americas. A mighty good read. https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/whos-got-the-biggest-meanest-am -flamethrower Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
