Terry
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Usual Listening Area: east Murray
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Post by Terry on Aug 11, 2009 13:49:59 GMT -6
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Aug 11, 2009 23:22:14 GMT -6
It reads like a promotional piece (because it is), but the details that it gives are interesting. I've noticed that the Humpy booster networks are almost always seamless. I would figure just on using simple math to figure out the delay needed at each site and hard wire it in.
One thing I would question is how much the main would impact the reception of the boosters. The main gets killed by the mountains so the capture effect even in fringe areas would render the main mute I would think.
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Post by Timmy on Aug 12, 2009 5:55:53 GMT -6
It sounds like all the audio is sent through a T1 network, so there's no main reception issue. I thought the law said something about a booster has to be able to receive the main signal though... hmmmm
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Aug 12, 2009 23:27:51 GMT -6
It sounds like all the audio is sent through a T1 network, so there's no main reception issue. I thought the law said something about a booster has to be able to receive the main signal though... hmmmm Not exactly. Boosters (by definition on the same channel as the main) cannot increase the coverage area. They are only allowed to fill in areas that would theoretically be able to be covered by the main but for some reason (generally terrain/topology) can't. There are also rules that if the main goes off air the boosters must as well. |
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Post by moundofsound on Aug 14, 2009 8:50:02 GMT -6
Actually, I believe the rules allow boosters to remain on the air even if the main is off. TRANSLATORS (except non-coms) must go off the air if the main fails. (Although I know of many cases in Utah where if the main fails translators mysteriously remain on the air.....wonder how those are getting signal fed to them?  ) |
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Aug 14, 2009 22:23:48 GMT -6
According to the reports I read a couple of weeks ago about KTNI and KONN near Denver, you do need permission to run boosters without the main being on. And yes I'm aware that some companies have ignored that.  I'm sure that's why KUDD's aux bears a striking resemblance to the Salt Lake booster even though it has zero chance of covering the COL. Translators for non-comms as well as fill-in translators can be fed by alternate means. There isn't a lot of wiggle room otherwise. |
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I'm sure that's why KUDD's aux bears a striking resemblance to the Salt Lake booster even though it has zero chance of covering the COL.
