Wherever you travel there’s probably a radio station nearby. Mark Humphrey took some vacation time to travel out west, stopping on the way to visit a radio museum and radio and TV stations. Plus we talk about how FM translators are providing what’s essentially “Primary” service to one rural Pennsylvania valley.
Show links:
- Mark Humphrey’s September Broadcast Tour – Facebook Photo Album
- Hammond Museum of Radio
- WCSG Radio
- KVLY-TV Mast near Blanchard, North Dakota – 2,063 ft tall
- FM Fool – FM Coverage and Reception Prediction Tool
- Longley-Rice Radio Propagation Model
- More about Longley-Rice
- FCCInfo from Cavell Mertz & Associate – Broadcast License Google Maps Overlay
- Hey What’s That – Terrain Line of Sight Visualizer
- CalTopo – Online 7.5 minute topographic maps
- Protmex MS6508 Digital Thermometer,l Psychrometer, and Hygrometer
Hosts
Guest:
Mark Humphrey – Co-Owner at WCJW and Broadcast Technical Consultant
Chris Tobin, IP Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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