Radio's- the tech question...high power FM

[my_mr_happy]

I am not sure but a friend of mine said that there are companies that make high powered FM rdio's that get stations from far away.

1) is this true can you purchase a high powered radio

2) would it be able to get... hmmm I don't know... a station in dc?

thanks

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[Orallo]

I tried that approach already... I contacted an old college budday of mine that use to be in the Navy as a communications specialist and is an expert in all this shit.

I asked him about special antennas, better receivers, anything... He suggested a couple of things, and I got to work to start trying them...

It turns out there is another station in southern Jersey (right smack betweeen NYC and DC) that also uses 106.7 as their dial, and I could pick them up and NOT WJFK.

So... So much for that idea...

Peace & Hugs.



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[my_mr_happy]

well.. thanks for trying man... and for the info

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[HordeKing1]

As Orallo pointed out, the same frequencies are used all over the country. Their range is limited, so if you have an antenna that can pick up a certain frequency it wouldn't guarantee that it's in the right location or state.

I suppose XM - The pay satelite radio (I think it's called X-M) might carry the station around the country. You'd have to visit their website and/or give them a call to find out. In any case it's an expensive proposition.

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[KC2OSO]

FWIW, WJFK has an AM station also ~1300 Mhz AM (+-) - poor but understandable reception here in north NJ and - and nope - no rnf on AM. Sports guys and random talk at 19:00+ hrs.

Nice to know I can get a ass-suck station from DC to hear local Mary(and I do mean MARY)-land high school sports stats.

Suck the helmet Infinity.



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[Cookie]

I went to a store on 23rd st. yesterday, and they showed me a radio ( a couple of radios) that they said would definitely pick up stations all over the place. They said it was guaranteed. They wanted 149 dollars cheapest 100.00 for it. I'm going to Centruy 21 or Radio Shack to get a better deal. I think you can pick them up. Maybe those guys were bullshitting me but I'm going to try.

[Bill From Yorktown]

"all over the place" is not the same as what you are looking for - if there really is a station in southern jersey on the same freq. you're screwed.

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[Cookie]

I'll make the store play the radio and tell them what station I want. If I don't hear it there I won't buy it. Gotta try! I hate Gilmore Girls and Dawson's creek.

[wilee]

When a radio station transmits, the factors that determine its footprint (or listening area) are the output power, the height of the transmitting antenna, and the terrain. Most FM stations have a footprint with a radius of about 50 miles at most (unless the terrain is very flat).

You could have the most sensitive FM radio in the world, but if the signal is not reaching the radio from the transmitter, you'll have no luck picking it up. There are, on certain occasions, atmospheric phenomena that give FM signals a boost and you can hear them miles away from their footprint, though.

On a side note, the FCC does what is called "frequency coordination" which prevents two stations with overlapping footprints from using the same frequency. The radios that were mentioned elsewhere in this post sound like shortwave radios. They pick up stations which use AM and SSB transmission methods, primarily, although some pick up FM signals with the same sensitivity as a regular FM radio.

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[Bill From Yorktown]

there you go - forget syndication underground and xm - we need ron and fez on shortwave :-)

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