[cma-l] CRonAM

[fantasy office]

it's true to say AM is not considered very sexy these days, but there's 
life in the old dog yet.

Our first RSL broadcasts were on AM back in 1995, using a transmitter of 
my own design, and we had good daytime reception over a wide area, with 
none of the black spots you often get on low power FM! The antenna 
design is vital for AM, but we were on 1 watt EMRP and we had listeners 
as far away as Sweden and Germany. It's worth remembering that there are 
far fewer stations on AM these days, causing less interference, so for 
community broadcasting, AM could be very worthwhile. especially when 
backed up by a good quality stream.

If anyone would like more info on AM, feel free to get in touch.


Phil Dawson

   FANTASY RADIO 97FM
/DEVIZES AND MID WILTSHIRE/

office at fantasyradio.co.uk <mailto:office at fantasyradio.co.uk>
07710 027389
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