Joe Buch wrote:
It seems to me one could supply the specified field strength with any
reasonably short antenna as long as one was willing to crank up the
transmitter power output to counter the loss in efficiency. I think
that would be permissible under FCC rules but I am not sure.

I don't know a thing about it, but power in equals power out. The
problem is where it goes. A short tower sends more skyward, a tall
tower more horizontal. I'd assume that the FCC wants less skyward
and hardly care how strong the horizontal strength is because it won't
go as far; except insofar as it also indicates the skyward pattern.
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