Brenda Ann wrote:
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Lets say I wanted to buy a transmitter and antenna and set up one of
those Part 15 FCC
lower power stations. How much is the equipment going to cost me? I'm
not talking about
programming, only equipment.

Thanks!

The most expensive part will be a decent antenna that complies (loosely)
to the FCC regulations of no more than 10' of antenna total.. this if
you're discussing Part 15 AM.

If you're talking about Part 15 FM... you may as well be playing your
programming on a phonograph/mp3 player/CD player, as turning up the
volume on any of those will get it heard farther than a Part 15 legal FM
station.. the limit thereon comes out to somewhere around 10 uW and with
a legal antenna will not broadcast more than about 20-30 feet..

20-30 feet? The guy I'm talking to said his single will be hearable for
a few miles across the city.


If he can be heard on FM more than a half a block, tops, he's not Part 15
legal. I have a 35 watt transmitter and a 5/8 wave antenna that won't cover
more than about 3 miles (of course, there are stations every 200-600 KHz
here, so there is no such thing as a clear frequency).


35 Watts on FM Broadcast is good for coverage to beyond the horizon.
That's a huge amount of power.