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AM FM Zip Code Based Signal Strengths
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AM FM Zip Code Based Signal Strengths
Appears you simply enter your zip code, and it gives you an estimate of
how strong local radio stations are coming to your locaion, in terms of decibels. Kind of a cool reference tool. |
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AM FM Zip Code Based Signal Strengths
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anyone have a clue how this works? http://www.v-soft.com/ZipSignal/zip_answer.asp That *is* a useful site, isn't it?! I've encountered a number of sites that are able to cross-reference ZIP codes to geographic coordinates - don't know where they're getting the data but my guess would be the Census Bureau has a database. The technical facilities of the radio stations are available in databases downloadable from the FCC. The firm that runs the site is a broadcast engineering consulting firm; their regular work involves the ability to predict field strength at a given distance, transmitter power, and antenna parameters. Combine that, and you end up with what you see there. -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com |
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AM FM Zip Code Based Signal Strengths
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Doug Smith W9WI wrote: K4GPB wrote: anyone have a clue how this works? http://www.v-soft.com/ZipSignal/zip_answer.asp That *is* a useful site, isn't it?! I've encountered a number of sites that are able to cross-reference ZIP codes to geographic coordinates - don't know where they're getting the data but my guess would be the Census Bureau has a database. The technical facilities of the radio stations are available in databases downloadable from the FCC. The firm that runs the site is a broadcast engineering consulting firm; their regular work involves the ability to predict field strength at a given distance, transmitter power, and antenna parameters. Combine that, and you end up with what you see there. Yes this is very handy. I just plotted all the stations in my area in Excel. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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AM FM Zip Code Based Signal Strengths
K4GPB wrote: anyone have a clue how this works? http://www.v-soft.com/ZipSignal/zip_answer.asp Gary K4GPB Yeah! I use is quite a bit.. Plug in your Zip Code, and a list of AM / FM stations With their signal strength comes up.. then you se if you can pic them up. I have had Very good results with the Degen DE1105 and A few yards of external antenna.. Very good site |
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I must be missing something (Was: AM FM Zip Code Based SignalStrengths)
I must be missing something...
What good is a website that tells you that you can hear all of your local stations from your location? Seems like I already know that... --Guy Thurston, OR On 3/29/06 6:19 PM, in article , " wrote: K4GPB wrote: anyone have a clue how this works? http://www.v-soft.com/ZipSignal/zip_answer.asp Gary K4GPB Yeah! I use is quite a bit.. Plug in your Zip Code, and a list of AM / FM stations With their signal strength comes up.. then you se if you can pic them up. I have had Very good results with the Degen DE1105 and A few yards of external antenna.. Very good site |
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I must be missing something (Was: AM FM Zip Code Based Signal Strengths)
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:00:32 -0800, Guy Kudlemyer
wrote: I must be missing something... What good is a website that tells you that you can hear all of your local stations from your location? Seems like I already know that... --Guy Thurston, OR Something? Try everything. It listed my one local station and about 100 others. |
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I must be missing something (Was: AM FM Zip Code Based SignalS...
I typed my zip code (39209) in the window and it list about fifty five
radio stations.I can't pick up all of those radio stations on my radio. cuhulin |
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I must be missing something (Was: AM FM Zip Code Based Signal Strengths)
On 2006-03-30 14:00:32 -0800, Guy Kudlemyer said:
I must be missing something... What good is a website that tells you that you can hear all of your local stations from your location? Seems like I already know that... --Guy Thurston, OR Well, for instance, a station that is listed on mine is overpowered by another station from 150 miles away! Disgustingly, the station I would like to hear is a one of a kind station in the area, the station that overpowers it is a Spanish speaking station. Sigh. -- acs --- Grundig Satellit 800M, Degen 1102,*FR200,* 100' Random Wire, Degen "31" Amplified Loop, Pulling signals out of thin air in the Pacific Northwest Since 1992 http://www.chevyorange.com |
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