I been working recently on trying to put FCC AM broadcast station information onto Google Earth. I think I finally did it. Hopefully there are no more bugs. If you find any please tell me or any other suggestions, for example I recently fixed an error causing the call signs displayed to not be current. It took a while to get everything right since the FCC CDBS database is a bit of a pain to understand and the FCC regulations are a tough read - ie. what is the difference between theoretical, standard, augmented? Why RMS? Or is 300 mV/m/km really the field strength for a quarter wave monopole? I'm still not sure about the last one.
That said, I believe you will like what I put together. I tried to make it's list view in Google Earth useful for dxers by putting each broadcast station on the same frequency into the same folder. The result is a huge file however: 76 MB. The KMZ file includes a place mark and description in Google Earth for every AM station from the FCC's CDBS database, and whether it is in daytime or nighttime or critical hour operation, for every hour of the day of each month: 24 * 12 folders. Note, checking an entire folder for say 00 UTC on January will cause Google Earth to display about 5000 place marks, causing it to freeze for about a minute. Download from here: http://rapidshare.com/files/153634806/ambcb.kmz.html George KC2SCI 646-245-5704 _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
