It should probably be noted in this discussion that synchronous AM transmitters have been in use in Europe for decades on the AM band. There were and are various mixes of low power and low and high power AM's operating on the same channel with the same programming. Back in the 1970's there were a greater number of groupings of low power ( 250-1000 watt ) stations in the UK and Spain in particular utilizing this method, and in many cases those signals would be audible under good TA conditions here in ECNA.
Usually, these sounded very much like a single transmitter here. Whether this was because we heard only one station ( the most powerful the highest antenna or the most favorable tx location could be debated ) or whether the synchronization was that good is impossible to know some 40 years on. Based on this, plus the ( unmentioned in the article ) synchronous WBZ/WBZA experiement with newer technology which remained into the 1960's, as well as the KOB/KKOB setup in NM, plus a few others, there shouldn't be any reason why this wouldn't be a viable option technically. That said however, the low cost of erecting and maintaining an FM translator is probably a momre cost-effective solution. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id <wb2...@gmail.com> AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (4) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4); modified Sony ICF2010's (3) w/APS9B @ 15'; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 10:45 AM, Dennis Gibson <wb6...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.radiomagonline.com/deep-dig/0005/synchronous-am- > boosters-could-help-revive-senior-band/38704 > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
