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dumbcat

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19. You are correct on both counts

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #13)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:41 AM

Jun 2016

500kW is very large for an HF (shortwave) broadcast transmitter. The Voice of America Greenville, NC facility had some, but they were the biggest in the world at the time.

The Greenville facilities became the most powerful international broadcaster in the world, in both physical size and radio frequency energy.[3] Each of the sites housed nine transmitters – three of 500,000 watts, three of 250,000 watts, and three of 50,000 watts.[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Broadcasting_Bureau_Greenville_Transmitting_Station

500kW - 600kW transmitters are still the largest.

And of course you are correct about the transformers.

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Who really listens to all of this religious crap on shortwave radio. I can't imagine there's that [View all] RKP5637 Jun 2016 OP

I live near Tampa, FL, and there are tons of Christian stations shenmue Jun 2016 #1

It must be that some people just gotta have something beyond themselves to believe in to give them RKP5637 Jun 2016 #3

Get Sirius XM radio. roamer65 Jun 2016 #2

Internet radio is also quite good, something like 58,000 stations across the world for free. RKP5637 Jun 2016 #4

I think it's actually pretty cheap. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #5

Hmmmm... I was just thinking. Likely they can broadcast large distances in the US on SW than the RKP5637 Jun 2016 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #8

How much do you think dumbcat Jun 2016 #11

well dontmatta Jun 2016 #12

First off, SW bounces around the ionosphere jberryhill Jun 2016 #13

You are correct on both counts dumbcat Jun 2016 #19

Really? dumbcat Jun 2016 #18

There's a few errors in your calculations. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #9

Thanks!!! RKP5637 Jun 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #7

DirecTV has something like 30 religious channels. Initech Jun 2016 #14

DirecTV has an amazing mnumber of channels 1939 Jun 2016 #17

They're all Sovereigns, preppers and SHTFers A bunch of off the grid trailer home slackers Monk06 Jun 2016 #15

Who? Brian Eno and David Byrne :) kentauros Jun 2016 #16