CHAPTER 4.9 FM Broadcast Antennas
PETER K. ONNIGIAN
Sacramento, California
ERIC DYE
Sacramento, California
With Updates by
DANE JUBERA AND SLAVA BULKIN
Jampro Antennas Sacramento, California
INTRODUCTION
This chapter is for broadcast engineers, technicians, and station managers who must make important decisions regarding FM transmitting antennas. To ensure the best possible signal strength in the station’s service areas, the site location, antenna height, antenna type, and propagation conditions must all be considered. The implementation of digital radio systems using in-band, on-channel (IBOC) techniques requires the use of separate antennas or higher performance common antennas to meet the more stringent digital signal requirements.
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