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March 7, 2023 4:07 pm  #1


LEGACY BROADCAST BANDS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO out?

https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/whats-going-to-happen-to-legacy-broadcast-bands-when-the-lights-go-out


WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN TO LEGACY BROADCAST BANDS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT? 

So in years to come, what will happen to these bands? We very much doubt they’ll become a free-for-all, as a badly made AM pirate spewing kilowatts of harmonics audible in the gigahertz is not a desirable outcome for anyone. Instead we’re guessing they’ll languish, forgotten by all but a few enthusiasts polishing their vintage Philco tabletop radios. It’s sad, because we could imagine a vibrant future for an AM band in a world where limited power unlicensed microbroadcast transmissions were legal. This is to some extent already the case in some parts of the world, but if that were to become a more general thing with permissible power in the region of a watt or two then we could see large numbers of short-range stations co-existing across the dial.


 

Last edited by arc23 (March 7, 2023 4:09 pm)

 

March 7, 2023 6:01 pm  #2


Re: LEGACY BROADCAST BANDS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO out?

arc23 wrote:

https://hackaday.com/2023/03/06/whats-going-to-happen-to-legacy-broadcast-bands-when-the-lights-go-out


WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN TO LEGACY BROADCAST BANDS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT? 

So in years to come, what will happen to these bands? We very much doubt they’ll become a free-for-all, as a badly made AM pirate spewing kilowatts of harmonics audible in the gigahertz is not a desirable outcome for anyone. Instead we’re guessing they’ll languish, forgotten by all but a few enthusiasts polishing their vintage Philco tabletop radios. It’s sad, because we could imagine a vibrant future for an AM band in a world where limited power unlicensed microbroadcast transmissions were legal. This is to some extent already the case in some parts of the world, but if that were to become a more general thing with permissible power in the region of a watt or two then we could see large numbers of short-range stations co-existing across the dial.


 

If a tree falls in the forest with no one around... Does it make a sound?   Does anyone hear it?      I would say in this case, by this point no one will be around to hear it, so "pirates" will not be driven to broadcast anything.    And a few who do and cause issues for anyone will be treated the same as they do currently.    

Last edited by radiokid (March 7, 2023 6:02 pm)