<div dir="ltr">...specifically the FCC Unlicensed Part 15 devices<div><br></div><div><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.142857551574707px;line-height:23.428571701049805px">Unlicensed operation</strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.142857551574707px;line-height:23.428571701049805px"> on the AM and FM radio broadcast bands is permitted for some extremely low powered devices covered under Part 15 of the FCC's rules. On FM frequencies, these devices are limited to an effective service range of approximately 200 feet (61 meters).</span><br>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.fcc.gov/guides/low-power-broadcast-radio-stations#PART15">http://www.fcc.gov/guides/low-power-broadcast-radio-stations#PART15</a><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>So what if you combined that with a "mesh" aspect, and you could create pocket stations around the city</div>
<div><br></div><div>Seems like it would make for a fun kit as well, building mini fm transmitters & receivers.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 4:10 PM, J.C. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:r33lmm@gmail.com" target="_blank">r33lmm@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">So I see a couple of ways to hack this, all is not lost in the broadcasting realm.<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Al Sweigart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:asweigart@gmail.com" target="_blank">asweigart@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">There are drawers at the front desk station currently used to hold office supplies. The membership binder is kept near there also. Its probably the best place even though it isn't locked.</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 20, 2013 8:57 AM, "Noisebridge Radio" <<a href="mailto:noisebridgeradio@gmail.com" target="_blank">noisebridgeradio@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">When I filed I was afraid that that the physical distance might be a problem. I filed for channel 215 (90.9 MHz). In the Bay Area there just isn't much / anything available. The best candidate frequency 102.5 had 8 different organizations file for it in San Francisco alone. In many ways the FCC rules haven't kept up with technology. The reason for the distance / adjacent channel rules have to do with selectivity and signal rejection. Due to the nature of FM radio if you have 2 transmitters on the same frequency (generally) a radio will only pick up the most powerful signal and you won't hear the weaker one at all.<div>
<br></div><div>It was an interesting experiment.<div><br></div><div>I believe that Hilaire is working on an internet radio project so all is not lost.</div></div><div><br></div><div>PS. Is there a place to store paper records at Noisebridge. I can keep them however as time goes by they may get misplaced or forgotten and if anybody deals with the FCC for any reason in the future they may be necessary. It would better if they were stored up there.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Tom Lowenthal <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:me@tomlowenthal.com" target="_blank">me@tomlowenthal.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Hello hammies (or whatever). The FCC thinks we're too close to other radio stations. Here's their letter.</p>
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