Title :
A Remote-Controlled Radio-Frequency Booster for a Broadcast Station
Author_Institution :
Development Engineer, Broadcast Branch, Crosley Corporation, Cincinnati 2, Ohio
Abstract :
Adequate coverage of the business districts of major cities by medium- or low-powered transmitters operating in the high-frequency end of the broadcast band has always presented a big problem to the broadcast engineer. This paper describes an auxiliary transmitter installation which was installed as a means of overcoming this handicap in Cincinnati, Ohio, where WSAI on 1360 kilocycles is located 10 miles from the business district. A special receiving antenna and a straight radio-frequency amplifier without detection is used to produce sufficient signal, after reradiation, to provide adequate service to the business area.
Keywords :
Auxiliary transmitters; Broadcasting; Buildings; Cities and towns; Directional antennas; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Receiving antennas; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1944.233066
