At its May 19th meeting, The Federal Communications Commission will consider eliminating the requirement that stations build a scale mock-up of directional antennas when seeking a license. The Commission will vote on allowing broadcasters to use computer modeling.
The Commission is calling the proposed change: “providing regulatory relief to FM radio broadcasters.” Currently when seeking a license, FM stations using directional antennas are required to provide physical measurements to verify their directional pattern.
To do this, stations must either build a full-size mockup of the antenna or build a scale model.
The Commission will consider an Order that would allow broadcasters to verify patterns using computer modeling rather than real-world testing.
The Commission believes the change will “decrease regulatory costs and bring our FM regulations in line with other broadcast services.”
Lol. “Antenna is … “
I’ll wait.
I thought engineers were the only ones who could not differentiate between plural and possessive.
To what possession of antenna are you referring?
Lol…ah, that infamous Radio Ink (non-)editing!!!