Topband: AM broadcast multiplexing

[Rob Atkinson]

I am always amazed at the hams who will buy a home within sight of a
broadcast tower.  Rule no. 1 when looking for a new QTH is to find
where all the AM and FM plants are and avoid them; especially QRO AMs
vis a vis 160 and HF.  I remember looking around the 670 site in
Glendale Heights IL around 10 or 15 years ago, just to get a look at
the tower, guying, base pier and insulator and so on.  This is a 190
degree stick so we're talking around 800 and something feet tall.
Then I caught sight of a short free standing tower behind a house with
what appeared to be a TA33 on it, maybe half a mile away.  I know that
ham tower was not there before the 670 site was built.  I just shook
my head in bogglement.  Not sure if that's a real word or not but you
know what I mean.  Maybe he got a really good deal or his XYL insisted
on it.

73
Rob
K5UJ