[TowerTalk] Smart antennas

[Bill Turner]

On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 07:28:27 -0700, "Jim Lux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>
wrote:

>Actually, for that matter, I think the FCC is a bit vague on where the
>reference plane for the power limit is.   Say I have a 5 kW amplifier, and
>I'm using some sort of horrible lossy transmission line to connect to the
>antenna.  What's to keep me from saying that the output of the system should
>measured at the antenna feedpoint (i.e. the transmission line is part of the
>"transmitter".. it's not supposed to radiate).  Particularly on higher
>bands, this could be significant.

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The FCC is not vague at all.  Here's a quote from Part 97:

§97.313 Transmitter power standards.
<snip>
(b) No station may transmit with a transmitter power 
exceeding 1.5 kW PEP. 

The operative phrase is "transmitter power".  There is no mention of
feedline loss or antenna efficiency.

-- 
Bill, W7TI