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> A transmitter that actually consumes 100kW of electricity would be a monster. Before we switched to DTV from analogue, the TV transmitter tower near me was b
by BuildTheRobots 3y ago
> A transmitter that actually consumes 100kW of electricity would be a monster.
Before we switched to DTV from analogue, the TV transmitter tower near me was broadcasting FIVE 870kW channels. Admittedly these were between 600-700mhz and I'm not sure if that's ERP or not, but "monster" sized RF transmitters were surprisingly common.
- bob1029 3y agoOh it's common, just not something you could casually hook up in a residential setting. You'd need access to 480v/3ph service to do this realistically. Moving 100kW at residential voltages to a single device is not happening. Your wires would have to be cartoon-sized.
- nixgeek 3y agoThis is a 50kW AM tower in some amount of detail — https://youtu.be/Aax-ehkRTnQ?si=Hy0YklPl06XM4tfR https://youtu.be/Aax-ehkRTnQ?si=Hy0YklPl06XM4tfR