How accurate are FCC service contours for FM?
For example there is several LPFMs or low power translators 30 miles away and yet I can still receive them with a decent signal. This despite the service contour putting me in a deep fringe or nothing at all. A recent example, 104.7 KSGG that recently appeared that is nowhere near me and only 250W has a good signal here.
Even with a modest portable radio it's still possible to receive them.
It seems what these actually estimate vs reality don't exactly match by a pretty big margin.
For example there is several LPFMs or low power translators 30 miles away and yet I can still receive them with a decent signal. This despite the service contour putting me in a deep fringe or nothing at all. A recent example, 104.7 KSGG that recently appeared that is nowhere near me and only 250W has a good signal here.
Even with a modest portable radio it's still possible to receive them.
It seems what these actually estimate vs reality don't exactly match by a pretty big margin.
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