Linux and RIM Blackberry

[Christopher Browne]

On 5/17/05, Peter <plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Broadcast transmitters must use large amounts of power to give good
> coverage. E.g. FM radio will run 50kW or more to cover an area of about
> 60km^2 with marginal quality around the edges (60km^2 is a circular area
> with about 20km radius). TV needs even more power for the same area. Put
> 10 mixed FM and TV transmitters like that on a radio tower, and you can
> probably heat your cup by sticking it out of the window when close
> enough.

I had a friend who worked for a TV station as a broadcast technician. 
The standing plan was to see about roasting a turkey by putting it up
near the tower.

They never got around to it, probably in part because it's got to be
incredibly awkward to take a 10kg turkey and stick it onto a suitable
sort of post that can then be shoved 50 feet in the air.

If it's "hot" enough to cook things, it's plenty hot enough to cook
the technician...
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