Good points, Steve.

Will be interesting!

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: Digital Signals on the Broadcast Band?


> Tom,
>
> I suppose IBOC could be a good use of the spectrum if the AM band were
> being used in the same way FM is, but it's certainly a waste of time and
> money for the present programming.  From a practical standpoint, I wonder
> how well IBOC can survive static and other types of QRM.  Maybe that's one
> of the things they're trying to find out.
>
> Steve
>
> On Sunday 3/27/05 22:13 Tom Behler wrote:
> >     Wow, that's amazing and very disconcerting about WBZ!
> >
> >It makes you wonder what the powers that be are thinking--but maybe, we
> >don't want to know!  Or, maybe we know already--The almighty dollar in
place
> >of sensible use of spectrum.
> >
> >Oh my, I'm getting sinical here;  maybe I should just go to bed now.
> >
> >It's going to be a long week anyway.  HI!  HI!
> >
> >Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:13 PM
> >Subject: Re: Digital Signals on the Broadcast Band?
> >
> >
> > > Tom,
> > >
> > > No, yo0ur dial cord isn't slipping.  WBZ here in Boston broadcasts
this
> > > way, and the noise can be heard 30 KHz above and below their center
> > > frequency of 1030.  Given the current 10 KHz spacing of AM stations in
the
> > > U.S., I don't see how they can even think about a practical
implementation
> > > of this broadcasting mode.  Then again, we're talking about the folks
who
> > > scrapped clear channels in favor of economic interests.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
>