Really? The stations that say they are broadcasting in "HD radio" I can't
tell the difference. Is that what your station is doing, and what are you
hearing?
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Matthew Elliff wrote:
> hi. we have one fm station here in springfield missouri that's testing
> digital. it's ktxr, and man it sounds awful on an analog reciever! it shuts
> off at sunset.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 7:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Digital AM
>
>
> >I think that it will be a very long time before everything goes digital on
> > AM and FM exclusively, because again pepole will have to spend the money
> > and right now wiht it all being expensive now, that is still a ways out.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Steve Dresser wrote:
> >
> >> Bob,
> >>
> >> Most broadcast stations are still in the testing phases with the new
> >> digital mode, so they're not advertising yet. They have to find out
> >> such things as how impervious this broadcast mode is to selective
> >> fading, etc. I believe that the plan is to eventually go all digital
> >> and eliminate the analog modes on both AM and FM, but I'm not
> >> absolutely sure of that. If that's what finally happens, they'll
> >> probably use the same band plan as now, but cram a whole lot more
> >> signals in since there won't be any analog modulation to take up space.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> On Sunday 10/30/05 15:21 Bob Martin wrote:
> >> >So that's what I may have been hearing on WTOP, 1500 in Washington DC.
> >> >It's
> >> >sort of a rushing noise, a bit like older TV sets used to put out on the
> >> >AM
> >> >bands. If that is the source, I have never heard WTOP advertise that
> >> >they
> >> >are broadcasting digital and there wouldn't seem to be an advantage
> >> >since
> >> >they ar 24 hours news unless AM stabelizes reception for a given
> >> >distance.
> >> >
> >> >Is there a listing of U.S. stations broadcasting digital?
> >> >
> >> >73
> >> >Bob Martin
> >> >KC3FI
> >> >
> >> >PS Hope this letter doesn't bounce due to format. Changed mail program
> >> >and
> >> >settings.
> >>
> >
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