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]>
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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.
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> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Steve Dresser wrote:
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>> Bob,
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> >PS Hope this letter doesn't bounce due to format.  Changed mail program
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>> >settings.
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