butch,

You really make some excellent points regarding digital 
broadcasting.  You're right, it is scarey just how much big brother 
is able to control what you hear and watch, and how much more 
control is on the way.

Definitely something to be concerned about and to watch for.

Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: FCC aproves HD A M broadcasting 24 hours a day


> Where did you get the idea digital runs less power.  I've never 
> read that.
> The problem with digital radio is the same problem with all 
> digital
> formats.  It is either there, or it is not and it takes a very 
> very good
> signal to noise ratio to work.  Under the same conditions, analog 
> will be
> more dependable and reach farther.  Any of you remember the good 
> old
> analog cell phone days.  Once in a while the signal would get 
> noisy, but
> you could still copy.  You could also wonder around and find a hot 
> spot.
> Can't do that at all with digital.  I hate the audio on today's 
> digital
> cell phones, but they can cram more subscribers on a single 
> channel, and
> that is the name of the game.  The motto seems to be "digital is 
> better".
> Well some times it is, and some times not.  Look ahead a bit.  Do 
> you
> really think we'll still have free radio once everything goes 
> digital?  I
> doubt it.  The format will be in place to make radio pay radio. 
> Look at
> the control that can be exercised.  I get satellite on direct tv, 
> and
> because they know my zip code, the games are blacked out here in 
> Vegas.  I
> don't have a clue why, as we can get them on the same channel 
> locally that
> is uplinked to the satellite.  The point is that with digital, all 
> of this
> is so easily controled.  Adds can even be targeted to specific 
> areas or
> zip codes.  To me, it is kind of scarry.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>
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