Tom,
Does the hiss go away if you switch the Super Radio III to narrow mode?
Come to think of it, I'm not sure how much you can expect from that radio
for adjacent channel rejection anyway. You'd probably be better off with a
real communications receiver in SSB if you want to play that way.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 12:10
Subject: Re: HD Radio is alive at night and DX is still available too!
> Well, Bob, I think you're basically correct, although I did notice
> something interesting last night, which I hope isn't a sign of things to
> come.
>
> I noticed, with my GE Super III (which is analog, of course), that one of
> the strongest digital AM signals here in west-central lower Michigan is
> WJR
> A M 760 from Detroit. I have noticed now that, because of the sidebands
> associated with their digital signal, WSB in Atlanta (A M 750) is greatly
> attenuated, with a lot of hiss.
>
> It remains to be seen, of course, how all of this will play out, but
> things
> as far as A M dxing aren't completely dead yet, for sure.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 11:13 PM
> Subject: HD Radio is alive at night and DX is still available too!
>
>
>> Hi All,
>> This is the second night that the FCC has allowed A M broadcasters to
>> broadcast HD radio after sunset. There are not a lot of stations on the
>> digital band wagon yet, but I have heard about 6 stations with strong
>> enough
>> signals to occasionally trigger the digital mode in my HD radio. The one
>> that comes in the best here in southwest Michigan is
>> W H A M 1180khz in Rochester NY.
>> As to D X ing, though the band has some additional hiss on it, D X ing
>> has
>> not been impacted as much as I thought it would be. What do you think?
>> 73
>> Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
>> Skype Name: bobtinn
>> Life is full of challenges, that's what makes it interesting!
>>
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