Thanks Mike for your answer.
It is new to me.
73
Lowell  W8QIY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 7:32 PM
Subject: IBOC


> Someone asked what it is.
>
> It is a way to get a digital signal on the same channel with the
> conventional AM or FM signal.
>
> The letters stand for "In Band On Channel."
>
> The receivers right now are mostly prototypes, but that will change
probably
> later this year.
>
> The International Association of Audio Information Services (that's the
> organization of Radio Reading Services) is in ongoing dialog with a few
> manufacturers encouraging them to build fully accessible digital
receivers.
> Otherwise, as with cell phones, we'll spend the next generation playing
> catch up.
>
>
> Mike Duke, K5XU
> American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs