yeah they don't even say they're in digital but i know it is because all the
other fm's sound like they should. their's a deffinat difference in sound
quality when you go to 101.3.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: Digital AM


> Well,k, I would have thought you would have caught a digital signal on FM,
> but nothing has been heard on teh stations that claim they are
> broadcasting in HD, and I have heard that the actual HD radio itself,
> sounds like CD on the right receiver.
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> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Matthew Elliff wrote:
>
>> i looked up iboc for springfield missouri. it said it was on the web. yes
>> the audio quality isn't as good as it is without the digital signal. we
>> have
>> no am digital yet.  i'm not sure how to tell you what the sound is like.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 8:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: Digital AM
>>
>>
>> > 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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