Hi Bob, I think that now you mention it WKAR 870 has the digital.  Though
it is a daytimer it still has a nice regional signal to it.





On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Bob Tinney wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Well, I did a more thorough scanning of my local A M band this morning after
> the sun came up.  I did here digital sidebands on WKAR in East Lansing which
> is about 75 miles northeast of me and I think I did here 2 Chicago stations
> with digital signals, but they were pretty weak here. WBBM and 670khz both
> sounded like they had weak digital sidebands.  I can't copy 950 WWJ here at
> all during the day.
> Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 10:11 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> 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.
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
>