Eric F. Richards wrote:
David wrote:


That's the FCC's fault. There are too many stations and the
bandwidths (both transmit and receive) have to be narrow or the
splatter would drive the few remaining nut jobs that still listen to
AM away.


Hardly the FCC's fault. 1) we have wider channels in our ITU region
than anywhere else in the world,


True (as I understand it),


and 2) that receiver improved
dramatically the sound quality of existing AM stations.

Also true. But 30 years later, it is a footnote in electronics history.

The engineers made a tremendous accomplishment with wideband AM stereo.
The consumer shrugged.

The engineers made a tremendous accomplishment with CD technology.
The consumer was ecstatic.

There's always a thriving market for what people will buy (and it's
sometimes nonsense, granted).

There is little or no market for what people won't buy.

'Way too few people bought into stereo AM.

Tony




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