"Telamon" wrote in message
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Tom is clairying that the dynamic range of the FM system vs. the dynamic
range of the program content broadcasters put into the system.

As Tom says, about 95% of the time the material on air is somewhere in
the
vicinity of a 6 db dynamic range.

Good thing he clarified that for you. You were looking pretty stupid.

No, he clarified for you that the system may be capable of much wider
dynamic range, but radio stations reduce the range of the content due to the
requirements of the market.

I had been saying all along that Brenda Ann's assesment of a dynamic range
of about 6 db is the norm for program content, not for the system.

A Porsche may be capable of 200 MPH, but the reality of the smoothness of
roads, other traffic and legal restrictions makes the average owner keep it
to 60 to 80 MPH at the top. FM is capable of a very wide dynamic range.
Reality forces stations to limit the range of content.