October 13th 09, 11:39 PM
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Brenda Ann wrote:
"D. Peter Maus" wrote in message
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On 10/13/09 13:52 , Jo Jo Gunn wrote:
"D. Peter wrote in message
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On 10/13/09 12:47 , Jo Jo Gunn wrote:
"D. Peter wrote in message
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On 10/12/09 14:59 , Jo Jo Gunn wrote:
"D. Peter wrote in message
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Stereo destroys FM coverage. Those engineers were right.
And those that were purists and held to that belief....are all out
of
business.
Not so much. I encounter one or two non-stereo stations every
week
when
I'm on the road.
Please name them and their location.
I hear them when I'm on the road. I don't have time to catalog
them.
The last two I heard this past week were in southeastern Missouri
and
southern Illinois.
I don't know Peter...it sounds more anecdotal than anything....
No different than your assertion, my man.
You made a generalization about how many stations are still in mono...I
asked you to back up that statement...and you couldn't.
Just as you made a generalization about how many stations weren't in
mono. Also without any support.
I'm sure you don't drive the backroads with a pad and paper recording
calls, city of license, and whether the pilot is lit. Neither do I. On a
road trip, I may hear 15 radio stations a day. I don't record the calls.
And they may be 40 miles from where I'm rolling at the time. The only
reason I noticed the stations I noticed is because the pilot wasn't lit.
But I certainly didn't spend any effort to find out who, or where, they
were.
I might suggest this: The next time you travel, scan the dial. See if
you don't find a couple, yourself.
And then see if you can recall the name and location when someone asks
you the following week.
A large number of recent FM conversions (sports/talkers) are extinguishing
the stereo lamp. No need for stereo on these stations, and it does save a
small amount on energy bills and increases the SNR on the fringes.
How would it save energy? FM just turns carrier into sidebands; the
current never changes.
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