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Default MW DXing down the tube? NOPE!

Don't listen to this piece-of-****.

IBOC is currently transmitted at 1/100th (one/one hundredth) of the power of
the main analog carrier.
At that 1/100th power level it is covering 60% of the analog carrier -
INCREDIBLE!!!!

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del.icio.us wrote:
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HD Radio/IBOC will fail - VERY few are buying HD radios, and the FCC
has not authorized IBOC for nighttime AM, so nothing to worry about,
yet. If you want to learn more visit:


IBOC DXing is rather fun. A real kick picking up an AM station

broadcasting
IBOC at a small fraction of power relative to the analog main carrier in
digital sound. Having a DX station's call-sign displayed for instant
station verification is pure bliss.

So far my best IBOC dx catch with "instant verification" was about 500

miles
via grayline one morning. Keep in mind that until the analog broadcast
signal is turned off, the IBOC signal is transmitted at a small fraction

of
the power that the main analog signal is broadcast. So any IBOC DX

catch
made right now is indeed a remarkable feat. The night that AM stations
broadcast in 100% IBOC only with full legal power will really be fun.

There are a few AM IBOC stations that broadcast about an hour or so

before
and after their local sunrise/sunset.

IBOC/digital DXing is no different than DXing other digital modes like

CW,
RTTY, HDTV, etc... All the whiners are just concerned that they will

have
to retire their analog R8 receivers along with their analog TV's to the
museum. Hopefully, the IBOC decoder software will be made available in

the
future for free and in the public domain. That would make IBOC

available
for decoding on any receiver using a computer. Imagine the

possibilities
with a software defined radio such as the SDR-1000.


Don't listen to this piece-of-**** ! HD Radio/IBOC has only 60% the
coverage of analog and causes adjacent-channel interference. To learn
more, go to:

http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index....ard,194.0.html



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Old December 10th 06, 11:34 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default MW DXing down the tube? NOPE!


del.icio.us wrote:
Don't listen to this piece-of-****.

IBOC is currently transmitted at 1/100th (one/one hundredth) of the power of
the main analog carrier.
At that 1/100th power level it is covering 60% of the analog carrier -
INCREDIBLE!!!!

wrote in message
oups.com...

del.icio.us wrote:
wrote

HD Radio/IBOC will fail - VERY few are buying HD radios, and the FCC
has not authorized IBOC for nighttime AM, so nothing to worry about,
yet. If you want to learn more visit:


IBOC DXing is rather fun. A real kick picking up an AM station

broadcasting
IBOC at a small fraction of power relative to the analog main carrier in
digital sound. Having a DX station's call-sign displayed for instant
station verification is pure bliss.

So far my best IBOC dx catch with "instant verification" was about 500

miles
via grayline one morning. Keep in mind that until the analog broadcast
signal is turned off, the IBOC signal is transmitted at a small fraction

of
the power that the main analog signal is broadcast. So any IBOC DX

catch
made right now is indeed a remarkable feat. The night that AM stations
broadcast in 100% IBOC only with full legal power will really be fun.

There are a few AM IBOC stations that broadcast about an hour or so

before
and after their local sunrise/sunset.

IBOC/digital DXing is no different than DXing other digital modes like

CW,
RTTY, HDTV, etc... All the whiners are just concerned that they will

have
to retire their analog R8 receivers along with their analog TV's to the
museum. Hopefully, the IBOC decoder software will be made available in

the
future for free and in the public domain. That would make IBOC

available
for decoding on any receiver using a computer. Imagine the

possibilities
with a software defined radio such as the SDR-1000.


Don't listen to this piece-of-**** ! HD Radio/IBOC has only 60% the
coverage of analog and causes adjacent-channel interference. To learn
more, go to:

http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index....ard,194.0.html


And, causing adjacent-channel interference - HD Radio/IBOC will fail.
Crutchfield is already getting out of the HD Radio business - other to
follow !

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Default MW DXing down the tube? NOPE!


del.icio.us wrote:
Don't listen to this piece-of-****.

IBOC is currently transmitted at 1/100th (one/one hundredth) of the power of
the main analog carrier.
At that 1/100th power level it is covering 60% of the analog carrier -
INCREDIBLE!!!!

wrote in message
oups.com...

del.icio.us wrote:
wrote

HD Radio/IBOC will fail - VERY few are buying HD radios, and the FCC
has not authorized IBOC for nighttime AM, so nothing to worry about,
yet. If you want to learn more visit:


IBOC DXing is rather fun. A real kick picking up an AM station

broadcasting
IBOC at a small fraction of power relative to the analog main carrier in
digital sound. Having a DX station's call-sign displayed for instant
station verification is pure bliss.

So far my best IBOC dx catch with "instant verification" was about 500

miles
via grayline one morning. Keep in mind that until the analog broadcast
signal is turned off, the IBOC signal is transmitted at a small fraction

of
the power that the main analog signal is broadcast. So any IBOC DX

catch
made right now is indeed a remarkable feat. The night that AM stations
broadcast in 100% IBOC only with full legal power will really be fun.

There are a few AM IBOC stations that broadcast about an hour or so

before
and after their local sunrise/sunset.

IBOC/digital DXing is no different than DXing other digital modes like

CW,
RTTY, HDTV, etc... All the whiners are just concerned that they will

have
to retire their analog R8 receivers along with their analog TV's to the
museum. Hopefully, the IBOC decoder software will be made available in

the
future for free and in the public domain. That would make IBOC

available
for decoding on any receiver using a computer. Imagine the

possibilities
with a software defined radio such as the SDR-1000.


Don't listen to this piece-of-**** ! HD Radio/IBOC has only 60% the
coverage of analog and causes adjacent-channel interference. To learn
more, go to:

http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index....ard,194.0.html


And, causing adjacent-channel interference - HD Radio/IBOC will fail.
Crutchfield is already getting out of the HD Radio business - others to
follow !

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Old December 10th 06, 11:34 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default MW DXing down the tube? NOPE!


del.icio.us wrote:
Don't listen to this piece-of-****.

IBOC is currently transmitted at 1/100th (one/one hundredth) of the power of
the main analog carrier.
At that 1/100th power level it is covering 60% of the analog carrier -
INCREDIBLE!!!!

wrote in message
oups.com...

del.icio.us wrote:
wrote

HD Radio/IBOC will fail - VERY few are buying HD radios, and the FCC
has not authorized IBOC for nighttime AM, so nothing to worry about,
yet. If you want to learn more visit:


IBOC DXing is rather fun. A real kick picking up an AM station

broadcasting
IBOC at a small fraction of power relative to the analog main carrier in
digital sound. Having a DX station's call-sign displayed for instant
station verification is pure bliss.

So far my best IBOC dx catch with "instant verification" was about 500

miles
via grayline one morning. Keep in mind that until the analog broadcast
signal is turned off, the IBOC signal is transmitted at a small fraction

of
the power that the main analog signal is broadcast. So any IBOC DX

catch
made right now is indeed a remarkable feat. The night that AM stations
broadcast in 100% IBOC only with full legal power will really be fun.

There are a few AM IBOC stations that broadcast about an hour or so

before
and after their local sunrise/sunset.

IBOC/digital DXing is no different than DXing other digital modes like

CW,
RTTY, HDTV, etc... All the whiners are just concerned that they will

have
to retire their analog R8 receivers along with their analog TV's to the
museum. Hopefully, the IBOC decoder software will be made available in

the
future for free and in the public domain. That would make IBOC

available
for decoding on any receiver using a computer. Imagine the

possibilities
with a software defined radio such as the SDR-1000.


Don't listen to this piece-of-**** ! HD Radio/IBOC has only 60% the
coverage of analog and causes adjacent-channel interference. To learn
more, go to:

http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index....ard,194.0.html


And, causing adjacent-channel interference - HD Radio/IBOC will fail.
Crutchfield is already getting out of the HD Radio business - others to
follow !

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