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.

"dave" wrote in message
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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.

All equipment draws power, that includes the stereo multiplex generator. If
they can switch that off, they save a few dollars a month on electricity.

"Brenda Ann" writes:

"dave" wrote in message
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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.

All equipment draws power, that includes the stereo multiplex generator. If
they can switch that off, they save a few dollars a month on electricity.

Well .. .now we know we're dealing with Chuckie ... When faced with a
trivial technical error, rather than say "Oops, that's right, I wasn't
thinking clearly" we get some cock-and-bull story ... I would be willing
to bet a steak dinner that the energy cost difference between MPX and
non-MPX would be less than the cost of said-same steak dinner.

On Oct 13, 3:39*pm, dave wrote:
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.