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February 3rd 06, 02:55 PM
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IBOC, place to complain
Pete KE9OA wrote:
Ann Gallagher Charles Miller These are two people in the FCC that you can contact about the interference that IBOC transmissions are causing. Will it do any good to complain? Who know? I took the gamble, and I also e-mailed the local radio stations about this issue. IMHO IBOC was not a technical decision. The Commission's technical staff answers to the Commissioners, none of whom have a technical background. I think the technical staff has been *ordered* to implement IBOC on both AM and FM stations, and is doing the best they can to comprimise between the technical consequences of doing this, and the employment consequences of not doing it. In the LPFM proceeding they saw exactly what happens when the technical truth gets in the way of the will of lobbyists. I don't think any complaint against IBOC will be listened to unless it's accompanied by large campaign contributions. The chances of KE9OA outbidding WOR are pretty much zero. That said, I think IBOC is going to fail of its own volition. On AM, it'll never sell to the vast majority of stations unless it can be left on all night. But if it *is* left on all night, the massive interference will kill the AM service altogether. On FM, I think it'll simply never sell. IBOC-FM will fade away, as the digital transmitters suffer inevitable breakdowns & budget-conscious managers decide not to spend money repairing transmitters nobody is listening to. On the receiver end, set prices will have to pretty much equal those of existing analog sets if they're to compete with satellite. They have a VERY long way to go to reach that point! -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com Ham stuff for sale: http://www.w9wi.com/articles/4sale.htm |
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