"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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Mr.Eduardo,do a search for AM Radio Stations in America.
And why do you think so many Americans are so interested in DXing for AM
Radio Stations all over America?

Actually, very few DXers are around any more. The largest DX club has
only about 600 members now.


Not everyone belongs to a club.. in fact I would guess that the number of
actual DX'ers that belong to clubs versus the ones that don't is an
infinitessimal percentage. Most simply enjoy the hobby/activity and don't
want to pay dues to join a club. I personally know 10's of dozens of such
people, and my circle of friends includes a lot more than engineer types
and hardcore hobbyists. I don't know a single person that has had your
experience with IBOC, and a lot that have had the opposite experience.

In every market, we have had good HD experiences on AM and FM... NY, Miami,
Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Phoenix, LA, San Diego, San Francisco, etc. All
our engineers like it, and love the sound.

Portland IBOC can interfere quite well with adjacent signals (AM), but
cannot be heard in the outlying areas that normally get very good
reception.

The HD signal exceeds the USABLE Am and FM coutours in every case... unless
you are using the Boston Acoustics Receptor, which is a bad HD radio.

Several of the Portland stations (both AM and FM) have long been popular
daily listens as far south as Salem, as far north as Longview/Kelso and as
far west as Seaside, Tillamook and Astoria. To the east is a big problem
due to topography. The AM IBOC signal can't even be heard without an
external antenna as far as Beaverton or Troutdale, which are both part of
the primary coverage (market) area.

There are only a couple of receivers out, none with the second generation
design specs. The first generation was a premble. It was not until this
month that the HD consortium began promoting HD, and the new receivers will
be in places like Radio Shack, Best Buy and Circuit City in the next 90 days
in stage three of the rollout (one was to put HD on enough major market
stations, two was to get programming on HD-2 channels, and three is to start
promoting to consumers). .