[BC] Did David tap Goliath in the Head?

Tom Bosscher tom
Wed Jul 6 11:12:24 CDT 2005


Mark Humphrey wrote:
> It would also be interesting to know if IBOC receivers
> have trouble recovering WBCT's digital signal due to
> this increase in offset.  
> 
> Taking HAAT into account, WBCT is grandfathered to
> operate with roughly 12 dB more power than the current
> Class B limit --  so if their IBOC carriers are down
> 30 dB, their digital coverage should slightly exceed
> that of a "normal" B, unless the receiver chokes the
> strong analog signal.  


	From what I can tell, CC is using the aux antenna, which is lower that 
than the main. Since my monitor antenna can basically "see" their tower, 
I can only measure the differences in power, and I have no idea what the 
contour would be.

	tom bosscher



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