[BC] IBOC

[Phil Alexander]

On 14 Jul 2005 at 12:26, Mike Gideon wrote:

> Phil,
> 
> How come you and I remember that, and others don't? I believed that the 
> debate was settled years ago. Guess we're wrong, eh?

I dunno Mike. <g>  I recall Smitty's award acceptance speech at 
the tech luncheon at Vegas, and he said something about "It's here, 
it works and NRSC-5 is on its way to the Commission." Or words to 
that effect.

Seems to me the only thing left is the shape of the rules, IOW 
how they implement NRSC-5 into the rules, and the modifications 
they make.

So far, I have seen few comments to 99-325 that are on the point 
of that issue, and the docket closes on 7/18. It will be open for 
replies until 8/17, but those reply comments are restricted to 
comments made TO NRSC-5 before 7/18, otherwise they go in the file 
without comment or consideration just like the OT rant that 
Leonard Kahn submitted.

What nobody seems to get, is that, like it or not, this is a done 
deal as soon as the "i's" are dotted and "t's" crossed. <sigh>  
But, nobody listened when I said it was over after USADR bought 
Lucent DR either. Oh well....

I do hope the Commish has enough sense to go lightly on the regs 
that govern software items because I'd like to see digital evolve 
into something better than what Ibiquity has given us, but I think 
we have to wait for the rules this fall to see.

Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037





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