[BC] Attack of the Demon Dimmers

[Rich Wood]

------ At 05:27 PM 5/26/2005, Jerry Mathis wrote: -------

>This is what has happened to the AM broadcast band. The FCC has totally 
>abdicated its responsibility to police unintended and unwanted RF 
>emissions. Light dimmers, fluorescent lights, a resurgence of neon lights, 
>the ever-growing number of computers (all w/switching power supplies), 
>etc. etc. etc. This is why I keep saying that the FCC needs to create a 
>new band and allow AM stations to migrate there.
>
>They had the opportunity to do this with digital radio, and they TOTALLY 
>blew it, IMHO.

It's not too late. Ultimately everyone is going to have to replace as many 
as 8 radios in homes, cars and portables. Why not do it before billions of 
people buy IBOC receivers (by next year to hear the groupies talk) and kill 
two birds? Excuse me. Two bands. Try and do it on the same time frame as 
the TV analog drop dead date. It appears the government is afraid they may 
have to develop a program (I nominate Ron, our resident closet liberal, to 
run it) to subsidize set top boxes for the DTV conversion if it's to be 
done by 2008.

Rich

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