[BC] IBOC Radios

[Steve Newman]

Are you talking about KNBR at 680 (50Kw Non-D or KYCY (the old KKHI at 1550) 
with 10Kw 3-Tower on Hiway 101? Both are in Belmont. I'm just curious which 
one is doing what as far as IBOC is concerned. I know KNBR is sports, right? 
So you must be talking about KYCY at 1550. (San Francisco's first Top-40 
station KOBY!!) Now that frequency would be a mess at night. 1550 shoves 
most all of their power to the Northwest at night if I remember correctly. 
They come in great in Japan. :) I believe they have a construction permit to 
go 50Kw.

Steve


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Orban" <rorban at earthlink.net>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] IBOC Radios


>>Robert Orban wrote:
>
> The V1 BA's main problem is that its AM front end overloads with 
> relatively low signal levels. I'm not sure if my BA's front end is being 
> saturated by KNBR or whatever 1550 is calling itself these days (or a 
> combination thereof). However, both of these TX's are located about 4 
> miles from my house, so they are not exactly blanketing it. I don't own a 
> field strength meter, so I can't ascertain exactly what field strength 
> these stations are putting in my bedroom. However, no other AM radio I own 
> (and I own quite a few, thanks to AM processor tuning projects over the 
> years) gets its front end wiped out like the BA.
>
> I find that the BA's FM tuner works fine when connected to my rooftop 
> antenna. I can get every Bay Area FM HD radio transmission with no 
> problemns.
>
> Bob Orban