[BC] IBOC Radios

[Rich Wood]

------ At 12:09 PM 8/27/2006, Mark Humphrey wrote: -------

>Here's a picture of the broadband amplified loop that iBiquity has
>installed atop the Las Vegas convention center, so they can make the
>HD radios work during NAB, CES, etc.
>
>http://www.wellbrook.uk.com/ALA1530plus.html
>
>Nice antenna (see the IM specs) but it will set you back almost $400,
>including shipping from the UK.  It seems to me that one of these
>shouldn't be hard to homebrew, and should  perform just as well if a
>decent FET (like a Crystalonics CP-666) is used in the preamp.

So that's what those things are for. I've been seeing them pop up all 
over the neighborhood. I guess the IBUZ revolution is going faster 
than I expected.

Rich