[BC] GE Superadio III vs. IBOC hash

[Dana Puopolo]

The bottom line is this:

MILLIONS of AM stereo receivers were and are still in the field NOW! AM stereo
was easy and cheap to impliment. YET..the AM broadcasters STILL managed to
SCREW IT UP BIG TIME!

What makes you believe that AM IBOC will be any different?

Except for the fact that it's expensive, hard to impliment, interferes with
both you and your neighbors, and the receivers in the field are measured in
but hunderds, what's so special about AM IBOC that will make is successful
when AM stereo failed??

-D





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From: Kent Winrich - K9EZ <kwinrich at gmail.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: Re: [BC] GE Superadio III vs. IBOC hash

Kevin Tekel wrote:

>So what is your point?  There are also countless people driving around
>with wideband AM Stereo radios in their vehicle's dashboard, and they're
>going to hear the same hiss on IBOC stations.  And some of these people
>have already complained about it -- but from what I have seen, most of
>these complaints are directed toward the station(s) responsible for the
>hiss, not toward the company which built the radio or vehicle.  Some IBOC
>stations invite listeners to submit their feedback, good or bad, regarding
>how the IBOC is affecting their analog reception, like this:
>
>http://www.wor710.com/Engineering/iboc/hdform.htm

I have a wide band AM stereo receiver in one of my trucks.  It sounds 
great!  That being said, I have not had ANY troubles with IBOC hiss 
on the HD channels.  Yes I have been listening for it as well.

ON a side note, thank you to WGN for playing some classical late 
Friday night on Extension 7-20.  Sounded so good on AM!

>p.s. I also have a documented instance of an AM radio listener complaining
>to their electric utility company about "power line noise" which actually
>turned out to be IBOC hash from a local AM station.

OK how many "instances"?  ONE?  You will have more true power line 
noise reports than you would IBOC reports.  Should that make power 
companies illegal?





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