[BC] IBOC "secrets" and my opinions.

[Cowboy]

On Friday 20 April 2007 11:31 am, Rich Wood wrote:
> ------ At 10:02 AM 4/20/2007, Cowboy wrote: -------
> 
> > > What the industry really needs is a decent AM radio using
> > > modern technology.
> >
> >  This, of course, would negate nearly all of the complaints
> >  about the transmission technology, and render the whole
> >  issue mute.
> 
> That's nothing we need to worry about until such a receiver is in the 
> hands of every current analog listener.

 Not sure about *every* analog listener, but a significant percentage, yes.

> However good the receiver is,  
> it's going to take time to replace what's out there and still 
> operating properly.

 Not so much if the manufacturers simply replace envelope detectors
 with DSP.
 It can all happen transparently, and the listener need not ever know.
 ( not that it will, but it could )

> >  That would cause list traffic to be reduced about 85%
> >  and can not be tolerated !
> >  ;-)
> 
> The list is safe.

 Yet again, I fear you are correct !

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Cowboy