[BC] What ever happen to AMAX

[Bailey, Scott]

I was wondering, what ever happened to the AMAX idea?  What did AMAX
stand for, and do current processors employ some of the technology of
AMAX today. I recall reading that the Inovonics 235, AM Processor
claimed to be AMAX certified. I don't why that is an important feature,
but I guess that is a Jim Wood question.  He Jim, are you home from NAB
yet! I never got the chance to learn more about AMAX.  Can somebody fill
me in.

Scott Bailey

-----Original Message-----
From:  Mark Humphrey

Wasn't this the objective of "AMAX"?

I recall that Jerry Lee, owner of WBEB here in Philadelphia and
influential NAB board member, encouraged the broadcast industry to
fund development of an affordable high-performance AM/FM receiver
about 20 years ago.  He also owned WFIL at that time,  wanted to do
something to enhance the quality of AM audio, and realized that there
was much room for improvement of receivers.  Dick Sequerra, who had
designed fixed-tuned FM radios for Jerry, was recommended as a
consultant.  I don't remember the original name of his initiative, but
it later evolved into AMAX.  Who remembers more about this?

Unfortunately, these efforts fizzled out around the same time as the
IBOC concept was introduced as the "digital panacea" for all of AM's
shortcomings.

Mark