[BC] Split level combine and the loss of the analog-only transmitter

[Rich Wood]

------ At 02:38 AM 4/21/2007, Xmitters at aol.com wrote: -------

>   Clearly, for non-emergency operation the digital power must be reduced
>   to maintain the mask, but, if the operation is declared and justified
>   as emergency operation, and there are no rules for what you ask
>   specificly, it's a good question ! Reasonable and prudent men 
> would allow the full power HD level, but the
>   Commission is full of lawyers, who are not known to be reasonable,
>   nor prudent.

It seems reasonable and prudent men would know there are so few 
digital receivers that, even if the digital power were allowed to go 
to analog levels, virtually no one would hear it. How can anyone make 
the case at this point in time that digital can be used for emergency 
communication? New England has recently had major flooding. Every 
IBUZ station here has had long periods with no digital operation. If 
we relied on it we'd all have been washed away.

Rich