[BC] What ever happen to AMAX

[Dana Puopolo]

With all the IBUZ stations cutting off response at 5 kHz these days, it seems
to me that just about ANY receiver could be considered an AMAX receiver now.

We have dumbed down the transmitters to match the sucky receivers. Are we
proud of ourselves and what we've done?

-D

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Any processor that met NRSC standards could be considered AMAX.. and that
included the 9100, the Inovonics 235, the CRL systems and the Omnia
processors for AM.

Here is something on AMAX, best I could do at 3am
'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMAX


On 4/21/07, Bailey, Scott <sbailey at nespower.com> wrote:
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>
>
> 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
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