[BC] What ever happen to AMAX

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Am I correct in my recalling that AMAX was originally done with input from NAB but without NRSC input?  I seem to recall that some group at NRSC were working on a standard for putting data (SCA-style) in the AM fringes at the time and AMAX killed that (just as it would IBOC now).  I think that's also why there's an NAB logo on the first unit released by Denon... I recall hearing all this from someone that was working on the data standard who was unhappy to say the least.

John

>>> <WFIFeng at aol.com> 4/21/2007 7:11 AM >>>

In a message dated 04/21/2007 3:13:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
wirelessmedia at gmail.com writes:

> Reading this, the processor could obviously not qualify.  AMAX was a
>  certification left for receivers only and should not have been a selling
>  point for an audio processor.
>  
>  On 4/21/07, Mike Erickson  wrote:
>  >
>  > 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 

I remember AMAX quite well. We were running their "Amax" promos on the air 
for a few months. Here at home, I have two radios that would *almost* meet the 
AMAX standard- the GE Superadio 3 and a home-built, fixed-tuned unit. The only 
missing features are the noise blanking & 10 kHz filters. Both radios easily 
reproduce the audio up to the 9.8kHz NRSC limit.

Willie...




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