[BC] Re: HD Receiver

[Ron Cole]

No they don't build radios that way any more.
Most modern radios are based on a DSP.  The DSP takes in an IF Signal 
and gives you Audio.
All the functions of AM/FM and IBUZ are handled in software.

Ron

Dennis Cope wrote:
> It appears (from what I have been reading on this list server) the HD radios
> don't have a very good front end.  My older Kenwood (KR-9600) has a TRF
> front end with crystal IF's and TDM stereo demod and a ratio detector.  Even
> the AM uses ceramic IF filters and TRF.  I guess they don't make them like
> that any more.
>
> Dennis
> WESR, WCTG, NOAA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of charles adkins
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 08:19
> To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [BC] Re: HD Receiver
>
>
> Wait a minute, please explain something to me someone. I have never looked
> at an HD radio. Do you need an external antena to use one? If the answer is
> yes, someone was smoking crack when they recomended IBOC. Who is going to
> purchase and erect any type of antena for there clock radio?????  Say it
> isn't so, tell me our industry isn't that stupid. If that is so and I owned
> a radio station, I would sell it before that fact was known by too many
> people. If your going to get an antena just to effectively use a clock
> radio, you might as well go satellite!!!!!
>
> But, maybe I miss-understood something!!!
>
>
>
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