[BC] IBOC "secrets" and my opinions.

[Kevin Tekel]

Frank Foti wrote:
> If, in the end, it doesn't work, then we'll know that every effort
> possible was put forth. Then, and only then, can we truthfully and
> honestly judge the tech.

But when will we know we've reached "the end"?  We've already waited five
years with no real improvement.  Sure, maybe they've gotten the codecs to
sound a bit better since 2002, but on the RF side, iBiquity has actually
*loosened* their recommended RF mask, allowing more hash into the
sidebands, since real-world data began to show that their system could not
even meet its original spectral parameters.  And on FM, many IBOC stations
have experienced a drastic *degradation* of their formerly "CD-quality"
digital audio, due to the addition of HD2 and HD3 channels.  These are
definitely not steps in the right direction....




 
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