[BC] AM Stereo On A Mono Radio-FM Loudness

[Dana Puopolo]

The "Loudest" FM monitor I ever used was the McMartin with three meters on
it.

-D

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Received: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:08:37 PM EDT
From: R A Meuser <rameuser at ieee.org>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: Re: [BC] AM Stereo On A Mono Radio-FM Loudness

I have used occupied bandwidth measurements with good success. It is 
really not that difficult. I have done this in countries where 
modulation monitors were not in general use and also in North America. I 
have been able to set the mod to max occupied bandwidth and even though 
the mod monitor showed over modulation, I could get an official 
measurement and be told that the station was running 'fine'.

Mod monitors have their own personality and can be somewhat meaningless. 
Even on the metered part of the measurement, differing ballistics 
produce greatly varying results. One group I worked for specified the 
use of only one brand monitor because it made you 'work harder' to fully 
modulate the transmitter.