[BC] Nominations For Best sounding AM

Tom Dimeo am at pa321.net
Tue Feb 23 09:26:10 CST 2010


Here in Pennsylvania the WCBS IBOC signal is the biggest 
problem with listening to WLS.

It's interesting too, the WOR IBOC can totally cover up WGN 
when I'm just barely able to hear any audio from WOR.

Tom

** Warren Shulz Wrote: **
>Your local noise floor is high from part 15 and of course 
>band conditions are more crowded with both CONUS  off CONUS  
>interference sources. Protection extends to 750 mi but the 
>FCC has permitted a number of day only 890 stations to remain 
>on as directional at reduced power. It doesn't take much 
>signal to cause objectionable interference to an AM signal.  
>A signal 30 dB down can become very objectionable.  
>
>If you move out to open area devoid of power lines and urban 
>noise you may find conditions are still good to copy 
>WLS-AM-890 on sky-wave.  
>
>Warren Shulz



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