Re: [IRCA] How local IS WBZ?

["CHARLES HUTTON" <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>]

Patrick -

There are a lot of DX'ers that have received DRM SW broadcasts from other 
continents, yielding a nice-sounding signal. IBOC is a close cousin of DRM, 
so I expect IBOC DXing will be quite possible.

When WLW and WOR did their nighttime IBOC tests, there was reception of 
nighttime IBOC over hundreds of miles. And of course the extensive studies 
available on the NAB site show significant IBOC coverage somewhat slanted to 
make IBOC look good, but nonetheless still covering a lot of territory with 
respect to analog.

Craig's IBOC reception sure is poor. I really don't know how much of that is 
attributable to the radio, his local environment, the stations's IBOC 
implementation, or the base characteristics of IBOC. It's really too soon to 
tell.


Chuck

>From: mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Martin)
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] How local IS WBZ?
>Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 12:45:46 -0700
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>Chuck,
>
>All you have to do is to look at the IBOC signals out there now. Several
>DXers that have bought IBOC radios cannot receive the station more than
>a few miles away in IBOC. No one has heard the signal at any distance to
>speak of that I have read. These stations can run up to 1/10th of their
>analog power. OK, if a 50 KWer is running 5 KW IBOC, or even 4 KW, then
>they should beable to be heard 100 miles in IBOC as they can in analog.
>Or even 50 miles. Many reports I have read state, the station can not be
>received 15 20 miles away in IBOC. I have not seen one report that
>anyone has received KSL in IBOC hundreds of miles away. Or KOA for that
>matter. There has been discussions on DXing IBOC and everyone report I
>have seen states, it hasn't been done as yet.
>Chuck, is there just one report that an IBOC station (I don't mean the
>ID mode), has been received well hundreds of miles away?
>
>Patrick
>
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