Re: [IRCA] WestList in PDF

[bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I'm not sure why 10 kHz spacing would be a huge issue for stations close to 10 Khz channels.  WVUV for example is on 648 and the 3 Guam stations are on 567 612 & 801 - fairly close to mainland US channels.   Given the selectivity of most car radios and the relatively small size of the islands I would expect the stations to sound OK when tuned to the nearest 10 KHz channel.  This definitely has been an issue with KJES in AM Samoa but they were licensed to 585 kHz which is farther off-channel.

 

Many car radios can select between 9 kHz and 10 Khz spacing but the average user may not realize it.  It typically involves flipping a switch on the back of the radio or pushing some combination of buttons on the front panel.  Owners manuals may mention it but the purpose may not always be clear - for example the manual for my car refers to "European" and "American" spacing which folks out in the Pacific would surely find irrelevant.

 

Bruce

 

-------------- Original message --------------
From: Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>

>
>
> --- Bob Foxworth wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Perhaps this is why Am. Samoa wants to move to 720
> > and why there were recent allocations for Marianas
> > on 1440 and I think on 630. I'd bet the FCC wants to
> > move every one of their far Pacific allocations onto an
> > "even" TP frequency to get rid of what must be a real
> > headache for their database manager - not to mention
> > the problem of the 10 kHz car radio tuning..
> >
>
>
> *** I believe I had read that the car issue was huge once the
> old-fashioned continuous tuning was replaced by push-buttons which were
> locked in at 10 kHz.
>
> >
> Russ Edmunds
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