Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: Here it Comes....FCC To Release IBOC RulesNext Week

["Bob Young" <youngbob53@xxxxxxx>]

Part of the problem is you never hear anything about it anywhere really. It 
is only in magazines for professional broadcasters, some of whom obviously 
blindly see it as a savior or something like that or in lists such as this 
one where it is seen more realistically as the scourge it is. I would guess 
that more than 99% of the people here don't even know it exists.  I don't 
personally know anyone who even owns an IBOC receiver, nor do I know anyone 
with any plans to buy one. HD is a bust even on TV so far. I just bought an 
HD LCD TV and have satellite, I called the satellite co. a few days ago to 
inquire about HD channels' availabilty and out of hundreds of channels they 
have 9, yes 9. I guffawed in the guy's face, I couldn't help it. If even TV 
doesn't offer it, (and at least it may have a plausible positive benefit 
there; it would make an obvious difference in the picture quality). how is 
iBlock going to work even if it were a workable technology? (which it 
obviously isn't)
iBlock just kind of snuck in during the middle of the night like a skunk 
into your garbage can and the skunk smells better,

Bob Young
Analog, Ma
KB1OKL

>From: "Eric Floden" <eric.f99999@xxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: Here it Comes....FCC To Release IBOC 
>RulesNext Week
>Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:18:59 -0700
>
>I wonder if people like Rocco and those who like to listen and drive or
>listen from rural areas (i.e., no internet connections) won't have a bit to
>say if there is a dialogue in your country on this.  If the Garrison
>Keillors and Andy Rooney types would or could energize anything . . .
>
>ef
>
>On 17/03/07, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I talked to a friend I have known since college. Rocco is not a DXer, 
>but
> > loves listening to radio from great distances. Today he has his choice
> > of hundreds of stations crystal clear 24/7, on the internet. He told me
> > gone are the days of trying to catch a station great distances fading in
> > and out and static.
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