Re: [IRCA] Stopping HD Radio

["Powell E. Way III W4OPW" <w4opw@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- kevin redding <amfmdx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Let's say everything you say is 100% true and IBOC
> is here to stay,
> > which I am still not convinced.
> 
> Pat,



> I begged you and all the people on the IRCA list as
> well as the NRC  
> list to write the FCC with comments on 99-325 and
> most of you didn't  
> do jack spit but tell me to be quiet for the most
> part. I find it  
> quite humorous to see you all try to fight an almost
> done deal. You  
> should have made comments when I was begging you all
> to.


And all this useless whining will just give the DX'ers
more black eyes. You think I'd give a QSL to someone
whining about my station running IBOC ?  The answer is
a 2 letter word. 



> I'll put a ten dollar bet with you that eventually
> digital will be  
> mandated by the government. Everyone will be forced
> to buy a digital  
> radio before its all over. Laws of physics be
> damned. What people  
> want to buy can be damned also.



I've said that over and over, well before Kevin has
said this. 





> Think about how the government does things here and
> tell me that they  
> won't mandate it to take care of the corporations
> that give them all  
> the money to run for office. Tell me that it won't
> happen. We could  
> have at least gave them pause if every DXer sent in
> negative  
> comments. Instead they just did what the
> corporations wanted because  
> very few of us spoke up.
> 
> .... I don't remember seeing your name there. Pat.
> Mine is. Powell's  
> is. Barry's is. Don't think I saw PVC and others who
> are crying now.  
> Lots of no commenters out there that could have sent
> messages but  
> didn't.
> 
> The time for tears happened in 1999 when the FCC
> wanted comments. Too  
> late now. Too much money is in the ring and radio
> will kill itself now.



That's true. It will just be on a faster and more
lubricated slippery slope.   I've worked in radio off
an on for right around 40 years, and even did it
during my 28 some years at BellSouth.   The big boys
can't even see it coming.  


Powell



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