Re: [Swprograms] OT: Beware XM Roady XT

[Joseph Buch <joseph.buch@xxxxxxx>]

At 06:15 PM 8/12/2007, Richard Cuff wrote:
> Gotta wonder if this
> "improvement" is the product of NPR's pressure on
> Sirius and XM.  They grouse that satradio users tend to keep
> their
> transmitters set to 88.1 mHz -- the default setting -- thus
> interfering with reception of any 88.1 signals (such as we have here
> in Allentown).

The new and improved receiver has athe ability to transmit on any FM band
frequency.  The default frequency on the receiver as I opened the
box was in the middle of the commercial FM band, I think 96.7 Mhz or
someplace near that frequency.  This frequency happened to be
occupied by a local broadcaster.  It took me a few minutes of
looking at the manual to figure out what I had to do to put the reciever
on an unoccupied channel.

The reason XM had to change the design, in my opinion, is reflected in a
press release from FCC a few months ago.  They said many satellite
receivers exceeded FCC radiated power limits.  I only wish the FCC
had been as diligent in protecting SW broadast frequencies as NASWA
pointed out in the comments to their proposal to allow BPL . The FCC is
proving once again they are simply a tool of big business as they did by
ignoring the comments of thousands who objected to BPL using HF
frequencies allocated to SW broadcasting. 

NPR is simply afraid that subscription satellite radio will rob them of
paying listeners.  I believe they are correct in their
fear.

Joe Buch



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