[IRCA] Radio DXing Hobby Threatened With Extinction
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[IRCA] Radio DXing Hobby Threatened With Extinction



It seems like every aspect of the radio DXing hobby is threatened with extinction.
 
On LF aviation beacons are steadily disappearing, the marine beacons are gone, as well as the marine shore stations. But I guess we still have the international broadcasters, part 15 beacons on 160-190 kc and hams on 136 kc.  
 
On MF it's IBOC as well as many stations going silent due to non profitability, plus other issues.
 
On HF international and regional broadcasters are disappearing, with 120 and 90 meters virtually empty now and 60 meters waning, the threat of BPL and SW clubs closing.
 
Ham radio is losing spectrum to commercial interests, technical standards are being dumbed down, plus the threat of BPL.
 
In the VHF/UHF scanning hobby it's trunked radio systems.
 
I've never DXed the TV and FM broadcast bands so don't know about that.
 
The future looks pretty grim to me.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Harms
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 5:00 AM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] More available spectrum when TV goes digital.

If IBOC happens, we will not be able to hear as many stations. You
will not be able to ID stations that are weak.  If you have two
stations that are roughly the same strength, it will be nearly
imposible to ID either. etc etc etc. 

Bill Harms

On 14 Jul 2005 at 22:40, Patrick Martin wrote:

> That is the first I have heard the hybrid mode on IBOC will be gone. I did
> not know that. So in 10 years all IBOC all the time.  Now that is
> interesting. I wonder how DXing IBOC will be? But I still have my
> doubts....


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