Re: [IRCA] The ongoing IBOC discussion...

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So lets say that in a few years everything is IBOC and we want to listen to 
digital DX but it is no where near S9+20 but we have amplifiers and digital 
signal processing and noise reduction. Will we be able to listen and when I 
can phase some back end superpest down to 5 to 10 dB below my target will my 
target be able to decode ?

73 KAZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Reynolds" <kd1sq@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] The ongoing IBOC discussion...


> ...I said it two or three years ago on the (iirc) NRC list, I'll say it 
> again -
>
> If one were suitably paranoid, one would think that IBOC is really about 
> getting
> rid of the less well-funded competition AND forcing much sharper market 
> area
> definition due to the fact you need (if my ongoing experiences with DRM is 
> any
> guide) an S9+20 signal for reliable audio stream decoding. This means you 
> *have
> to* listen to your relatively local stations because they're the only ones 
> you
> *can* listen to. (Or will be, once the analog cobroadcast goes away...)
>
> Gotta hand it to the marketing types - it's ingenious!
>
>       Lee
> 

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