Re: [IRCA] FCC

["Pete Dernbach" <walace2fan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also heard about this on Newsline or This Week in Amateur Radio also, but
I think the meeting is Thursday.

>From the FCC site...

FCC to Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 13, 2006.
TITLE:  Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the
Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service
SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order, First
Order on Reconsideration and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
regarding digital audio broadcasting (MM Docket No. 99-325).

Word doc link
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266285A1.doc
PDF doc link
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-266285A1.pdf

The FCC allows up to 200 simultaneous Internet users to hear theses meetings
live with real player.
After the meeting the audio is archived. 
http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/#jul13

Not trying to start a debate,

Pete Dernbach
St. Louis Mo

> From: Patrick Martin [mailto:mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 3:43 AM
> Subject:  FCC
> 
> I was debating on mentioned this. (I may regreat it), but I was told
> today that the FCC is meeting on Friday and they may (A good chance of
> it), OK IBOC for night operation. According to the CE I spoke 
> to today,
> this is going to be a total nightmare, he told me.  For the record, he
> does not like IBOC, as most do not. He apolozed for the hash, 
> but using
> IBOC, there is nothing that can be done about it. I asked him "off the
> record", does he think IBOC on AM will last? His answer, 
> absolutely NOT!
> His comment on IBOC" It is awful".
> He is a very well known engineer in the industry, but he 
> asked me not to
> mention his name. By the way, the only people that want IBOC are the
> "suits" as he stated. No engineer wants to deal with it or try to
> maintain it.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick 
> 

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