Re: [IRCA] Dump AM IBOC, Move the AM Band

["Tim Kridel" <tkridel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting. I received Mike's response before I received my own posting to
the IRCA list. These Internet delays sure are strange!
 

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Mike McKenna
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 2:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Dump AM IBOC, Move the AM Band

Great Idea.  Good intention.   But very -- very hard to get everyone on the
"same page" at the "same time".   HDTV was borne out of a NEED to sell TV
sets.   Sony and others -- "re-invented" the TV wheel.  This will force
everyone in the US to purchase new HDTV sets.  ---  The very first FM band
was from 40 to 50 Mhz.   Later other bands were proposed.  The FCC ruled
that -- at the time only one band or area should be made for all new FM
broadcast stations -- not TWO or more bands that did not "fit together".
Thus the existing 20 Mhz -- FM band from 88.1 to 107.9 was put into stone.
----  But what good would it do for the AM stations to move to a new FM band
-- and where would that band be located  ??     Taking all existing AM
stations -- with less than 1 KW power -- full-time -- and re-locating them
on a new FM band -- using the existing TV channels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6,  would
clear off a lot of "dead brush" that has grown into the AM band.   ---  True
--- true -- the very
 idea that no "daytimers" would exist any longer is not in the best interest
of DXers like us -- but it may prevent the AM band from more decay and total
corruption.   Adding from 54 to 88 Mhz -- does meet the basic FM rules.  (
The 72 to 76 Mhz "mid-band would still need to be protected and NOT included
)  And the the new FM spectrum would make room for 150 new FM channels.  But
It would require a lot of effort, money and support or die a very fast death
--  if only in the  minds of  a few that love radio.   MTM
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