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

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pardon me, but have you ever spent any time watching HDTV ? I hate to get 
too far OT here, but honestly, HDTV provides a MUCH better picture than 
analog and is a major improvement. Watching sporting events and shows with 
nice scenery on HDTV is much more pleasurable to the eye than on analog. Not 
all will buy nor can afford HDTV sets, but the price of converters is coming 
down and I suspect the government may help the poor buy them once analog TV 
is gone in a couple years.

So.. Mike, please note that while I strongly disagree with your HDTV 
comment, I agree with the rest of your post.

73 KAZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike McKenna" <way2twohot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
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Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 2:50 PM
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 
> tone.  ----  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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