Re: [IRCA] (no subject)

["Bob Young" <youngbob53@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am leaving to South America for couple of months, please do not write 
until I come back . Do not answer this e mail.
Thank you I see ya
Bob




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>Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:43:12 +0000
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>Scott is correct on the FM side of things (as well as many things about MW  
>HD too IMHO).
>
>I live about 20 miles south of most of the major Boston FM stations and 
>about 35-40 miles north of the Providence stations.  With my outdoor 
>antenna I have no problem decoding FM HD from those distances...in fact I 
>can decode WFCR in Amherst about 40% of the time (at about 90 miles).  With 
>an indoor dipole all the Boston stations are fine and Providence comes in 
>about 50% of the time under dead band conditions.  I'm actually looking 
>forward to the FM dx season with my new HDT-1 (and of course my main FM rig 
>for Analog...The Yamaha t-85).
>
>Keith McGinnis
>South Hingham MA
>
>-------------- Original message --------------
>From: Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> >>
> > I'm not sure where your claim about FM IBOC is coming from, but it's
> > simply not true. With an indoor wire dipole antenna (the sort that's
> > long been a standard accessory with a home FM receiver, and is now being
> > shipped with HD radios such as the BA Recepter and the Accurian), FM HD
> > is good about to the 60 dBu contour. That's 25 or 30 miles for a class B
> > FM, 12-15 miles for a class A.
> >
> > With a rooftop antenna, I can easily hear FM HD from a class A signal
> > about 30 miles out (WISY 102.3), and from a B about 50 miles away (WLKK
> > 107.7).
> >
> > Real-world Boston example that Bob should be able to relate to: with the
> > BA Recepter and a cheap pair of TV rabbit ears, I had no trouble a year
> > or so ago in hearing then-WKLB 99.5 Lowell MA in HD from Newton (Waban),
> > MA, in the shadow of the TV towers. Keith McGinnis and Jeff Lehmann can
> > vouch for that; they were there and heard it.
> >
> > Point is, the FCC, for all its many flaws, does not respond well to
> > alarmism, especially when it's demonstrably not in keeping with the 
>facts.
> >
> > s
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