Re: [IRCA] IBAC vs IBOC

["Chuck Hutton" <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>]

Patrick:

IBAC is an acronym used in the engineering world and is found even in the
IEEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers) publications.

It was also the official name of one of the early versions of HD Radio and
if memory serves me right, the AT&T platform was called IBAC-160 or
somesuch.

In addition the broadcast engineering lists make frequent use of the term,
usually to emphasize the fact that adjacent channels get bothered.


Chuck

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 2:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] IBAC vs IBOC

Pete asked: I hate to be dense but everyone else seems to call it IBOC
(for "on channel") so what's the "AC" - at channel?
/////
Pete brings up a good point. There is no such thing as IBAC. It's just a
derogatory slang term that some have made up. But, as you can see, it is
confusing. Even worse, I can see how this could cause certain people to
simply dismiss DXers as a bunch of illiterate backwoods folks
complaining about something whose real name we don't even know. Don't
forget that a lot of broadcast professionals see what goes out on this
reflector. Let's knock off the IBAC slang. It's kind of silly and it's
making us all look bad.

Patrick Griffith, Westminster CO
Broadcast Technician
NRC Broadcasting - Denver
http://community.webtv.net/N0NNK/
http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/

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