--- Patrick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Barry, > > Now with the info filed, 30 days from now the fun begins. When KGO > started testing IBOC at night, there were tons of complaints from > listeners hearing all of that "hiss" as they called it. So maybe, the > "average Joe & Jane" listener will flood the phonelines with > complaints > to the stations. That will hold a lot more weight than just a DXer > calling up. First off, there are not enough of us, and the FCC could > care less if we cannot hear some station several hundred miles away. > I > think anything can be stopped if there is enough complaining.
*** Remember nothing prevents DX'ers from calling up as if we were average listeners -- in fact that's preferable given the comments above and prior discussion on this point recently. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 & 4' FET air core loop ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com