Now a question for you, is this the Motoroller standard? If so then yes, that's the main one used in Australia.
On 6 Apr 2014, at 12:41 pm, Barry Chapman <ba...@bchapman.id.au> wrote: > Yes, Australia used the C-QUAM standard for AM stereo. > > Barry Chapman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Schindler" <garys5...@comcast.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 11:52 AM > Subject: Re: Stereo AM > > > Maybe the Melbourne station used SeQuam like the system that was adopted in > the states. Stereo separation was pretty decent and most of the big gun > radio stations in Pittsburgh broadcast in stereo 24 7. by the late 90's > stereo AM went buy the wayside like HD AM is pretty much done around here > now. If KDKA can't make a go or looses interest in the newest form of > transmission, the others follow suit. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 8:26 PM > Subject: Re: Stereo AM > > > I think I know the Sony Walkman Stereo AM Walkman you're referring to, its > easily identifiable by the very large band switch on the face of the radio, > I used to call that Walkman the "Biscuit Radio" as the band switch reminded > me of a chocolate biscuit/cookie <smile>. > > The radio was okay though I thought the smaller Sangean Pocket model had the > edge, far better sensitivity to start with though - knowing Sangean as I > do - that's not at all surprising. > > I have a couple of Sony AM Stereo tuners though they had to be adjusted to > get decent clarity out of them, they also exhibited an annoying trait, you > could hear the 25HZ tone which tells the tuner that the signal is an AM > Stereo signal. > > The other capable Stereo AM tuner I have here is one that I had built for me > from the information supplied in the electronics magazine Silicon Chip back > in 1987. > > What I like about Stereo AM is that it can be broadcast at any time and - if > its done properly - the average consumer will not notice any interference or > odd sound from their standard Mono AM radio, some of the AM Stereo signals I > used to listen to did exhibit slight bass distortion on a Mono set but these > signals usually sounded pretty poor when listening on an AM Stereo tuner. > > The Melbourne radio station 3UZ had by far the best Stereo AM sound I've > ever heard - along with Canberra's 2CA -, I don't know what they were using > on their transmitter but even the mono signal sounded clean and crisp. > > > On 6 Apr 2014, at 5:32 am, Steve Jacobson <steve.jacob...@visi.com> wrote: > >> I had a Carver TX11 tuner that received AM stereo and also a Sony pocket >> portable that did. There is no doubt that the current HD system on AM is >> quieter and better sounding, but one has to have such a >> perfect signal that I find it pretty annoying. In addition, stations that >> use HD on AM have to restrict their analog audio bandwidth. I actually >> prefer a noisier but more reliable AM stereo system as was used here >> in the US in the 1980's. Even more, that system did not interfere with >> adjacent stations as does the HD system does now. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Steve Jacobson >> >> On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 13:09:27 -0400, Tom Kaufman wrote: >> >>> In the 90s. WSM (Nashville, Tennessee) was in AM stereo; we had an AM >>> stereo >>> system in the car (a Lincoln Town Car) I remember riding home from a gig >>> and >>> would have the Grand Ole Opry on one night; if the station would come in >>> just right, the "stereo" would kick in; it sounded great! But my first >>> experience with hearing AM stereo (again it was with WSM) we had traveled >>> to >>> Nashville; we had a Lincoln Town Car; I did not realize that the car was >>> equipped with AM stereo! We had stopped to see about getting rooms (my >>> father and I stayed in the car and WSM was on the radio. But then I >>> noticed it was in stereo, so I figured "no; that couldn't be WSM!" So >>> just >>> to confirm what I thought my ear was telling me, I asked my father to >>> tell >>> me what station the radio was on! When he said 6500, then I knew and was >>> totally amazed at how good it sounded! >>> Tom Kaufman >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Evan >>> Reese >>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 12:59 PM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Subject: Re: Stereo AM >> >>> Back in the 80s when I was visiting my parents in California, there was a >>> stero AM station. But I didn't have any stereo AM receivers. But I did >>> have >>> two portable radios. I discovered that if you tuned them just right, you >>> could get the stereo sound. >>> Evan >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 12:34 PM >>> Subject: Stereo AM >> >> >>> Back to the glory days of radio <smile>. >> >>> Actually we do have one radio station in Australia to my knowledge that >>> does >> >>> broadcast in AM Stereo to this day and that's 2CA Canberra, Here's a >>> recording I found on Youtube of a station in the U.S. though I'm not sure >>> when the content was actually aired, quite nice audio so - for those who >>> have never heard stereo AM before - take a moment to enjoy. >>> <WCTC in AM Stereo on Denon TU-680NAB> >> >> >>> ********** >> >>> Dane Trethowan >>> Skype: grtdane12 >>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>> faceTime +61400494862 >>> Fax +61397437954 >>> Twitter: @grtdane >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > > ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
