[AMRadio] FCC AM
Glad to see the replies - thank you. My intent in submitting the letter is mainly political. That is, I asked for special consideration for Amplitude Modulation as it seems to me that AM may get less 'respect' in the future than present. I believe that FCC rules will allow AM to have the same bandwidth as used at present. Nevertheless, I wanted to put some heat and noise from a Pro-AM direction to let the FCC folks know there are some opinionated AM'ers working the bands who do not want any future restrictionsthey were talking about it this go around. And...while I was at it...thought I'd ask for more respect...namely AM-use only segments so as to diminsh the AM/SSB elbowing...and add some of that Pro-AM heat. The bottom line...we Hams get only what we fight for ...I engage when folks start THINKING about taking something away... Regards, Steve Tetorka WA2TAK Vietnam Veteran
Re: [AMRadio] FCC AM
Hi all, I'm changing the topic a little, but the title above still fits. I called a local AM station (KOKE 1600 AM)today about their quality, and had to leave audix. It seems that this is a low budget station that relies on networked broadcasting via voice over IP. The quality varies from poor to horrible. Today they were splattering +/- 30 Kc, and were very distorted. Yesterday they had low audio, and it sounded like a 3 speaker in a pickle jar. The IP stuff also results in packet loss, and ineteruptions in the audio. It seems to me that things were better decades ago when remote programming was done via the twisted pair phone line. I have listened to many a MLB baseball game this way. So what if any position does the FCC take on commercial AM broadcasting stations using voip where the quality and level are both highly variable? Regards, jim candela WD5JKO
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Cory, Do the FCC rules regulations depend on a stations political affiliation? Sure, Air America stations often fall under the category of low budget, but it seems to me that any station should be required to adhere to a minimum broadcasting standard as set by the FCC. This station KOKE seems to be worst in terms of broadcasting (content is another topic best said in another forum) that I have ever heard. Just today I pushed the button in the car, and there was dead air for 10's of seconds at a time with occasional pops of voice. Maybe they are doing voice over ip with a dial up modem connection. What voice I heard was distorted, and splattered up and down the band at least +/- 20 Khz. Regards, Jim --- Cory Hine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim, Take a look at what that station is it is part of Air America, the Communist arm of the Democratic party. I am not surprised that their signal stinks Cory/AD5QP --- Jim Candela [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'm changing the topic a little, but the title above still fits. I called a local AM station (KOKE 1600 AM)today about their quality, and had to leave audix. It seems that this is a low budget station that relies on networked broadcasting via voice over IP. The quality varies from poor to horrible. Today they were splattering +/- 30 Kc, and were very distorted. Yesterday they had low audio, and it sounded like a 3 speaker in a pickle jar. The IP stuff also results in packet loss, and ineteruptions in the audio. It seems to me that things were better decades ago when remote programming was done via the twisted pair phone line. I have listened to many a MLB baseball game this way. So what if any position does the FCC take on commercial AM broadcasting stations using voip where the quality and level are both highly variable? Regards, jim candela WD5JKO __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb
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Jim, You are absolutely right. They live under the same regulations as all the other broadcasters. Ask the FCC to monitor and shut them down if they are not in compliance Unfortunately, I am not in Austin, so I can't receive them Cory --- Jim Candela [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cory, Do the FCC rules regulations depend on a stations political affiliation? Sure, Air America stations often fall under the category of low budget, but it seems to me that any station should be required to adhere to a minimum broadcasting standard as set by the FCC. This station KOKE seems to be worst in terms of broadcasting (content is another topic best said in another forum) that I have ever heard. Just today I pushed the button in the car, and there was dead air for 10's of seconds at a time with occasional pops of voice. Maybe they are doing voice over ip with a dial up modem connection. What voice I heard was distorted, and splattered up and down the band at least +/- 20 Khz. Regards, Jim --- Cory Hine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim, Take a look at what that station is it is part of Air America, the Communist arm of the Democratic party. I am not surprised that their signal stinks Cory/AD5QP --- Jim Candela [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'm changing the topic a little, but the title above still fits. I called a local AM station (KOKE 1600 AM)today about their quality, and had to leave audix. It seems that this is a low budget station that relies on networked broadcasting via voice over IP. The quality varies from poor to horrible. Today they were splattering +/- 30 Kc, and were very distorted. Yesterday they had low audio, and it sounded like a 3 speaker in a pickle jar. The IP stuff also results in packet loss, and ineteruptions in the audio. It seems to me that things were better decades ago when remote programming was done via the twisted pair phone line. I have listened to many a MLB baseball game this way. So what if any position does the FCC take on commercial AM broadcasting stations using voip where the quality and level are both highly variable? Regards, jim candela WD5JKO __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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I wonder if 640, which is also digital, causes any problems in the metroplex? 73 Jim W5JO - Original Message - From: Cory Hine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of AM Radio amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] FCC AM Jim, Take a look at what that station is it is part of Air America, the Communist arm of the Democratic party. I am not surprised that their signal stinks Cory/AD5QP --- Jim Candela [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'm changing the topic a little, but the title above still fits. I called a local AM station (KOKE 1600 AM)today about their quality, and had to leave audix. It seems that this is a low budget station that relies on networked broadcasting via voice over IP. The quality varies from poor to horrible. Today they were splattering +/- 30 Kc, and were very distorted. Yesterday they had low audio, and it sounded like a 3 speaker in a pickle jar. The IP stuff also results in packet loss, and ineteruptions in the audio. It seems to me that things were better decades ago when remote programming was done via the twisted pair phone line. I have listened to many a MLB baseball game this way. So what if any position does the FCC take on commercial AM broadcasting stations using voip where the quality and level are both highly variable? Regards, jim candela WD5JKO
