Re: [IRCA] An Interesting evening.....

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Paul, That is one point I was getting across that people have so many sources of entertainment. I listen to stations worldwide off DVB satellite. All I have to do is to point my Dish to IA5. I enjoy FM 94, E FM, Bangkok. All in Thai, but the music is fun to listen to. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin

Re: [IRCA] k g o turned on its' iboc again

2007-03-28 Thread vroomski
Pat, I saw somewhere that KOIT FM was number 1. KGO was second. KGO had been number 1. In Los Angeles the top station is a FM Spanish comtemporary music station. KFI is fourth behind three FM stations. Up here in Portland area KEX is the top AM station, but forth behind the top one an Adult

[IRCA] 1110 signal on

2007-03-28 Thread bill kral
The 1110 signal tonight is a more subdued whistle and is letting through a stronger signal from Bend Or which fades up and down every few minutes.Signal cut -off on 1100 and 1120 tells me that there's an active carrier on 1110.To find out what KWDB is doing I'm going to call them during business h

Re: [IRCA] KOHI ~ KWDB-1110 & OTHERS

2007-03-28 Thread vroomski
Pat, KVRI Blaine is dominate here at night on 1600. Do you know who the Spanish station might be? No sign of KOHI, have their web-site on and they have the "TheX-Zone" on a show similar to CTC. Dennis, Vancouver, WA -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (P

Re: [IRCA] KOHI ~ KWDB-1110 & OTHERS

2007-03-28 Thread The Kaskey Family
Thanks for the info Pat, actually with KUBA & KGST blocking me I've got quite a few stations in the west that I've yet to bring in. Don Patrick Martin wrote: > Don, > > KOHI 1600 does not get out all that well. At 65 miles, I hear it "ok", > off the Eastern beverage, but off the WNW EWE I g

Re: [IRCA] k g o turned on its' iboc again

2007-03-28 Thread The Kaskey Family
Thanks Marty, I heard KOIT state they were #1 on the Arbitron ratings but I took it with a large grain of salt. I see where they are now playing only 80s-90s-00s now. Well, they ARE better than their competition (which isn't saying too much). 73 Don K. Marty Rimpau wrote: > Hi Don, k o i

Re: [IRCA] k g o turned on its' iboc again

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Marty, KGO is number two Are the sure of this? They have always been number one for 35 years. Infact they came in at number 2 in the Portland book back in the early 70s. Yes, the IBOC noise is a real issue. Well, if they lose their ratings maybe they will shut the IBOC off. Interesting. I nev

Re: [IRCA] Tps for 03-28-07: 1053 strong carrier

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Nick, I think you are right. The 1053 South Korean jammer is indeed operating with low modulation. The carrier seems to be as strong as ever, but the noise is much weaker. This Fall/Winter/Spring I have heard JOAR Nagoya much more often in the clear. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception M

Re: [IRCA] KOHI ~ KWDB-1110 & OTHERS

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Don, KOHI 1600 does not get out all that well. At 65 miles, I hear it "ok", off the Eastern beverage, but off the WNW EWE I get Blaine WA and off the SW EWE I get Eugene during the day. At night I have only heard their 12 watts a couple of times here. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the      broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Keith, SDTV will still be around for a long long time. First off, few programmers are jumping up and down to go HD. Second if most did, there is not enough space on cable systems or satellite to handle them. I recently bought a Toshiba EDTV, better than SD, but not quite HD. It gives me 480i/480p

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the      broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Kevin, If the FCC tomorrow mandates AM & FM IBOC with no analog, then goodbye radio. 10 years from now, who knows. We all might be wearing antennas on our head to listen to the internet. :) 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA m

Re: [IRCA] KWDB-1110 & OTHERS

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
KWDB tonight does not have their carrier on as far as I can tell with the Northerly lobe. At least no hum on 1110. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/list

Re: [IRCA] good night for high band TA's

2007-03-28 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Add 864, 1377 and 1395 to the hets heard for tonight list (do I hear cries of "get a life"?) Nick Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, B.C. Canada

Re: [IRCA] Tps for 03-28-07: 1053 strong carrier

2007-03-28 Thread Nigel Pimblett
Quite right Nick, I did hear the jammer on the 22nd. Actually first time I'd heard the audio in a while, though I often get a strongish carrier when conditions are decent. 73, Nigel Pimblett Dunmore, Alberta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Has anyone figured out what is the (potentially) big carri

Re: [IRCA] good night for high band TA's

2007-03-28 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 03:10 29/03/2007, you wrote: >Dead as a doornail here on the west coast so far >(03:00).Walt Salmaniw The doornail arises (0415UT)briefly strong carrier on 1134, now just audible, weak carriers also noted on 1215 and 1575... Nick ***

Re: [IRCA] 1053 open carrier

2007-03-28 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 21:15 28/03/2007, you wrote: >Nick, > >Recent reception of 1053 are of an open carrier and weak audio >sometimes underneath. The carrier has been strong the last few >weeks. In fact it is usually in when other Asian stations are at >lower carrier levels. > >Maybe the DPR Korea stations audi

Re: [IRCA] good night for high band TA's

2007-03-28 Thread Mike Stonebridge
> Dead as a doornail here on the west coast so far (03:00).Walt > Salmaniw Likewise up here on MW. Very faint carrier on 189 and that is it. Mike in St Isidore, AB ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mai

Re: [IRCA] good night for high band TA's

2007-03-28 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 09:22 PM 3/28/2007, you wrote: >Walter- >As always, 1521 is blast'n into Tennessee. But, I never seem to get any >audio, just a strong het. > >Low end of the band seems dead. > >Willis Hi, Willis. 1521 is virtually never heard here. I've never heard it in audio, and maybe a weak het a handfu

[IRCA] DX Logs from Abbeville, SC

2007-03-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I logged 1640 WTNI Biloxi, MS around 9:35pm with a MS State baseball game I also heard "1360 The Source" WSAI near the TOH. WHAT A CRAPPILY PROGRAMMED AUTOMATION SYSTEM!! I heard a "1360thesource.com" promo, followed by a minute long commercial.. but, half way thru the comemrcial was the TOH News

Re: [IRCA] good night for high band TA's

2007-03-28 Thread willis
Walter- As always, 1521 is blast'n into Tennessee. But, I never seem to get any audio, just a strong het. Low end of the band seems dead. Willis ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions

Re: [IRCA] good night for high band TA's

2007-03-28 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 09:04 PM 3/28/2007, you wrote: >Hi Bob- >Back around 2130 I was hearing what sounded like Arabic music on 1580. Yes I >know it may have been really on 1575, but this Drake R-4C wasn't made for >the BCB and I have a converter that places the BCB onto 10 meters. It has a >lack of selectivity. >

Re: [IRCA] An Interesting evening.....

2007-03-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Doug: When you get a chance to listen to it, lemme know Paul p.s. I wish all my Ex Program Directors thought I'd "nailed it" before even listneing to my airchecks ;) On 3/28/07, Doug Pifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Paul, > Havent' heard the audio yet, but I tell ya that you nailed it

Re: [IRCA] An Interesting evening.....

2007-03-28 Thread Doug Pifer
Hey Paul, Havent' heard the audio yet, but I tell ya that you nailed it. Nothing better. It would be adreneline time for me. It's alot of fun- way to go. - 73, Doug Pifer - Original Message - From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mailing list for th

Re: [IRCA] good night for high band TA's

2007-03-28 Thread willis
Hi Bob- Back around 2130 I was hearing what sounded like Arabic music on 1580. Yes I know it may have been really on 1575, but this Drake R-4C wasn't made for the BCB and I have a converter that places the BCB onto 10 meters. It has a lack of selectivity. Anyhow, I wonder if I had a middle easte

Re: [IRCA] DSP software?

2007-03-28 Thread Rick Kunath
Charles A Taylor wrote: > Group, > > Does anyone know of a decent DSP software program that can be used to "work > on" IDs? > I mean accentuate some A-F frequencies and attenuate others, at will. Have you seen the freeware app SR5? http://ar5.aoruk.com/sr5.htm http://www.ar5.ndo.co.uk/html/SR5

[IRCA] good night for high band TA's

2007-03-28 Thread Bob Young
That's it, haven't ID'ed any but the usual suspects on 1521 and 1575, 1575 with Middle Eastern sounding dance music about 0100 UTC, 1521 Saudi arabia was in very loud earlier with a man speaking AA, just checking the radio, wasn't DXing, probably more out there. Bob Young Millbury, MA R-390/ 2

Re: [IRCA] DSP software?

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
There's a pretty basic EQ in Winamp, which is free (nullsoft.com). For more complicated stuff, I like the EQ and noise reduction in Cool Edit. The software's no longer being sold under that name (it's now Adobe Audition, and has succumbed to feature bloat), but it's still out there in older ver

[IRCA] DSP software?

2007-03-28 Thread Charles A Taylor
Group, Does anyone know of a decent DSP software program that can be used to "work on" IDs? I mean accentuate some A-F frequencies and attenuate others, at will. 73, Charles Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ IRCA mailing li

[IRCA] An Interesting evening.....

2007-03-28 Thread Charles A Taylor
Hot dang Paul, That ain't boring. That's fun! At 06:34 PM 3/28/2007 -0400, you wrote: >So, here I am listneing to "Palm 105.5" from Torquay in the United Kingdom. Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-c

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-03-28 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Mar 29 0005 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 28 March follow. Solar flux 75 and mid-latitude A-index 9. The mid-latitude K-index

Re: [IRCA] k g o turned on its' iboc again

2007-03-28 Thread Marty Rimpau
Hi Don, k o i t is number 1 now, according to the last ratings which I got either last week, or the week before. On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:15:29 -0700, The Kaskey Family wrote: Marty, Who is rated #1? Don K. across the bay Marty Rimpau wrote: > Hi all, for some time, I thought that k g o had

Re: [IRCA] An Interesting evening.....

2007-03-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Dennis: Thanks! It was fun for me, and i hope I get to appear on their airwaves again sometime soon! -- Paul B. Walker, Jr. www.walkerbroadcasting.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 3/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Paul, > > Enjoyed hearing you interviewed by the radio person

Re: [IRCA] An Interesting evening.....

2007-03-28 Thread vroomski
Paul, Enjoyed hearing you interviewed by the radio personality from "Palm 105.5" in the United Kingdom. Dennis, Vancouver, WA -- Original message -- From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So, here I am listneing to "Palm 105.5" from Torquay in the United

[IRCA] Check out The FCC Tunes Into HD Radio--And May Turn Off Distant AM - Faster F

2007-03-28 Thread Milspec390
Click here: The FCC Tunes Into HD Radio--And May Turn Off Distant AM - Faster Forward Here's a nice WashPost poopsheet re HD virtues, with commentaries posted beneath. Dr. Zecchino PV Zecchino, T.D. Manalog Key, FL **

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing...

2007-03-28 Thread Milspec390
Kevin - Surely old news to you, but: From the congressional floor, Ney twice condemned one Tommy Boulis. Bad, evil, Tommy Boulis! Boulis, father to Incubus! According to reports, the now discredited Ney did this on behalf of old chum Abramoff, whose pals coveted Mr. Boulis' fleet of sma

[IRCA] An Interesting evening.....

2007-03-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
So, here I am listneing to "Palm 105.5" from Torquay in the United Kingdom. I decided to drop them an email, letting them know I was listening. Usually when I send an email like this to a station I'm tuned into online, I tell them as tiny bit about myself and where I live. I also requested a song

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing...

2007-03-28 Thread Milspec390
Kevin - iNiquity has other clients besides HD. Nonetheless, some broadcast industry persons describe it as largely as a frontspiece for the BigBoys. The more you read of some of HD's backers, the more interesting becomes the reading.

[IRCA] QSL report

2007-03-28 Thread Jim Pogue
QSL Report: Mexico: XENK- Radio 6.20 - Mexico D.F. Personal letter via registered mail in 2 months after f/up for October 2006 reception from Ma. Guadalupe Laris Rodriguez, Gerente. Also included stickers, a lapel pin, web info and a CD of music from the station. Gerente Rodriguez said they

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The FCC will only mandate it if there are conversion units available > to the general public (the way they are now for HDTV) for all the > existing analog radios that are currently out there (within reason > and of course including car radios). HDTV also has the ad

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Scott Fybush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is no such advantage to be gained from forcing stations in the > existing AM and FM bands to go all-digital. Absent that, there's no > motivation for a forced conversion. > > It's simply not an issue that's on the table right now in any of

[IRCA] 1053 open carrier

2007-03-28 Thread vroomski
Nick, Recent reception of 1053 are of an open carrier and weak audio sometimes underneath. The carrier has been strong the last few weeks. In fact it is usually in when other Asian stations are at lower carrier levels. Maybe the DPR Korea stations audio is not that good and the South feels th

Re: [IRCA] k g o turned on its' iboc again

2007-03-28 Thread The Kaskey Family
Marty, Who is rated #1? Don K. across the bay Marty Rimpau wrote: > Hi all, for some time, I thought that k g o had turned off their iboc, > but I went by there this morning, and it was on again, and according to > the ratings, they have slipped to number 2, and if their iboc stays on, > they

[IRCA] WWV Solar Report

2007-03-28 Thread Ng1u
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2007 Mar 28 1804 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 27 March follow. Solar flux 73 and mid-latitude A-index 15. The mid-latitude K-inde

Re: [IRCA] KOHI 1600

2007-03-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Oh jeez, a bunch of people on another radio message board who don't have much of a clue about what they speak of.. not like thats anything new. On 3/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Paul, > > Below is KOHI web-site. > > http://www.am1600kohi.com/ > > Check out this th

Re: [IRCA] Need Help w/ UNID on 860

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
Scott Fybush wrote: > I hear an EEO announcement in there for "KKOW AM and FM and KBZI FM," > which would certainly match KKOW Pittsburg KS... ...and on further listening, I even hear the station's postal address (1162 E. Highway 126) and website (kkowradio.com) later in the clip. Nice catch!

Re: [IRCA] Need Help w/ UNID on 860

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
I hear an EEO announcement in there for "KKOW AM and FM and KBZI FM," which would certainly match KKOW Pittsburg KS... s J.D. Stephens wrote: > I have an UNID station on 860. If anyone can help ID, > it would be very much appreciated. There is a segment > where the mail announcer mentions thei

[IRCA] Need Help w/ UNID on 860

2007-03-28 Thread J.D. Stephens
I have an UNID station on 860. If anyone can help ID, it would be very much appreciated. There is a segment where the mail announcer mentions their FM sister station, and it sounds as if it starts with a 'K'. Here's the link: http://www.geocities.com/jdstephens_99/sounds/unid/unid-860.mp3 73 -

Re: [IRCA] KOHI 1600

2007-03-28 Thread vroomski
Paul, Below is KOHI web-site. http://www.am1600kohi.com/ Check out this thread on the sale of KOHI, interesting. http://pdxradio.net/feedback/messages/5/141951.html?1161882147 Dennis, Vancouver, WA -- Original message -- From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IRCA] KWDB-1110 & OTHERS

2007-03-28 Thread vroomski
Don, While listening to KOHI this morning the radio personality mentioned that some listeners are having trouble hearing KOHI. He mentioned that the problem should be fixed soon. They carry the "Talkstar" network programming. You might be able to hear them if they were running a test with c

[IRCA] k g o turned on its' iboc again

2007-03-28 Thread Marty Rimpau
Hi all, for some time, I thought that k g o had turned off their iboc, but I went by there this morning, and it was on again, and according to the ratings, they have slipped to number 2, and if their iboc stays on, they will continue to slip because I don't see how people can put up with that hash

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
kevin redding wrote: > I have a much darker view of corporations and government. I can see > iBiquity and the many corporations that fund them pay whomever they > have to in order to get their way. > > I can see a lot of money changing hands to make it happen. But where's that money supposed

Re: [IRCA] Tps for 03-28-07: 1053 strong carrier

2007-03-28 Thread nhp
> 1053 huge carrier with a bit of Korean jammer Has anyone figured out what is the (potentially) big carrier on 1053? Dennis, I think you surmised it was the Korean jammer without modulation, yet I've heard the distinctive jamming sound, just very weak. I think someone else has heard it rec

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
kevin redding wrote: >> Cash doesn't just "change hands" in this business without some reason >> for it to do so. Show me the economic model to make your theory make >> sense, and I'll start listening, but just making a reference to "the >> corporate people," > > I suppose you are telling me iBiqu

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The FCC will only mandate it if there are conversion units available > to the general public (the way they are now for HDTV) for all the > existing analog radios that are currently out there (within reason > and of course including car radios). HDTV also has the advantag

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread kevin redding
I have a much darker view of corporations and government. I can see iBiquity and the many corporations that fund them pay whomever they have to in order to get their way. I can see a lot of money changing hands to make it happen. I could be wrong, but I can also point to Duke Cunningham, Bob

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread kevin redding
> Cash doesn't just "change hands" in this business without some reason > for it to do so. Show me the economic model to make your theory make > sense, and I'll start listening, but just making a reference to "the > corporate people," I suppose you are telling me iBiquity has no reason to want IBO

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread longwave
The FCC will only mandate it if there are conversion units available to the general public (the way they are now for HDTV) for all the existing analog radios that are currently out there (within reason and of course including car radios). HDTV also has the advantage since most people now receiv

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
kevin redding wrote: >> So you keep saying. > > Cash will probably change hands and the corporate people will get > their digital. There's no incentive for that to happen, at least not for AM. Note the significant number of AMs owned by even the biggest broadcast groups with the deepest commi

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread kevin redding
> So you keep saying. Cash will probably change hands and the corporate people will get their digital. Kevin ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailin

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
kevin redding wrote: >> No one is going to shut off their analog. No way. > > Keep your head in the sand. The FCC will eventually mandate it. So you keep saying. The motivation for the digital conversion on TV was marketplace-driven: it allowed the OTA TV spectrum to be collapsed into a smaller

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
Doug Smith wrote: > It really, really did sound like FM. I think the spoken word > programming that's been on WPLN-AM when I've listened in HD simply > didn't adequately demonstrate what HD AM can sound like. (and WLAC, the > other HD AM station around here, really never has sounded quite > righ

Re: [IRCA] KOHI ~ KWDB-1110 & OTHERS

2007-03-28 Thread Doug Pifer
It took me 9.5 years after moving here. But that's just me I'm sure.. 73- Doug Albany, OR - Original Message - From: "The Kaskey Family" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] K

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread kevin redding
> No one is going to shut off their analog. No way. Keep your head in the sand. The FCC will eventually mandate it. Kevin ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on

Re: [IRCA] KWDB-1110 & OTHERS

2007-03-28 Thread The Kaskey Family
Dennis, KOHI is still needed down here in S.F. after some 40+ years of trying. Don K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Good morning, > > 1150 KXMG gets out real good for only 47 watts. My favorite local station is > KOHI in St. Helens on 1600 kHs. They are only 12 watts at night. Can barely >

[IRCA] KOHI 1600

2007-03-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Someone recently posted "I looked at KOHI's website"... I can't find a link for it anywhere.. could someone kindly send one to me? Thanks -- Paul B. Walker, Jr. www.walkerbroadcasting.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com ht

Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Re: Another perspective on AM IBOC, from thebroadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Stewart, Joseph R
I've had a Boston Acoustics HD radio at home for a couple of months now, and haven't listened to it since the first week we got them at KSMU. None of our local AMs have put HD on the air, and none of the FMs that have it--my station included--is doing anything interesting with the secondary etc. ch

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
kevin redding wrote: > I work for a big corporation but it is not in any way involved in > broadcasting of any kind. > > If I worked in broadcasting, there is no way I could toss rocks at > the business the way I do... It all depends who you work for. There are indeed some companies in the

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Scott, As with Craig, you see this first hand. where the rest of us don't. I used to have a bit more connection with the industry when Bob & I wrote for RW, but all I see now is what the rest of us see. I do remember you commenting at the IRCA convention banquet, when I asked you if you fiqured AM

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Craig, No need to apologize. We all value your "Real World" comments on IBOC. Several of you see the industry first hand in working in it. So many engineers I know would never speak out publicly against it or even comment on it. Some wont even talk about it off the record, fearing losing their cli

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Kevin, No one is going to shut off their analog. No way. The station knows that without analog they are dead in the water. The station will go silent as few have IBOC radios and few will ever have them. They are trying to force the public to buy these by creating a terrible amount of noise. They w

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread kevin redding
> My paycheck from > 10watts.com (which, as yet, isn't even including HD Radio > information in our data, though we're considering it) is as closely > affected by what Clear Channel Radio does with AM IBOC as Kevin's > (assuming he's still working where I think he is) I work for a big corporat

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread LEE FRESHWATER
Scott, WELL SAID !! Lee Freshwater Ocala FL Scott Fybush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: kevin redding wrote: > You have a dog in the fight. Nothing super wrong with the corporation > you work for, its just another big corporation just like the one I > work for, but mine isn't i

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Milspec390
Bob, Craig & IRCA friends - Isn't the bullying unmistakeable? What type of salesman bullies customers? One selling a lousy product, one working a 'carny scam'. z ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing...

2007-03-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Yes, HD Noise can be nulled as easily as any signal. I can phase out KEX's hash at 75 miles, but unfortunately, phasing it you knock down a lot of signal from other directions too. It is like nulling or phasing noise of any kind. Sure, you can get rid of it often, but you also get rid of most of th

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Milspec390
iBLOCkers are well aware of the market. That's why they've steadfastly tried to deny and manipulate their way around their magic jamming bullet which they hope will short-circuit market forces. It may well do just that, but in favor of citizens who don't want this noisy jalopy and increasingly

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Scott Fybush
kevin redding wrote: > You have a dog in the fight. Nothing super wrong with the corporation > you work for, its just another big corporation just like the one I > work for, but mine isn't in radio. If I worked for that corporation I > would try to put lipstick on the IBOC pig also. I don't

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Mike Brooker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do iBiquity really believe the > public will jump like Pavlov's dog at anything "HD", "digital" or > "CD-quality"? They seem to be unaware of something called THE > MARKET. *** That appears to have been one of their core beliefs all along, base

Re: [IRCA] iGas, wave of the future!!!

2007-03-28 Thread Milspec390
Bob - Now you're cookin' with Gas! Glad to have you aboard 'our inevitable grifting future'! The possibilities are limitless, once you see the pattern! z ** AOL now offers free email to everyone.

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- kevin redding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I have said this many times. Set a date and just cut off the analog. > > I think that IBOC will end up being a success on the VHF BCB but AM, > > who decided to do what they are doing? > > Unless MW changes to digital all at once, then it wi

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Bob Young
Craig, Just my opinion, but I look forward to your opinions on IBOC and hope to continue to see them with regularity as part of the civil discourse which has been going on, IBOC is a highly relevant subject for a DX radio club as it threatens our hobbies' very existence as well as AM radio's ex

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Mike Brooker
> > 1) As Scott stated, the push for more AM IBOC seems to have abated with > the energy focused on FM > > 2) Most of the listening public doesn't care enough about AM to spend > the bucks needed for an HD radio > > 3) Of those who do, likely less than half will be able to hear what > they expect

Re: [IRCA] Tps for 03-28-07

2007-03-28 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
listened on and off from 1330-1400, though 828 still has faint audio at 1430, so there may have been action in the last half hour, but it seemed that the peak had occurred by 1350: reasonable audios (though often battling w/splash): 594 (quite good earlier on) 747, 774, 828, 1566 during JJ bro

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread kevin redding
On Mar 28, 2007, at 7:26 AM, Craig Healy wrote: > To be clear, I truly believe a move to digital transmission is highly > desireable. I have been a huge proponent of streaming, and wait > anxiously > for WiFi-enabled iPod devices that can receive it. Analog will > probably > fade slowly ove

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Craig Healy
> I think there's a significant and compelling business case to be made > for many, if not most, AM stations to avoid using IBOC. You've certainly > made that case, successfully, to your clients. That's likely, I think, > to mean the AM IBOC system isn't going to take off in the long run. (And > it

[IRCA] Fwd: [mwc] Norway/Monte Carlo - more RNW broadcasts

2007-03-28 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
from MW Circle probably signing off too early for all but east coast N. America, and pre-sunset at thatbut still: >Extra RNW frequencies for coverage of UEFA Champions League football >March 27th, 2007 - 14:01 UTC by Andy >This year?s UEFA Champions League football competition has reach

[IRCA] TPs for 3-28

2007-03-28 Thread Bill Block
No audio this morning and only a few carriers: 594, 657, 693, 747, 774, 1566 and 1593 heard fron 1240-1330. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 _ Your friends are close to you. Keep them that way. http://spaces.live.com

[IRCA] TPs for 28 March

2007-03-28 Thread Nigel Pimblett
The lower band was considerably better than yesterday, with audio noted for the first time in a few days (693, 747,774). Both TP and DU carriers noted, but only the TPs produced any audio. Also heard Korea on 1566 with audio again today, though not nearly as good as yesterday.Didn't obs

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Barry McLarnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry you feel that way, but neither you nor any of the other 'glass > is half > full' folks have given me any solid reasons to feel optimistic. It's > all > just wishin' and hopin'... meanwhile, I'll continue to state the > facts as I > see the

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing list

2007-03-28 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Scott Fybush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Even if every station in America fired up with daytime IBOC, I still > have plenty of channels here that have no significant first-adjacent > daytime that would throw hash over me, starting at 590 and going up > to 1600. > *** But, realistically

Re: [IRCA] Another perspective on AM IBOC, from the broadcasters' mailing...

2007-03-28 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 1. In my experience, regardless of receiver/antenna combinations, > while > analog signals are easily nulled, it is impossible to null HD noise. > > *** I'll have to strongly disagree with you there. In most cases with IBOC noise here, I can null it with a 4' lo

Re: [IRCA] KWDB-1110 & OTHERS

2007-03-28 Thread vroomski
Good morning, 1150 KXMG gets out real good for only 47 watts. My favorite local station is KOHI in St. Helens on 1600 kHs. They are only 12 watts at night. Can barely hear them with the H-800 probe. Went to their web-site to verified they were on. Their web-site sounds like a jammer is unde