Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-06 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Sunday 04 January 2009 20:00, Barry McLarnon wrote: On Sunday 04 January 2009 14:11, Barry McLarnon wrote: As others have said, WBZ is apparently on their backup rig.  In addition to the absence of IBOC, it's interesting to note that they have been significantly off-frequency - about 16

Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-04 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Saturday 03 January 2009 20:57, Craig Healy wrote: WBZ-1030 does seem to have the IBOC off this evening.  1040 is completely in the clear.  The audio on WBZ still seems to be limited to the 5KHz bandwidth which is a symptom of a transmitter set for IBOC.  I wonder if there was some

Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-04 Thread Barry McLarnon
On Sunday 04 January 2009 14:11, Barry McLarnon wrote: As others have said, WBZ is apparently on their backup rig.  In addition to the absence of IBOC, it's interesting to note that they have been significantly off-frequency - about 16 Hz high.  Things will no doubt be back to normal

Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-04 Thread Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW
Still on the backup rig tonight, but they've drifted down a bit, to 1030.014. Barry /// Just out of curiosity I wonder if WBZ runs Power-Side on the backup transmitter? I know a lot of stations that had Power-Side before IBOC came along kept it on their backup rigs (KPOF/910 for example).

Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-04 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
I think WBZ runs or at least can run AM Stereo on the backup. Paul Walker www.onairdj.com On 1/4/09, Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW am-d...@webtv.net wrote: Still on the backup rig tonight, but they've drifted down a bit, to 1030.014. Barry /// Just out of curiosity I wonder if

Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-04 Thread Craig Healy
Just out of curiosity I wonder if WBZ runs Power-Side on the backup transmitter? The modulation looks perfectly symmetrical on the SDR-14 display. USB/LSB look identical. Craig Healy Providence, RI ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-04 Thread Scott Fybush
Craig Healy wrote: Just out of curiosity I wonder if WBZ runs Power-Side on the backup transmitter? The modulation looks perfectly symmetrical on the SDR-14 display. USB/LSB look identical. I got to see the backup transmitter and its processing chain every day for five years, and at the

Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-03 Thread Deane McIntyre
On 3-Jan-09, at 6:57 PM, Craig Healy wrote: WBZ-1030 does seem to have the IBOC off this evening. 1040 is completely in the clear. The audio on WBZ still seems to be limited to the 5KHz bandwidth which is a symptom of a transmitter set for IBOC. I wonder if there was some settlement

Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-02 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Dont count on it staying that way for long. if they're not running IBOC, they're on their 10KW backup transmitter most likely.. that backup can also do AM Stereo too. Paul Walker On 1/2/09, Len Hyde donutban...@gmail.com wrote: Just read this report on rec.radio.shortwave. -- Leonard Hyde

Re: [IRCA] WBZ IBOC is OFF!

2009-01-02 Thread Pete Taylor
Len, there would appear to be more to the URL than what you sent since rec.radio.shortwave won't fly. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop ICF2010 + DX398; Palomar loop SRF-59 -M37V Eton E100 == , Len Hyde wrote: Just read