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What If AM Radio Was Discontinued?
- Thread starter blackgold
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ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
RM's "copied" code messages on typewriters and Navy typewriters were caps only. Morse code does not have a case feature.
And, did you know all Navy radiomen had to be proficient using a morse key with their right hand? That's because the key stations were set up for right-handed people on ships. Not sure about land stations - most of them just used RTTY.
Sure it does. An example being; back when I took my Novice/Technician ham license test, I wrote down all the characters I copied during the test in caps. I could have switched to lower case, but if you're copying with no knowledge of what's being sent, you naturally write down each letter in caps.
What I meant of course was there is no Morse character to indicate lower or upper case but because Navy ships had typewriters having only upper case it didn't matter.
My experience was with the US Navy (and the occasional aircraft) only. My code copying stopped the same day as I drove through the gates at Treasure Island, CA (except for the movies 'cuz everyone would ask me "what did they actually say"?) Usually the message was either gibberish or incomplete.
When I studied computer programming in college, only upper case letters were allowed.
Neither does Baudot (RTTY) code. It's only 5 bits, which didn't allow for lower case.
That was for efficiency - to save computer time translating (those old computers were slow). Hollorith/ASCII does have different codes for upper/lower case but, for instance, some enterable fields automatically convert to one or the other as it doesn't matter to the program which case they are in. An example would be a userid. OTOH a password is almost always a mixture of upper and lower case.
The future of AM Radio is in the hands of the FCC. It's really up to them whether it lives or dies. At least one commissioner says he's still committed to the future of AM:
www.insideradio.com
Nathan Simington Says FCC’s AM Revitalization Work Is Far From Done.
Commissioner Nathan Simington thinks the FCC needs to have a “critical look” at AM radio reception on a technical level, telling last week’s gathering of the National Association of Farm
He's right about the continued importance of AM in the US. Just look at the Nielsen Audio Ratings for Nassau-Suffolk. WCBS (880) is currently tied for seventh place with a rating of 4.0. This is evidence that people in the Nassau-Suffolk area still rely on the AM dial for news.The future of AM Radio is in the hands of the FCC. It's really up to them whether it lives or dies. At least one commissioner says he's still committed to the future of AM:
Nathan Simington Says FCC’s AM Revitalization Work Is Far From Done.
Commissioner Nathan Simington thinks the FCC needs to have a “critical look” at AM radio reception on a technical level, telling last week’s gathering of the National Association of Farm
"Growing up in Saskatchewan ..."The future of AM Radio is in the hands of the FCC. It's really up to them whether it lives or dies. At least one commissioner says he's still committed to the future of AM:
Nathan Simington Says FCC’s AM Revitalization Work Is Far From Done.
Commissioner Nathan Simington thinks the FCC needs to have a “critical look” at AM radio reception on a technical level, telling last week’s gathering of the National Association of Farm
Just more turning back the clock from a denier. Automakers aren't going to "double down" on AM no matter how tearfully this guy who misses listening to the corn and beef prices pleads with them, and fewer and fewer people will listen to AM with each passing year. Dead band walking.
But they're almost all 55+, grew up when AM was much more relevant, and there's no generation following them to the doomed band. The end is inevitable. All these plans look as effective as the watertight doors on the Titanic when you factor in the migration of radio users to AM and the shrinking pool of people who use radio at all in the younger demos.
Yes, but nearly all of that audience is over 55 as has been mentioned before.
The "future" of AM is to slowly fade away. There is no other use for 540 to 1700, so the FCC is not going to "re-purpose" it.
Regarding the FCC, Symington is a Republican, and he's apparently trying to further the goals of Agit Pai. However the FCC is deadlocked two to two now with no majority, so I doubt he can get anything done.
There is absolutely no reason why the FCC would put an end to AM broadcasting. There is nothing to gain.
That might have been true 10 years ago. But today, 4G and 5G mobile service is pretty common, even in rural areas. It has been that way for quite a few years.
The FCC publishes data for this, submitted by the three carriers. I've attached their map of Kansas for 4G LTE data coverage, as of May 2021. On this map, white indicates 10% or higher probability of no coverage by any of the three carriers. As you can see, very little of the map is white. Source
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Just because the service is available doesn't mean the people use it.
Here's a link to the national map. I was surprised how bad the coverage was in West Virginia
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