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HD-2 Coverage pattern
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k9ez
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> Just curious...Does an HD-2 signal cover the same basic area
> or pattern that the terrestrial signal it is "piggy-backing"
> cover? For example...103.5 WKTU-HD2. (New York Country).
> Does that signal cover the same area as the 103.5FM signal?
> Is it broadcast at the same wattage?
>
The wattage is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than analog.
The coverage is not the same as the FM Stereo signal you are used to. It should be about equal to the FCC 60dB coverage. You can search of the FCC.gov sight for those maps.
It should basically cover the ADI.
> or pattern that the terrestrial signal it is "piggy-backing"
> cover? For example...103.5 WKTU-HD2. (New York Country).
> Does that signal cover the same area as the 103.5FM signal?
> Is it broadcast at the same wattage?
>
The wattage is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than analog.
The coverage is not the same as the FM Stereo signal you are used to. It should be about equal to the FCC 60dB coverage. You can search of the FCC.gov sight for those maps.
It should basically cover the ADI.
I was wondering the same thing. What would be the expected mileage coverage with the 60db coverage on LI. Central Suffolk County?
> > Just curious...Does an HD-2 signal cover the same basic
> area
> > or pattern that the terrestrial signal it is
> "piggy-backing"
> > cover? For example...103.5 WKTU-HD2. (New York Country).
> > Does that signal cover the same area as the 103.5FM
> signal?
> > Is it broadcast at the same wattage?
> >
>
>
> The wattage is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than analog.
>
> The coverage is not the same as the FM Stereo signal you are
> used to. It should be about equal to the FCC 60dB coverage.
> You can search of the FCC.gov sight for those maps.
>
> It should basically cover the ADI.
>
> > Just curious...Does an HD-2 signal cover the same basic
> area
> > or pattern that the terrestrial signal it is
> "piggy-backing"
> > cover? For example...103.5 WKTU-HD2. (New York Country).
> > Does that signal cover the same area as the 103.5FM
> signal?
> > Is it broadcast at the same wattage?
> >
>
>
> The wattage is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than analog.
>
> The coverage is not the same as the FM Stereo signal you are
> used to. It should be about equal to the FCC 60dB coverage.
> You can search of the FCC.gov sight for those maps.
>
> It should basically cover the ADI.
>
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1290wgli
Guest
> I was wondering the same thing. What would be the expected
> mileage coverage with the 60db coverage on LI. Central
> Suffolk County?
>
Eastern Nassu/Western Suffolk depending on terrain. Remember, it is either THERE or not.. no inbetween.
> mileage coverage with the 60db coverage on LI. Central
> Suffolk County?
>
Eastern Nassu/Western Suffolk depending on terrain. Remember, it is either THERE or not.. no inbetween.
> > I was wondering the same thing. What would be the
> expected
> > mileage coverage with the 60db coverage on LI. Central
> > Suffolk County?
> >
>
> Eastern Nassu/Western Suffolk depending on terrain.
> Remember, it is either THERE or not.. no inbetween.
>
Does it travel about as far as RDS travels which is also significantly less than the actual fm signal itself?
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> expected
> > mileage coverage with the 60db coverage on LI. Central
> > Suffolk County?
> >
>
> Eastern Nassu/Western Suffolk depending on terrain.
> Remember, it is either THERE or not.. no inbetween.
>
Does it travel about as far as RDS travels which is also significantly less than the actual fm signal itself?
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1290wgli
Guest
> Does it travel about as far as RDS travels which is also
> significantly less than the actual fm signal itself?
>
Depending on the tuner, I can decode RDS info pretty far away. The same probably cannot be said for HD2. RDS is also possible with skip, would doubt HD2 would be recoverable under those conditions.
> significantly less than the actual fm signal itself?
>
Depending on the tuner, I can decode RDS info pretty far away. The same probably cannot be said for HD2. RDS is also possible with skip, would doubt HD2 would be recoverable under those conditions.
> > Just curious...Does an HD-2 signal cover the same basic
> area
> > or pattern that the terrestrial signal it is
> "piggy-backing"
> > cover? For example...103.5 WKTU-HD2. (New York Country).
> > Does that signal cover the same area as the 103.5FM
> signal?
> > Is it broadcast at the same wattage?
> >
>
>
> The wattage is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than analog.
>
> The coverage is not the same as the FM Stereo signal you are
> used to. It should be about equal to the FCC 60dB coverage.
> You can search of the FCC.gov sight for those maps.
>
> It should basically cover the ADI.
Radio has no ADI. Almost all sales and station interest is the MSA.
About 80% of quarter hours on the analog signal come from the 70 dbu, and nearly all the rest from the 64 dbu (6 dbu down, in other words). In my expereince, the HD signal covers this adequately.
> area
> > or pattern that the terrestrial signal it is
> "piggy-backing"
> > cover? For example...103.5 WKTU-HD2. (New York Country).
> > Does that signal cover the same area as the 103.5FM
> signal?
> > Is it broadcast at the same wattage?
> >
>
>
> The wattage is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than analog.
>
> The coverage is not the same as the FM Stereo signal you are
> used to. It should be about equal to the FCC 60dB coverage.
> You can search of the FCC.gov sight for those maps.
>
> It should basically cover the ADI.
Radio has no ADI. Almost all sales and station interest is the MSA.
About 80% of quarter hours on the analog signal come from the 70 dbu, and nearly all the rest from the 64 dbu (6 dbu down, in other words). In my expereince, the HD signal covers this adequately.
if you are driving will it be like a skipping cd player or like having a satllite radio (with a cappy signal)
where its there or its not. It could be interesting to see for example where wccc 106.9 Ct how far south that goes... probably not even making new haven because of 107.1 or could it make to as far south as the the corner of ct (ie Greenwich) which is only 60 miles away from wccc but does not get any coverage at all because of cross channel interference from 107.1 (white plains) and 106.7. yet you can listen to wccc 80 miles away from their transmitter on long island or 100 miles away in vt. then again this could be the terrain and not cross channel interference correct me if i am wrong.
> > I was wondering the same thing. What would be the
> expected
> > mileage coverage with the 60db coverage on LI. Central
> > Suffolk County?
> >
>
> Eastern Nassu/Western Suffolk depending on terrain.
> Remember, it is either THERE or not.. no inbetween.
>
where its there or its not. It could be interesting to see for example where wccc 106.9 Ct how far south that goes... probably not even making new haven because of 107.1 or could it make to as far south as the the corner of ct (ie Greenwich) which is only 60 miles away from wccc but does not get any coverage at all because of cross channel interference from 107.1 (white plains) and 106.7. yet you can listen to wccc 80 miles away from their transmitter on long island or 100 miles away in vt. then again this could be the terrain and not cross channel interference correct me if i am wrong.
> > I was wondering the same thing. What would be the
> expected
> > mileage coverage with the 60db coverage on LI. Central
> > Suffolk County?
> >
>
> Eastern Nassu/Western Suffolk depending on terrain.
> Remember, it is either THERE or not.. no inbetween.
>
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