RECEPTION REPORTS FOR FM STATIONS OPERATING AT -10dBC DIGITAL POWER

[Len14043]

Methinks The Good Inspector may be pulling our collective legs a little here, gentlemen.

That's probably why one of my legs is shorter than the other.

 

[jras20]

Well I'd like to weigh in.

I have heard some hash on 91.1 KSGR in Portland TX. It happens at night when I'm getting all kinds of signals from all over the place. But there is definite interference there. Especially if I listen in stereo.

KUWC is in high power HD mode in Casper, WY. While I have never checked, I've never heard hash or multipath on 91.1 locally before in South Texas. This has to be them.

I have been an HD advocate before, but I am beginning to see the damage that can be dome from as far away as Wyoming. I have to tell you, our local 91.1 was REALLY BAD last night. The heck with those loons in Wyoming. No one should mess with Texas. Or their FM signals Screw HD. Wyoming interferes with Texas.

I'm appauled.

Cloouseau

Wow I can't believe this... I'm starting to actually get back into HD I got my antenna in a good spot now I can get Houston HD 84 miles out! Its great having a dance station on HD-2 without paying for it on Sat. Radio.

 

[Len14043]

Another FM station in my area started to broadcast in HD, although I can't find it listed on the FCC nor Ibiquity sites. It is an out-of-market station and must be higher power because I can pick it up inside my house in HD, while the analog signal sounds scratchy.

 

[Play Freebird]

Another FM station in my area started to broadcast in HD, although I can't find it listed on the FCC nor Ibiquity sites.

I can understand why the FCC doesn't know about it, but we would expect iBiquity to have it listed.

The discrepancy between station counts is amusing. iBiquity claims to have 2000+ stations on the air:

http://www.ibiquity.com/press_room/fast_facts/about_ibiquity_and_hd_radio_technology

But if you run a station search on CDBS, the FCC only knows about 1517 FMs, 289 AMs (many of which have shut it off) and a handful of translators and boosters.

 

[Len14043]

That number is a moving target. About a year ago, a local FM station ran IBOC for a week or so, but discontinued it. That station also wasn't listed on any sites either. Perhaps they just installed the equipment and plan to run it later.

 

[Savage]

Or maybe they tried it and said "no freakin' way," and the HD equipment is now listed on used-gear sites.

It's interesting to peruse those used equipment sites. I don't believe I have visited a single one that doesn't have IBOC exciters, exporters, excavators, overspeed governators, Decepticons and lie-generators for sale.

Bohn Broadcast (for example) has a completely-new Nautel AM-IBOC setup including all the monitors and assorted nonsense if you're interested, all for a modest $12,000. Please form a single line, gentlemen, and no pushing or shoving.

 

[Savage]

Len, my friend - I forgot:

"Perhaps they just installed the equipment and plan to run it later."

As we used to receive the challenge on college final exams: "Explain and discuss."

Why on God's Green Earth would a station purchase and install expensive and elaborate equipment such as HD origination gear - also paying a license fee for the privilege - and not operate it??