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WOSU's IBOC off

schmave

schmave

At 12:48 p.m. Friday -
I knew something was up when I could hear WKNR out here in Pickerington without that ridiculous hash. Has the IBOC been off for a while ... could they be doing some testing? Whatever it is please let that crap stay gone!! (hoping against hope)
 
> At 12:48 p.m. Friday -
> I knew something was up when I could hear WKNR out here in
> Pickerington without that ridiculous hash. Has the IBOC been
> off for a while ... could they be doing some testing?
> Whatever it is please let that crap stay gone!! (hoping
> against hope)
>
I think it's been off for more than a month but less than two.
Has anyone seen or heard an HD radio? I don't think they exist except for public radio stations to give away during fund drive times.

Trick_Magnet
 
> > At 12:48 p.m. Friday -
> > I knew something was up when I could hear WKNR out here in
>
> > Pickerington without that ridiculous hash. Has the IBOC
> been
> > off for a while ... could they be doing some testing?
> > Whatever it is please let that crap stay gone!! (hoping
> > against hope)
> >
> I think it's been off for more than a month but less than
> two.
> Has anyone seen or heard an HD radio? I don't think they
> exist except for public radio stations to give away during
> fund drive times.
>
> Trick_Magnet
>

I saw a Kenwood car stereo with HD at either Circuit City or Best Buy about a year ago... it was the top of the line model priced over a grand...

Personally, I will like DXing digital signals... I remember spending hours watching fuzzy TV signals waiting for a legal ID then when it appeared (for 2 seconds) it would be too fuzzy to read... I know this is not the opinion shared by all, but it "is" my preference...
 
> Personally, I will like DXing digital signals... I remember
> spending hours watching fuzzy TV signals waiting for a legal
> ID then when it appeared (for 2 seconds) it would be too
> fuzzy to read... I know this is not the opinion shared by
> all, but it "is" my preference...
>

But will it be possible to DX IBOC? As we all know, IBOC creates hash on both sides of a signal (610's on 590, 600, 620, and 630, 105.7's on 105.5 and 105.9, etc). I would think that you would have to be able to receive the hash on both sides of a station in order to pick it up. This will be very difficult, as there will probably be other stations on the adjacent frequencies during DX condtions.
 
> > Personally, I will like DXing digital signals... I
> remember
> > spending hours watching fuzzy TV signals waiting for a
> legal
> > ID then when it appeared (for 2 seconds) it would be too
> > fuzzy to read... I know this is not the opinion shared by
>
> > all, but it "is" my preference...
> >
>
> But will it be possible to DX IBOC? As we all know, IBOC
> creates hash on both sides of a signal (610's on 590, 600,
> 620, and 630, 105.7's on 105.5 and 105.9, etc). I would
> think that you would have to be able to receive the hash on
> both sides of a station in order to pick it up. This will be
> very difficult, as there will probably be other stations on
> the adjacent frequencies during DX condtions.
>


Nice thing about AM IBOC...it's only during daylight hours! You'll still be able to DX AM stations at night!
 
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