[BC] QUESTION FOR THE "MIND" MASSES

Robert Meuser Robertm
Fri Dec 9 23:05:55 CST 2005


Where is it written that those stations signed up for this????


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Phil Alexander wrote:
> On 8 Dec 2005 at 9:29, WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
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>>If anything "chokes" the rollout of this flawed system on AM, it's going to 
>>be the smaller stations taking the bigger ones to court, perhaps as 
>>class-action, because of the destruction of their coverage areas by the intense hash that 
>>this system emits.
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> 
> Yes it is bad. No question about it from the engineering viewpoint.
> However, the stations, via the NAB, are on record as willing to 
> forego their coverage in "fringe" (the problem is how you define 
> that) areas for the benefit (?) of starting a new service. This is
> viewed as a TEMPORARY problem that will be eliminated in the final
> full digital version. This is the point that gets overlooked.
> This is not an engineering decision. That is the part that everyone
> seems to miss.
> 
> Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
> Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
> (a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
> Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037
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