[BC] HD AM radio versus AM Stereo

[Robert Meuser]

Sorry

That has been mathematically disproven almost 60 years ago.

R

DANA PUOPOLO wrote:
> Nope!
> 
> By far the best FM stereo system was an FM on FM system (Crosley?).
> It only degraded the s/n by 6 db (as opposed to the 23 db degradation the one
> we have does). Its only problem was that it was incompatible with SCA's, and
> the industry wanted that $$$ at the time.
> 
> America's broadcast record of screwing up everything technical is
> unblemished!
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> 
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 08:40:07 PM PST
> From: "Steve" <shnewman at alaweb.com>
> To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Subject: Re: [BC] HD AM radio versus AM Stereo
> 
> We tested the Kahn system at KFRC in San Francisco. During one of the tests
> we went up into the Sierra's and even though our signal by then was iffy you
> got it in stereo. That's what I liked about the Kahn system. If you could
> get the signal it WAS in Stereo. The rest is history. Well at least we've
> done one thing right (as far as I know and if I'm wrong please correct me)
> the best system for FM Stereo was the one that won the prize and was
> accepted by the FCC.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Tekel" <amstereoexp at yahoo.com>
> To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 10:28 PM
> Subject: [BC] HD AM radio versus AM Stereo
> 
> 
> 
>>Willie wrote:
>>
>>>Exactly. I think Kahn's system was by far the superior system, but the $
>>>did the talking, not the engineers. The big $ manufacturer had more $ to
>>>throw around than Kahn did, so that's why the technically inferior
>>>system won. Sound familiar? (IBUZ vs DRE/DRM)
>>
>>Leonard Kahn's biggest problem was, and still is, Leonard Kahn.  He's a
>>brilliant engineer, but his ego is out of control.  Basically, he is the
>>Ralph Nader of radio.
>>
>>Just one little example: if you have any kind of Kahn exciter, whether it
>>is used for analog ISB AM Stereo, analog Power-Side, or digital "CAM-D",
>>you must feed it with audio that has not been clipped or pre-emphasized.
>>Why?  Because he takes care of those things by himself, inside the Kahn
>>exciter.  Don't like the way that sounds on the air?  Your only choice is
>>to take the Kahn exciter out of service.
>>
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