[BC] IBOC Query

[Phil Alexander]

On 2 Feb 2006 at 13:34, Rich Wood wrote:

> Why is a new transmitter required? I visited an IBUZ station 
> yesterday and they use one transmitter. It may be a better approach 
> to separate transmitters and antennas, but you're talking about 
> significantly more money above the significant money a basic 
> installation costs.

Depends on power and tower loading in the case of FM, but for
AM there are many old tube type boxes in use at lower powered
(1 kW and less) stations that cannot be converted and probably
should have been retired 25 years ago.


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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