[BC] Noise Floor...

[Phil Alexander]

On 18 Feb 2006 at 7:22, Burt I. Weiner wrote:

> I remember years ago, using only a simple table model receiver, I was 
> able to hear AM stations across the country at night.  

But Burt, considering performance, a simple table model
of yesteryear would be high end today. <g>

I fondly remember the Fisher and Sherwood tuners where < 1 uV gave
20 dB quieting and 10 uV was good for rebroadcast. Of course that
was the best we could do with TUBES in the late **'50's**. You
would think after nearly 50 years there might have been one or two
improvements, not regressions. And don't get me started on the
topic of automotive radios vs. what passes for such today. Arrrgh.

But I'm just an old ... whatever ... who remembers when 
radio worked. ;-)


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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