[BC] stamping opinions

[Phil Alexander]

On 26 Jul 2006 at 10:25, Rich Wood wrote:

> ------ At 09:23 AM 7/26/2006, Dana  Puopolo wrote: -------
> 
> >Not to mention the stunt Ibiquity pulled last week. They quietly filed with
> >the FCC to modify the FM mask. It makes the adjacent channel interference 6
> >something db worse.
> >
> >6 db is a lot!
> 
> A Washington attorney friend of mine believes that was the reason the 
> IBUZ decision was delayed. It appeared to be a stunt that would 
> significantly delay the approval of 24/7 AM IBUZ. That would have 
> been a serious sales glitch to AM stations. He believed the FCC would 
> have approved full-time operation and let the chips fall where they may.

For those who have been paying attention, the 6 dB "error" is very old
news. You can see the difference in measuring methods by reading the 
Rules and comparing with NRSC-5.

This has been out there since the First Report and Order. I'm beginning
to think no one reads the *Ibiquity* papers that are incorporated as a
part of NRSC-5 in the appendix.

It may be as simple as Ibiquity not liking the way NRSC-5 was codified 
into the Rules, and asking for a time out to fix it. 


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Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
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