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[Phil Alexander]

On 2 Jun 2006 at 15:06, Barry McLarnon wrote:


> IBOC is like a drug that got conditional approval from the FDA on the basis 
> of data submitted by the manufacturer.  Subsequent clinical trials with 
> unbiased observers, however, have shown that the drug has severe side 
> effects, including many probable fatalities, that the manufacturer had 
> assured us would be inconsequential.  Turns out that the cure is much 
> worse than the disease.  The obvious next step should be to pull the drug 
> off the market.  Unfortunately, a few folks have already become addicted 
> to the drug, but they'll get over it, and eventually find something better 
> that doesn't have the vicious side effects (like the buzzing it causes in 
> your ears).
> 
> The bitter pill called AM IBOC may be harder to get rid of, since the "FDA" 
> in this case won't listen to reason, but it's still worth the effort.

Barry, Barry, Barry, there you go again, trying to apply good technical 
sense and logic to a problem dictated by politics and money. <g>

Sad to say, IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. And the reason is a large number of
qualified people say those who oppose are over-reacting to what they
claim are not substantial problems. They are called the members of the
NRSC who drafted and approved NRSC-5.

There will be no opening for further technical discussion. IT IS OVER.
However, there will be another time if those of us who see very serious
problems are correct. However, when that time comes, the pressure will
be for a de facto analog sunset by INCREASING digital power IMHO.

Analog was shot dead the day USADR bought Lucent DR, but it hasn't 
stopped kicking yet.

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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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