> No one listens to AM anymore, or even FM much. Commercial broadcast listening is a shallow decline, non-commercial public radio is in a shallow climb. FM has more listeners than AM, but AM is still a contender. In most markets at least one AM is in the top few stations in the ratings.
Broadcasting isn't as "cool" as it once was, and that a long-term problem, but many people *are* listening to radio. But the same is true for ham radio - to a far greater degree unfortunately. It is not considered cool by the general population - but there are quite a few participants. And if noise proves a strong limit to the ability to receive in either case, it will help drive people away. I've have three responses to my noise item in QST's Technical Correspondence column from inactive hams that said they tried to get on the air recently but the noise level on receive was just too high and they put the gear away again. Steve WD8DAS sbjohns...@aol.com http://www.wd8das.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio is your best entertainment value. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: D. Chester <k4...@charter.net> To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thu, Mar 18, 2010 10:33 pm Subject: Re: [AMRadio] FCC Non-cooperation > What is to interfere with? > All radio stuff is going 900 MHz or higher, cable satellite or fiber feed, > spread spectrum, phasing noise and interference null, etc. > > No one listens to AM anymore, or even FM much. > > You think anyone is going to worry about ham radio? > > I don't think so... > > > Brett But still, these are all licensed services, and the FCC is mandated by congress to protect licensed users from unlicensed interference. The law is the law. Somebody is not doing their job as this is allowed to continue proliferating. The state is legally obligated to properly install its traffic signals so that they don't generate interference. The FCC inspectors are legally obligated to check out interference from poorly designed consumer crap. As much money as the government wastes on trivial stuff, enforcing Part 15 would be a drop in the ocean as far as their budget goes. "Listen to a stronger station" doesn't cut it. Evidently, someone in officialdom thinks HF is still worth protecting. Remember, they denied us a real 60m ham band because after 11SE01, the feds decided that frequencies in that vicinity were "essential" for "national security". Don k4kyv _______________________________________________________________ This message was typed using the DVORAK keyboard layout. http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/ http://gigliwood.com/abcd/ ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
