I agree with some of what you're saying, Craig. I have lost several rare and unusual loggings due to the IBOC hiss, and I don't like it either. One word of caution that I would recommend when writing to the FCC, the offending station, or the affected station, is not to rely only on written descriptions of how awful the IBOC hiss sounds or it affects your ability to listen to your favorite radio station, but to try to get some scientific data to support your letters.
If a listener were to report hearing the IBOC hiss being generrated from KDKA (for example), use a spectrum analyzer and center it on 1020 kHz and you will be able to see the IBOC hiss signal strength and frequency patterns in cold hard numbers. Granted, a spectrum analyzer is not a piece of equipment found in most ham shacks, but with a little networking, I would think most of us could find someone who has one, and would be willing to help us DXers on this issue. Just some fuel for thought, guys. LXXIII de Joe --- Craig Healy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And all this useless whining will just give the > DX'ers > > more black eyes. You think I'd give a QSL to > someone > > whining about my station running IBOC ? The > answer is > > a 2 letter word. > > If I have to trade the loss of QSLs or even DX tests > for a chance to prevent > IBOC from happening, I'll do it. Besides, it is > hardly useless. The > anti-IBOC murmour is cranking up. By the end of > this year it will be a much > louder roar. As DXers, we will be in the position > to say "I told you so!". > > Engineers should not denigrate the ability of DXers > to analyze signals and > their interference potential. While the Certified > Radio Reception > Technician title I created is intended to be tongue > in cheek, there is a > truth to it. > > <sarcasm> > Maybe we need to invent anti-QSLs. You write to a > station and tell them > their IBOC was preventing you from hearing a > station. You ask them to please > verify that. Send a recording of their hiss blasting > the desired station > underneath. > </sarcasm> > > A common lawyer tactic when the facts aren't on your > side is to attack the > witness. These engineers are doing just that. > > Craig Healy > Providence, RI > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list > are those of the original contributors and do not > necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
