Patrick, It is overpowering AND is very subtle. There is a station down south of Fresno on 97.1 that came in well enough to get instant RDS hits. When KLLC/97.3 turned on IBOC, 97.1 was gone completely. When their IBOC has cut in and out or been turned off for any kind of maintenance, the 97.1 station is blasting in. I don't have a good analogy for the sound of FM IBOC, but I describe it as bacon sizzling in a frying pan. Its not a good analogy, but it'll do. If you tune the FM band, listen for empty frequencies and pay attention to "really" empty frequencies. The ones that aren't "really" empty may be covered up by IBOC from adjacents. Around here, the IBOC hash masks adjacents up to 35-40 miles from the offending transmitter. The good thing is that I can drop into a valley between hills and weaken the IBOC enough to be able to listen to some or most of the frequencies that should be available.
Mike On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Patrick Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > > To be honest, I don't think I have ever noticed IBOC hash on FM out > here. I am not sure I have ever heard the hash on FM period. > > 73, > > Patrick > > Patrick Martin > KGED QSL Manager > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > _______________________________________________ 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]
