I can hear WHP but I can't say that I've paid any attention to them. Anything on AM that's regular I ignore except for KYW for news and WPHT for Phillies games.
Russ Edmunds 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia Grid FN20id <[email protected]> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8 AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot --- On Wed, 4/6/11, Tom Dimeo <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Tom Dimeo <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] DXers under the age of 30 > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 4:10 PM > Rene and Russ, > > To add to the annoyance of listening to AM radio is the > excessive processing some stations use. Can either of > you > hear WHP 580? Their processing is so extreme that I > have to > turn the volume way down and even then it gets fatiguing to > > listen. > > The attack and release time of their processor is so fast > and > the volume reduction is so great that sometimes it's > difficult to understand the traffic and weather over the > sounders. Some commercials are the same. > > I can't imagine what they are trying to prove, they have > one > of the best signals in central Pennsylvania and certainly > do > not need that kind of processing. > > Tom > > ** Message Separater ** > >You're right, Russ. Even at my age (59), as one > who cut his > >DX teeth and listening habits in the 60s, I have to > admit > >that unless I am specifically listening for DX, I very > rarely > >listen to terrestrial radio anymore, especially > AM. I just > >get way too frustrated with the noise (IBOC hash, > static, etc). > > > _______________________________________________ > 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]
