Not so fast. The FCC's path over the past several decades has been one of more, more more signals, ignoring the interference issue. Whether it was putting the GY's up to 1000 watts at night, the breakdown of the clears, the proliferation of added night operations, PSA's, PSRA's what have you.
While the only way we will achieve a reduction in the number of AM signals is by means of economic factors, adding still more signals isn't going to help anybody. Removing interference protections or greatly reducing them will by definition increase interference, which decreases coverage and audience. That's not revitalization, it's just more of the same old failed ideas. Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id <[email protected]> AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder; Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2); modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15'; Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Mark Durenberger <[email protected]> wrote: > WHAT A HOOT! "Fix AM...OH...but don't go QUITE that far in fixing it" <g> > > Now that the FCC is considering "revitalizing AM" by adding the sacred > cows to the mix (the 1-As), the entrenched interests are up in arms. > > "Fix things...but Not In My Back Yard." > > Old-timers are reminded of the fierce lobbying of the "Clear-Channel > Broadcasting Service" in the 60's; even the arguments are the same: "Don't > kill Clear-Channel Broadcasting; we need it for National Defense, weather > alerts" etc. etc. I doubt there are more than a half-dozen 50-kilowatt > 1-As who try to service their entire protected-coverage areas. > > > Cheers! > > Mark Durenberger > > > -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Gibson > > > http://www.radioworld.com/article/alliance-urges-fcc-to-reconsider-protection-proposals/278493 > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention > Kansas City, September 9 to 11. Hotel space is filling up. > Registration info: > http://www.nrcdxas.org > > > 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 Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention Kansas City, September 9 to 11. Hotel space is filling up. Registration info: http://www.nrcdxas.org 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]
