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Why several Detroit AMs have reverted to 10 kHz analog bandwidth...

The technical side of broadcasting. Think IBOC is a sham? Talk about it here! How about HDTV? Post DX reports here as well.
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Ben Zonia
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Re: Why several Detroit AMs have reverted to 10 kHz analog bandwidth...

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Anybody try WCHB (WEXL)1340 and WRDT 560? Never saw the point except that Crawford and their Corporate Engineer Cris Alexander were all in for IBOC. WRDT moves to Radio Plaza at Night and turns if off. But WCHB (WEXL) IBOC only detectably gets out 10 miles or so Days, and maybe 5 miles max most Nights.
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k8jd
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Re: Why several Detroit AMs have reverted to 10 kHz analog bandwidth...

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I have a pretty good JVC HD AM/FM receiver on my desk now. Does pretty good reception of HD and subchannels on FM , but the wide band noise coming from the utility cables behind my house and solar charger two houses down, makes in impossible to hear any but the few really strong AM stations in my house.
I heard AM HD pretty well when I had it an a old Ford Escort that I sold , swapped the old, original radio back into the Escort !
When it warms up a bit, I may take the radio and a spare auto bettery back in the woods and really hear the signals.
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