Power increase for HD Radio! Yipee!
Nick Name
and propel the digital radio service forward, an agreement has been
reached for a managed HD power increase. It would give all HD FMs a
four-fold power hike, but some stations could get an even bigger bump.
The agreement additional power increases *beyond* the blanket 6 dB
increase, depending on spacing criteria and conditions that would
limit harmful interference. NPR says initial models suggest **most
stations will be able to exceed 6dB.** The agreement caps weeks of
dialogue with commercial and noncommercial broadcasters.
NPR Labs executive director Mike Starling said "We are optimistic
about the future of HD Radio, and eager to continue to work with
iBiquity on the developments that will make this power increase work
to everyone’s advantage – stations, listeners, and receiver makers.”
Ibiquity CEO Bob Struble called the deal “an unambiguously positive
development” in the future of HD Radio. “We are delighted that the
radio industry is now poised to push this technology ahead together.”
NPR and iBiquity are **jointly** presenting their recommendations to
the FCC today and encouraging the Commission to adopt the power
increase quickly.
The NAB is encouraged by the consensus agreement. EVP Dennis Wharton
says, "We urge the FCC to move quickly and allow stations to operate
at increased power.
Don Freeman
> In a development that could vastly improve HD Radio signal
Nym-shifting be damned, I just killfiled all threads with HD Radio in
the subject. If it works I won't even see this reply.
--
-Don
Don Freeman
> In a development that could vastly improve HD Radio signal
Nym-shifting be damned, I just killfiled all threads with HD Radio in
HD Radio Farce
"Warp Factor 6, Mr. Scott"
"To wit, how many existing installations will have sufficient headroom
to implement the increase without significant retooling of
transmission hardware?.. Some simply won't make it with their existing
transmitters, and plant cooling capacity will also have to be bumped
up along with electrical power mains service, and back-up generating
plant output... Those using high level combining schemes will face
similar issues, as reject loads, digital transmitters, etc., will all
have to be upsized... One thing's for certain: approval of a 6dB HD
digital boost will mean lots of extra hours, as managers and owners
task their engineers with delivering a wee bit more digital drive
without melting down already overheated corporate budgets. For many,
actually making it happen is likely to be an agonizing process."
good-luck!
Nick Name
> On Nov 5, 6:55 pm, Nick Name <l...@gawab.com> wrote:
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> "Warp Factor 6, Mr. Scott"
"NPR says initial models suggest **most stations will be able to
exceed 6dB.**""
Thanks NPR! =LOL!
HD Radio Farce
"Warp Factor 6, Mr. Scott"
"To wit, how many existing installations will have sufficient
headroom
to implement the increase without significant retooling of
transmission hardware?.. Some simply won't make it with their
existing
transmitters, and plant cooling capacity will also have to be bumped
up along with electrical power mains service, and back-up generating
plant output... Those using high level combining schemes will face
similar issues, as reject loads, digital transmitters, etc., will all
have to be upsized... One thing's for certain: approval of a 6dB HD
digital boost will mean lots of extra hours, as managers and owners
task their engineers with delivering a wee bit more digital drive
without melting down already overheated corporate budgets. For many,
actually making it happen is likely to be an agonizing process."
Few stations outside of NPR will/can do it. A survey of the 700 NPR
stations, only 186 responded, and only 70% will up the power. This is
out of reach for most commercial stations. Even iBiquity stated that
the -6db won't help much, and even a -10db will improve little. This
still has not been approved by the fraudsters at the FCC, and Media
Access Project just submitted under Docket 99-325 that the NPR/
iBiquity studies did not factor in the affects on LPFMs. If this goes
through, expect a class-action suit by non-HD broadcasters.
Jo Jo Gunn
"HD Radio Farce" <hdradi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1a3c19d1-f9f5-43c9...@t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
reached for an HD power increase. It would give all HD FMs a
four-fold power hike, but most stations could get an even BIGGER bump.
HD Radio Farce
"People I've spoken to who actually own HD equipped stations tell me
that the transmitters they have might be able to handle a 3-4 db
increase but not the currently proposed 6db increase. They are
hopeful that doubling the power will make HD more viable, but they are
very cautious about saying it will "fix everything." They also tell
me they are not about to invest the money to do a 6 db power
increase. The general opinion I've heard is, there is no return on
the investment. Imagine that.... Maybe there will be some real
bargains on lightly used two-year-old transmitters, that don't have
the guts to jump to the new power requirements. Every cloud has a
silver lining."
LOL!
Jo Jo Gunn
Too bad!
People I've spoken to are dying to upgrade and give their HD signals closer
to the reach of the analog signal!
It's on the way!
Get used to it! LOL!