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Post by dxstuboy on Sept 11, 2008 1:34:54 GMT -7
Is it just me or does the Arrow 103.5 sound choppy (signal wise) lately at night. I don't know what it is but for the past few nights when I drive downtown to get my gf from work, I always notice how bad the signal is. It sounded tonight like that KODJ bump that happened awhile ago. I know KRSP has no translators or boosters, so could the main be experiencing some problems? Or... is it just my car radio  |
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Sept 11, 2008 22:52:26 GMT -7
I have an issue with KRSP's signal on one particular radio that has truly awful selectivity on FM.. I mean really terrible. The radio is so bad that while 97.5 was off air, I could tune that frequency in and hear 97.1 ZHT pretty well.
This radio sometimes has an issue when on KRSP. If I get close to it, it sounds like the radio looses the signal. In fact, I think it's just picking up IBOC hash from next to the main carrier. I'm guessing that's what you're hearing too. It's started getting fairly cold at night, so that may be playing havoc with the equipment up there if something isn't screwed down tightly or whatever. They have the same technical parameters as far as signal strength as everyone else up on Farnsworth, so that shouldn't be an issue at all.
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Post by dxstuboy on Sept 12, 2008 18:42:29 GMT -7
As far as I am aware, Farnsworth is manned 24/7. Maybe the station isn't even aware that they are having problems.
I've noticed around town at various places that it becomes staticy and drops out despite clear line of sight with the station. I can get other radios in my house to do the same.
KODJ is the bad one about it. I was downtown (obviously buildings in the way) and it was static in spots but still audible.
You may have a point though, it has been getting cooler and their eq might be on the fritz.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Sept 13, 2008 13:58:40 GMT -7
By "town" are you referring to SLC? There should be no problem at all with signal strength that close. I'd be more inclined to blame IBOC getting into the audio chain, since that does sound a lot like dead air. I believe all of the Bonneville and Clear Channel stations use it. I don't think the Citadel stations do. The next time you hear something like that on KRSP, check KBER 101. Both broadcast with the same power from the same antenna, so the amount of signal reaching you should be exactly the same.
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Post by dxstuboy on Sept 13, 2008 20:13:00 GMT -7
Yeah, I mean downtown SLC.
Funny, KBER never has any reception problems, just KODJ and KRSP. I'm sure others do it too.
I know for sure KJQN sounds terrible in certain parts of town as my radio must have a hard time deciding which signal to latch on to.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Sept 15, 2008 21:05:23 GMT -7
KBER has the same technical parameters are KODJ and KRSP too, so it pretty much has to be the IBOC. I can't think of another reasonable answer.
And iBiquity wants to raise the power too. That should go over real well.
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Post by dxstuboy on Sept 17, 2008 19:34:28 GMT -7
I already knew IBOC has no place on AM but could FM be just as bad?
I'm fine with IBOC on FM since it makes sense and doesn't cause buzz like on AM, but if it causes degraded signal, then what good is it?
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Sept 17, 2008 23:32:34 GMT -7
I already knew IBOC has no place on AM but could FM be just as bad? Yes, and it is. You just don't notice it as much. If you listen to the first adjacent channel to an non-IBOC-equipped station you will hear a really lousy sounding version of the main station. If you do the same next to an IBOC-equipped station, you'll just hear a soft hash that sounds like no signal. That's the IBOC signal. Try comparing 93.5 (next to K-Bull which I don't think is IBOC) with 100.1 (next to FM100 which is IBOC) and see the difference. A lot of people are asking the same question. |
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