[Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz digest, Vol 1 #422 - 23 msgs

Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:40:52 EST

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In a message dated 1/10/2003 2:55:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-admin@ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-admin@ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Dave Bilgray
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:35 PM
> To: dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: AM Radio
> 
> 
> Folks,
> 
> >>MY question to you and radio afficiandos is...were AM radios better
> in those old tube days. I certainly remember pulling in stations from all
> over with fine clarity.<<
> 
> Blame it on the FCC.  Back when you (and I) were listening to distant
> stations, many frequencies were designated as clear channels, with only one
> station on that frequency at night.  Those stations all had high power (50
> kw), so they could be received clearly for long distances.  KOA Denver,
> KMOX St. Louis, WWL New Orleans, and four in Chicago.  That's pretty much
> gone.  Those frequencies now have multiple stations, scattered around the
> country, which often get in the way of those distant ones you want to hear.
> 
> Dave Bilgray
> 

Dan Spink Adds His Two Bits:

Dave:

As a listener at night to AM radio in my college days, we took for granted 
the far better reception at night than during the day. We were told (and 
believed) that at night the air is cooler (making signals go further) and 
because of that, they could bounce off the ionosphere upstairs and return to 
earth God knows where. I am not a scientist. But I remember turning the dial 
to get stations pretty far away sometimes.

Dan (piano fingers) Spink

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<HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#3dffff">In a message dated 1/10/2003 2:55:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">-----Original Message----- 
From: dixielandjazz-admin@ml.islandnet.com 
[mailto:dixielandjazz-admin@ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Dave Bilgray 
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:35 PM 
To: dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com 
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: AM Radio 
 
 
Folks, 
 
&gt;&gt;MY question to you and radio afficiandos is...were AM radios better 
in those old tube days. I certainly remember pulling in stations from all 
over with fine clarity.&lt;&lt; 
 
Blame it on the FCC.&nbsp; Back when you (and I) were listening to distant 
stations, many frequencies were designated as clear channels, with only one 
station on that frequency at night.&nbsp; Those stations all had high power (50 
kw), so they could be received clearly for long distances.&nbsp; KOA Denver, 
KMOX St. Louis, WWL New Orleans, and four in Chicago.&nbsp; That's pretty much 
gone.&nbsp; Those frequencies now have multiple stations, scattered around the 
country, which often get in the way of those distant ones you want to hear. 
 
Dave Bilgray 
</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
Dan Spink Adds His Two Bits: 
 
Dave: 
 
As a listener at night to AM radio in my college days, we took for granted the far better reception at night than during the day. We were told (and believed) that at night the air is cooler (making signals go further) and because of that, they could bounce off the ionosphere upstairs and return to earth God knows where. I am not a scientist. But I remember turning the dial to get stations pretty far away sometimes. 
 
Dan (piano fingers) Spink</HTML>

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