> > > Hmm. When I had my loaner IBUZ receiver there wasn't a
> > > single station that had a digital signal that covered
> the
> > > same area as the analog. The receiver switched out of
> > > digital well before the analog signal became noisy
> enough
> > > to be annoying.
> > >
> > > Real life doesn't seem to agree with the specs.
>
> > The key word here is "similar"... It's not going to be
> > "exactly identical".
>
> The FM digital reverted to analog between 7-10 miles before
> the analog became annoying in nearly every case. This was in
> Boston, Worcester, MA, Springfield, MA, Hartford, CT and
> Albany, NY.
>
> I can receive WBZ in Springfield, MA. I lost its digital at
> about Worcester, MA, easily 40 miles from Springfield on the
> Mass Turnpike. At the lookout tower on the Mt. Tom
> reservation WBZ's digital would come back at various points.
>
>
> Rich
>
My experience is far different!
For example, Chicagos WJMK which runs 4.1kW at 480M (which means that the HD signal is just 41 watts at 480M), I can receive from Kenosha, WI (60 kiles or so) was pretty much solid. I held the WJMK HD2 signal until I got the the Indiana/Michigan state line (sorry I dont know the distance). It gave me over 2 hours of listening time driving through Chicago.
In regards to AM, I am presently in Lafayette, IN and was picking up WSCR 670 in HD. Thats a distance of about 110 miles.
Scott Fybush was getting the WBZ HD ID in Syracuse (265 miles) but was not switching over to the digital signal.
I have found the switch from digital to analog to be quite smooth.
Rich perhaps you need to check your antenna.
My equipment is the Kenwood with the stock Ford Expedition antenna. Nothing fancy.