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Old 06-13-2009, 03:10 PM
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Interesting-they are running one of those out-of-band "pseudo-FM-radio" stations like the one in New York City. Since it is low-power, it may stay on the air indefinitely and be a remaining source for OTA analog tuner testing.
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Only if the TV set isn't the "intercarrier" IF strip type. That is, a 6MHz wide passband that feeds a video detector, which also produces a 4.5MHz FM sound carrier. Older sets had a completely separate sound IF.
Why would the type of sound IF matter with that low-power TV station? Isn't the sound going to be on 87.75 MHz with 25 kHz deviation, 10dB below the video carrier on 83.25 MHz in any case?
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