19 Oct
2022
19 Oct
'22
11:29 a.m.
On Oct 19, 2022, at 2:09 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Yes, but suppression of the story, which is what I experienced when I tried to update
Wikipedia, is not the right answer.
The correct answer is to recognize that (a) Armstrong was NOT first with FM transmission,
(b) Armstrong was first with FM-specific receivers (discriminator), and (c) the technology
direction started by Armstrong is the one that got traction and evolved into what we have
now.
As I mentioned in the opening paragraph of the article, Idzerda's FM transmitter is
like Leif Eriksson's discovery of America -- he did it first, but it didn't lead
to anything. Still, he made a living off a commercial broadcast venture using his
technology for 5 years or so, until the creation of the BBC made his business
uncompetitive.
paul
On Oct 19, 2022, at 08:14, Fritz Mueller via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I’d be interested in the article as well.
There are reasons for the story of FM radio to be US- and Armstrong-centric, even if
someone or some institution in Europe did it first. On Oct 19, 2022, at 6:16 AM, Paul Koning via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
...a couple of years ago I wrote an article about the invention of FM radio, in Holland
in 1919 (no, not by Armstrong in the USA in the late 1920s).
That sounds interesting, Paul — I’m only familiar with the usual USA-centric Armstrong
lore. Is your article available to read online anywhere?
—FritzM.