Totally agree with you. One of the beautiful thing about AM is the simplicity of it. The fidelity of the signal may not be as good as RDS, but you can understan

Totally agree with you. One of the beautiful thing about AM is the simplicity of it. The fidelity of the signal may not be as good as RDS, but you can understand the message and take action in an emergency situation. You don't need high speed electronics to decode the data. In fact, you could cobble up a radio that does not need batteries. (1) - http://www.buildcircuit.com/how-to-make-a-batteryless-crystal-set-radio/ http://www.buildcircuit.com/how-to-make-a-batteryless-crysta...