> But anyway couldn't DSP be used to surpress/attenuate noise? Digital > bandpass filters exist so therefore isn't this DSP? Again, only if the noise has some characteristic that distinguishes it from the real signal. Suppose the noise is a 1KHz sine wave. How is the DSP supposed to know that the radio station isn't sending a signal that happens to contain a 1KHz sine wave? ******************************************************************** Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.