I didn't get mine yet. I'm still waiting for it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: Quick Review of Insignia Hd Radio, Not Very Good
> And, if you have an audio receiver you need to use an external antenna.
> What's wrong with that!
>
> I just received mine and, it works really well.
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>
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> Sent from my Verizon iPhone!
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> On Jul 6, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> This is why hd radio will never go anywhere! When you have to connect an
>> =
>> antenna to an hd radio, forget it.
>> Trippy, ac8s
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: Anthony Vece=20
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 4:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: Quick Review of Insignia Hd Radio, Not Very Good
>>
>>
>> Wow!
>>
>> Steve, I didn't know you were so positive.
>>
>>
>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Steve
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 10:35 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Quick Review of Insignia Hd Radio, Not Very Good
>>
>> For all the hoopla, and touting about its accessibility, I guess I was
>> expecting more than a piece of below-average junk. Here are my quick
>> findings:
>>
>> 1. As with most Am sections, the radio is completely deaf without
>> connecting its loop antenna. I've only had the radio for a couple =
>> hours,
>> and haven't figured out a way to attach the loop to the radio. It has
>> enough wire that it could be placed on a wall.
>>
>> 2. Similarly the Fm dipole is a must. Interestingly, instead of the =
>> F
>> connectors that most tuners use these days, this has a cable type =
>> screw-on
>> connector. Sensitivity is good, selectivity and immunity to overload =
>> on
>> mine is only fair.
>>
>> 3. Menu Accessibility: It doesn't say this in the main radio manual =
>> so
>> unless you look at the Quick-Start Guide for the Blind, you won't know =
>> that
>> the Menu Mode is disabled when you are in accessibility mode. You =
>> enable
>> accessibility mode by pressing the power button, the lefthand button =
>> on the
>> top with the Select Button which is the lower-left button on the front =
>> of
>> the radio.
>>
>> It appears that in this mode, you can set the time by holding the =
>> display
>> button in for two seconds. You can also set the alarm time for Alarm =
>> 1 and
>> Alarm 2. You can press either alarm to be informed that it is on or =
>> off.=20
>> What sighties can do is determine whether the alarm wakes you with =
>> radio or
>> a tone, this doesn't seem to work in accessibility mode. Sighted =
>> people can
>> also access the menu and make all sorts of other adjustments such as =
>> 12 or
>> 24-hour time, tuning modes like U.S. or International Am/Fm band =
>> limits and
>> channel spacing,Lcd color and brightness, etc. These are only =
>> available in
>> the menu when the accessibility mode is turned off.
>>
>> There is an option in the menu under the regular non-accessible mode =
>> to see
>> what the hardware/software version of this radio is. However, there =
>> isn't a
>> Usb or some other port to update the software, so even if a new =
>> version came
>> out, I don't know if there is a way to update it. The manual doesn't =
>> state
>> that this is possible.
>>
>> Also, there is no way to control the radio's verbosity. The buttons
>> typically give you way too much feedback. For example, if you press =
>> the
>> volume up button, it says something like Volume Up. That type of =
>> feedback
>> is nice when you are familiarizing yourself with the radio, but I =
>> think
>> after a day or so it would be too verbose. It would be nice to be =
>> able to
>> set it to advanced mode, where it wouldn't continue to be so verbose.
>>
>> Sound quality is better than a $29 off-the-shelf clock radio, but that =
>> isn't
>> saying a whole lot for it. Those of you who have had the Sony Dream
>> Machine, this doesn't compare to it as far as sound quality. I think =
>> the
>> manual is written incorrectly. It claims it has 4 two-inch speakers, =
>> but
>> without ripping off the front grill or voiding my right to return the =
>> radio,
>> it looks more like it has two four-inch speakers.
>>
>> I am not sure if I will keep this radio or not. Since I don't need a =
>> clock
>> radio with all sorts of other alarm options, it is one of those things =
>> that
>> might be nice, but not sure it is worth the cost. It can receive Hd
>> stations, but not the radio reading service subcarriers. In =
>> accessibility
>> mode, you can't bookmark songs, read the Hd display for data, or other
>> things that I would have thought would have been made available if the =
>> IAAIS
>> was as involved with the design as they were.
>>
>> Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
>>
>> Steve
>> Lansing, MI
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