Steve:

Thanks much for the clarifications.

The radio has the usual tuning knob, so it will be easy for me to experiment 
with when we get into an HD radio area again.

And, I never even thought to try it on A M.

I guess I've always been turned off to digital A M radio because of the 
limits it puts on A M D X ing at night, but I suppose the cleaner audio 
could be easier on the ears.

Anyway, I appreciate your and everyone's help with this, and will let you 
know what I find in my future explorations.  Of course, I can't do it hear 
in my town, so things may have to be delayed a bit.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic: HD Radio In New Vehicle


> Tom,
>
> Tune to the main frequency of the station you have in mind.  After a few
> seconds, the radio will acquire the HD signal if there is one.  Your XYL
> will be able to tell by the display, but you may hear a subtle change in 
> the
> audio (usually a slight stutter) as the HD locks on.  If you're doing this
> on AM, the audio will become a lot sharper and clearer (unless there's
> static or noise, in which case you won't be able to acquire the HD).
> Getting back to FM, since that's the only place where you'll find stations
> with more than one HD subprogram, once the HD has been acquired, press the
> Up button (or tune clockwise one click if the radio has a tuning knob) to
> get to the HD2 subchannel, and continue the process to get to subsequent
> channels.  In most cases, HD2 is the limit, but you may find an occasional
> station with HD3.  If you go past the maximum number of channels, you'll
> hear the familiar white noise that happens between stations.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 19:03
> Subject: Off Topic: HD Radio In New Vehicle
>
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> Well, the xyl and I regularly lease our vehicles, and today we picked up
>> our
>> newest one.
>>
>> I was interested to learn that the radio in the vehicle has HD radio.
>>
>> This is not helpful in the semi-rural part of Michigan where we live, but
>> could be interesting to experiment with when we are traveling to larger
>> metropolitan areas.
>>
>> But, my question is this:
>>
>> How do you access the given HD radio stations?
>>
>> I know that many stations have their main frequency (say 99.5 FM), but 
>> how
>> do you access their HD sub-channels for other program selections?
>>
>> Do you start on the main frequency for the given station, and then go 
>> from
>> there?  Or, does it depend on how the given radio is set up?
>>
>> I know this is off topic, so please respond off list to:
>>
>> [log in to unmask]  if you have some suggestions.
>>
>> Of course, the radio in the new vehicle also has XM/Serious satellite,
>> which
>> I'm really going to have to be careful not to get addicted to, since we
>> only
>> have a four-month trial subscription.  Sure is tempting, though, due to
>> the
>> terrific program variety selection, and no commercials!!  (smile)
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>>
>