Jim,
Your observations about HD are pretty much what I've seen. Although we have
several HD stations in the Boston area, I can't say that programming has
changed significantly. It's nice to see music in stereo on AM, but in our
area the only music stations are Spanish, which is nice for those who listen
to them, but not of much interest to me.
We have a few stations broadcasting HD3, and one of them happens to be WGBH,
our NPR station. On the HD3 channel, they broadcast programming from an NPR
station on Cape Cod, which is nice because I can sometimes hear programs at
different times than they run on WGBH itself. BTW, I've tried to pick up
the Cape Cod station on its own frequency, but I can just barely hear it
with my 13-element beam pointed directly at it.
In general, I've found that HD reception only works when the signal is
strong with relatively little noise, so DX-ing for HD signals is out of the
question, especially on AM.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 10:51
Subject: HD radio around San Francisco
> Hi listers, I live in the San Francisco bay area and have had a
> Sony HD radio for several years. My sense is that HD has not
> grown like it was expected too. Maybe this is just the SF
> market, at any rate, when you do get a good HD signal, it is very
> impressive. We had a strong classical station but where I live I
> would get a lot of multi-path. When the HD kicks in, the
> multi-path would just go away and the sound would get just like
> listening to a CD. Otherwise, the HD channels are just a lot of
> hip hop and old rock and roll, fine if that's your taste in
> music. The AM news station KCBS comes in great and the HD takes
> out all the noise, and greatly enhances the voice quality. When
> I first got the radio I tuned in KNX Am from La which can easily
> be heard at night. I quickly found that you need a very strong
> signal to pick up HD and HD AM DX doesn't seem to work out.
> Would like to hear other folks experiences with this. Jim
> WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 06:57:07 -0700
> Subject: Re: O/T, Igsignia Accessible HD Radio Now Available
>
> Thanks, I have a couple more questions:
> How is this radio as far as frontend overload and image
> rejection?
> Do you know of a place to find out what hd stations are in my
> area?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Duke, K5XU
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 2:13 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: O/T, Igsignia Accessible HD Radio Now Available
>
> Russ, I would say that the AM sensitivity is above average.
> Probably
> not like that of an old GE Superadio, but better than usual these
> days.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]
> To: <[log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 8:58 AM
> Subject: Re: O/T, Igsignia Accessible HD Radio Now Available
>
>
> After listening to the podcast, I have a question and comment.
>
> What is the selectivity and sensitivity like on am?
> I like the fact it comes with a am loop antenna. This means I
> can use
> my
> inductive coupled am loop for improved am reception. This also
> means
> one
> can use the Twin Coil Ferrite am antenna with this radio.
> I like the fact it has a aux in for connecting my Victor Reader
> Stream
> to
> it.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Duke, K5XU
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 2:46 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: O/T, Igsignia Accessible HD Radio Now Available
>
> Best Buy is now offering an HD Radio with talking features
> through its
> Insignia product line.
>
> If you want to hear more about this radio, known as the Narrator,
> you
> can download the Tek Talk podcast from this week, or listen to it
> from
> the home page of www.accessibleworld.org.
>
> The run time is 1 hour and 8 minutes.
> The Narrator can only be purchased online or over the telephone
> at
> this time.
>
> Through this Saturday, June 9, it is $89.95. After then, it is
> $99.95.
>
> For those who want to order it online, go to www.bestbuy.com.
> Type
> "narrator + radio" including the quotes into the search box on
> the
> site. If you only type the word "Narrator," you get a list of a
> bunch
> of music from a band called "The Narrators."
>
> You can also order the Narrator by calling Best buy at
> 1 888 237 8289.
>
> Someone here in Mississippi told me that they found the telephone
> staff to be very helpful.
>
>
>
>
>
> Mike Duke, K5XU
> American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
>
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