Tom,

You might want to look at www.hdradio.com for lists of stations broadcasting 
HD.  You might be surprised at what you find.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 20:49
Subject: Re: Off Topic: HD Radio In New Vehicle


> 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
>>>
>>
>