Re: [IRCA] Stations That Have Shut off HD Radio
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Re: [IRCA] Stations That Have Shut off HD Radio

Hey Patrick;

I have only heard ONE non-DX, non-radio person discuss HD radio.  I was
getting an MRI done and I heard an attendent talking to a nurse, "Hey
what happened to the smooth jazz station?"  "It went HD," the Nurse
said.  Actually what happened is one  station got rid of the Radio Now
format and the Smooth Jazz station took it over and put Smooth Jazz on
their HD-2 (but I think that the HD-2 is off).

Yes I was surprised to see the Accurian for $6 at Goodwill.  I was on
it.  My granddaughter actually found it, first.  I always hear the "Hey
Pappy, look at this," line when we take her to Goodwill.  She found two
of my Sony Cassette ULR's for me, too.  It is a not bad radio for FM DX,
w/just rabbit ears but it does overload as I'm only 3 miles away from 5
stations.  I have yet to really try AM on it.  The new Sony's are the
best HD radio for FM DX, from what I've read.  Rob Ross can aim his
APS-14 right at a 150 Kw (non IBOC) only a mile away and DX on the
adjacents.  

73,
Dave in Indy


-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Martin [mailto:mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:54 AM
To: HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
Cc: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Stations That Have Shut off HD Radio

Dave,

You may have something there, wholesale pricing worldwide of IBOC HD. I
just don't see the public buying them. Except for a few engineers and
DXers on the lists, I don't know of any one that even knows about them.
Of course living in rural Oregon, HD Radio is not an interest to anyone.
I did not know about the power consumption. That is interesting, in a
world where we should be conserving, HD Radio is using more. $6 on the
used market. It reminds me of alot of these "TV offers". People buy
them, and then you find the item used on ebay for half of what it was
new. 
Thanks for the info.

73,

Patrick  
 

Patrick Martin
KGED QSL Manager



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