Re: [IRCA] HD Radio now available on Ford Vehicles

["Powell E. Way III W4OPW" <w4opw@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- k4ape <k4ape@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
> > HD radio is now available on Ford, Lincoln and
> Mercury vehicle lines. 
> > These
> > are dealer-installed and not optional from the
> factory.
> 
> So Fred- Your saying if I want to buy a Ford I will
> be forced into buying  the HD radio.


No, it's a DEALER installed option, not a FACTORY
option. 


> Reminds me of the mid-seventies when all Fords (or
> was it Chevy) came with a 
> mandatory CB radio. That lasted about a year. Car
> sales in Dallas dropped to 
> an all time low. The dealers started taking them out
> of the cars.
> 
> But I don't believe that will happen this time
> around. HD will be here to 
> stay, no matter what the public wants.
> 
> This also reminds me of 1945. The FCC adopted the
> 525 line per frame TV 
> system, replacing the old 401 line system. A lot of
> people were up set, BUT 
> the system stayed in affect anyhow. A lot of TV sets
> were out of commission.


Not very many, Willis.  1945 was still WWII.  Even in
1947, there were VERY few sets around, but increasing.


NOW, in early 2009 analog TV's will no longer work
unless you have a translator or LPTV near. They don't
have to be digital for a time longer.


Powell

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