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Re: [IRCA] Stations That Have Shut off HD Radio
Listen, GE SR-III when puttering about property and over, beach there.
Sticker onna back sez batteries replaced SEP '06. Meter reads 'em, 1.35V, so
figure another year, as SR-III runs 'til batts down, 1.1V.
Three years? Three years playing toonces Cubano loud, working inna yard
hours. Gardening cheaper than joining gym, in full keeping with cheapeskate
tradition.
And this, ah, 'inevitable digital future' box croaks off a set, Bhopal's
finest batts what, five hours?
Yeah. Boppers'll dig them HD radios. Uh huh.
No matter. NPR - at least they no longer call it National Educational -
states by 2012, all radios will be HD.
And by then, thanks to HD's arrogant jamming, all will be enjoying whatever
superseeds WiMax.
Right - HD gang peddled off buncha HD transmitters to Brazil, Colombia, any
orfice of opportunity into which they can shove their gelatinous pulpy
tendrils so as to peripherally jam stateside broadcasters. And I'm delighted to see
that, according to websites, I'm now far from alone in calling HD what it's
so obviously been from the get to - State Sponsored Jamming.
HD's lame. It's bust. Go cry a little.*
z
pvz
manaheist key, fl
* - "HEIST"
c. 2001, David Mamet
In a message dated 9/5/2008 7:35:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx writes:
Hi Patrick;
I heard someone say that they sold 300,00 last year. So, it is a
possibility. Also IBOC style HD is not restricted to the US - I have
heard Brazil mentioned, too. So maybe more than just domestic US sales
are included. OR maybe 1 million HD radios have been sold (in a way) -
to wholesalers / distributors. I think that term is normally referred
to as the "number produced" or "number distributed" but the HD
consortium has always been "slick" and "loose" with facts 'n figures.
An HD ULR? Sure. Take two 6 volt lantern batteries and put one in each
pocket.... Honestly I was not aware of the high power consumption of
digital radio until I bought my Accurian (at Goodwill for $6 - does that
tell you something?). The transformer is bigger than some radios that I
have! In the UK, the DAB variety has came under fire because of huge
power demands. They have a Devo "freeplay" crank-up radio. On a one
minute "crank," it plays like an hour of analog FM radio or FIVE MINUTES
of digital. Wow! I bet the teeny-boppers arms get tired!
73,
Dave in Indy
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Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:45:12 -0700
From: mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Martin)
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Stations That Have Shut off HD Radio
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Rich,
Thanks for the update on the IBOC in the Bay area. Also 910 & 960 SF run
it and 1310. I am glad KGO shut it off. KFBK is a terror with their
IBOC at night here. 1140 and 650 to a lessor degree. 1470 is a non issue
as they null this way and are rare to hear. I hear it on KCBS also and
now even KNX LA, where I never noticed any IBOC hash from So CA
stations.before. I presume once KFI moves to their new tower, I will get
their IBOC too.
It is so hard to believe that a million HD radios have been sold. I
wonder if those fiqures are correct? If the radios were selling like
that, a person would hear more about it and many stores would be selling
the radios. Like my new Yamaha receiver. It has XM processed into it,
but no HD. The thought of "all" radios having HD by 2010 is
unbelieveable. In other words a $20 portable, Ultralight's are going to
have HD?
Patrick
Patrick Martin
KGED QSL Manager
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