Re: [IRCA] Stations That Have Shut off HD Radio
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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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Message: 5
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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