"Telamon" wrote in message
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Except that it gets channels you can't get with analog only.

My understanding is the same programming is broadcast on analog so I'm
not missing anything.

600 stations have second formats on the HD 2 channel.

Second HD radio trashes my analog reception.

So upgrade to digital.

No thanks. I do not consider HD an "upgrade."

It sounds better and is much more impervious to man made interference.

Third is the reason you gave, which is it will fail and I will end
up with a worthless HD radio.

I said HD AM *may* fail. FM HD is a definite improvement, and will
likely succeed. Hell, it's already succeeding.

I think HD will most likely fail.

It has already succeeded. It will continue to grow over the next number of
years, but getting nearly 200 models of radios in the channels, independent
chipset manufacturers (including the new high efficiency one announced htis
week) is success as part of a many year plan.