In article , "Mike"
wrote:

"Guerite©" wrote in message
...
In any case, HD sounds far better than any analog signal. HD radio
stations
will abandon analog and redirect the full station power of their
amplifiers
towards the HD digital stream.


Indeed. I just checked at www.hdradio.com. I had no idea there were so
many HD FM stations in my city (6). All have a 2nd channel also, so this
makes 6 new stations in my city!

I'll certainly be getting a HD radio this year, and I don't understand all
the opposition to it in this group. Is it just a case of old
farts/curmudgeons opposing something new? I *really* don't understand the
idea of clinging to what is essentially 100 year old technology - analog
radio. Are some of you lamenting the death of incandescent light bulbs
also?

HD radio will happen much like HD TV did. Prices will drop until Critical
Mass is reached, then it will take over. Once you see HD TV, you realize
how bad the old system was.

It trashes my reception. Is that so hard to understand?

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article , "Mike"
wrote:

"Guerite©" wrote in message
...
In any case, HD sounds far better than any analog signal. HD radio
stations
will abandon analog and redirect the full station power of their
amplifiers
towards the HD digital stream.


Indeed. I just checked at www.hdradio.com. I had no idea there were
so
many HD FM stations in my city (6). All have a 2nd channel also, so this
makes 6 new stations in my city!

I'll certainly be getting a HD radio this year, and I don't understand
all
the opposition to it in this group. Is it just a case of old
farts/curmudgeons opposing something new? I *really* don't understand
the
idea of clinging to what is essentially 100 year old technology - analog
radio. Are some of you lamenting the death of incandescent light bulbs
also?

HD radio will happen much like HD TV did. Prices will drop until
Critical
Mass is reached, then it will take over. Once you see HD TV, you
realize
how bad the old system was.

It trashes my reception. Is that so hard to understand?

Does it trash any station in your market area in its primary coverage area?
Even the FCC understands that we are going to sacrifice fringe,
non-protected non-primary reception for the opportunity to preserve free
terrestrial radio.

David Frackelton Gleason, posing as 'Eduardo', blew beans out his rear when he
wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article , "Mike"
wrote:

"Guerite©" wrote in message
...
In any case, HD sounds far better than any analog signal. HD radio
stations
will abandon analog and redirect the full station power of their
amplifiers
towards the HD digital stream.


Indeed. I just checked at www.hdradio.com. I had no idea there were
so
many HD FM stations in my city (6). All have a 2nd channel also, so this
makes 6 new stations in my city!

I'll certainly be getting a HD radio this year, and I don't understand
all
the opposition to it in this group. Is it just a case of old
farts/curmudgeons opposing something new? I *really* don't understand
the
idea of clinging to what is essentially 100 year old technology - analog
radio. Are some of you lamenting the death of incandescent light bulbs
also?

HD radio will happen much like HD TV did. Prices will drop until
Critical
Mass is reached, then it will take over. Once you see HD TV, you
realize
how bad the old system was.

It trashes my reception. Is that so hard to understand?

Does it trash any station in your market area in its primary coverage area?
Even the FCC understands that we are going to sacrifice fringe,
non-protected non-primary reception for the opportunity to preserve free
terrestrial radio.

Has it ever occured to you that the FCC might just be wrong, oh bean counting,
bean blowing one?

In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in
message

.com...
In article , "Mike"
wrote:

"Guerite©" wrote in message
...
In any case, HD sounds far better than any analog signal. HD
radio stations will abandon analog and redirect the full station
power of their amplifiers towards the HD digital stream.


Indeed. I just checked at www.hdradio.com. I had no idea there
were so many HD FM stations in my city (6). All have a 2nd
channel also, so this makes 6 new stations in my city!

I'll certainly be getting a HD radio this year, and I don't
understand all the opposition to it in this group. Is it just a
case of old farts/curmudgeons opposing something new? I *really*
don't understand the idea of clinging to what is essentially 100
year old technology - analog radio. Are some of you lamenting
the death of incandescent light bulbs also?

HD radio will happen much like HD TV did. Prices will drop until
Critical Mass is reached, then it will take over. Once you see
HD TV, you realize how bad the old system was.

It trashes my reception. Is that so hard to understand?

Does it trash any station in your market area in its primary coverage
area? Even the FCC understands that we are going to sacrifice fringe,
non-protected non-primary reception for the opportunity to preserve
free terrestrial radio.

Well OK. I understand it, you understand it, the FCC understands it so
why is this abortion going on?

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Telamon wrote:

In article , "Mike"
wrote:

"Guerite©" wrote in message
...
In any case, HD sounds far better than any analog signal. HD radio
stations
will abandon analog and redirect the full station power of their
amplifiers
towards the HD digital stream.


Indeed. I just checked at www.hdradio.com. I had no idea there were so
many HD FM stations in my city (6). All have a 2nd channel also, so this
makes 6 new stations in my city!

I'll certainly be getting a HD radio this year, and I don't understand all
the opposition to it in this group. Is it just a case of old
farts/curmudgeons opposing something new? I *really* don't understand the
idea of clinging to what is essentially 100 year old technology - analog
radio. Are some of you lamenting the death of incandescent light bulbs
also?

HD radio will happen much like HD TV did. Prices will drop until Critical
Mass is reached, then it will take over. Once you see HD TV, you realize
how bad the old system was.

It trashes my reception. Is that so hard to understand?

Edweenie is one of those unfortunates who has forgotten that for the majority of
us here (most likely), radio is a hobby. Edweenie is NOT a hobbyist, maybe never
was, but he IS a bean counter with a product to sell and promote.

That's the ONLY reason he is here. To defend and to shill for HD/IBOC.

Snake oil!

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


?

Edweenie is one of those unfortunates who has forgotten that for the
majority of
us here (most likely), radio is a hobby. Edweenie is NOT a hobbyist, maybe
never
was, but he IS a bean counter with a product to sell and promote.

A. Explain the TenTec, Drake and ICOM receivers I have.
B. Explain being a founder and original board member of IRCA.
C. Explain nearly 45 years of NRC membership.
D. Explain why I published the only accurate Latin American log in 1963.
E. Explain why I have visited dozens of stations to get veries for MW DXers.
F. Explain the 2200 veries I had in my collection.

That's the ONLY reason he is here. To defend and to shill for HD/IBOC.

It's a valid DX subject. Interestingly, we are now seeing reports of HD
signal DX, some over 1000 miles on MW.

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
It trashes my reception. Is that so hard to understand?

So upgrade to a digital receiver. That's what I'm gonna do.

Besides, HD AM may never take off, for many reasons. Some are obvious and
some are more subtle. But HD FM is a great idea.

Mike

In article , "Mike"
wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
It trashes my reception. Is that so hard to understand?

So upgrade to a digital receiver. That's what I'm gonna do.

Besides, HD AM may never take off, for many reasons. Some are obvious and
some are more subtle. But HD FM is a great idea.

First off I do not consider buying an HD radio an "upgrade". I consider
it paying more money for another radio that gets what I have now with
analog. Second HD radio trashes my analog reception. Third is the reason
you gave, which is it will fail and I will end up with a worthless HD
radio.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California