"Chuck Forsberg" wrote in message
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On AM, only 1190 KEX broadcasts in HD. KEX is a talk radio station
with little stereo content. A few commercials are in stereo and
they really jump out. HD audio sound quality is similar to analog
on a 680NAB tuner.


KEX and KGW used to sound great in AMS. Should have stuck with it.


Quite a few FM stations have HD. I listen to all classical KBPS.
Sound quality is indistinguishable between FM and HD except for
the noise floor. KBPS compresses the HD signal just as much as
the analog signal.

I used to listen to KBPS (both AM and FM... AM mostly on my telephone, since
I was about 4 blocks from Benson Tech) and KMHD quite a bit. Classical is
getting very hard to find. Anyone who uses compression on classical should
be strung between two of the antenna bays and covered with some substance
that attracts eagles and hawks.

The non HD AM reception on the JVC car radio sucks. Reception is
weak and the audio is poor. HD sound is fine, but the least bit
or powerline interferece knocks the radio back to muffled analog.

HD FM on the JVC car radio is weak, dropping back to analog at the
slightest provocation.

I would like to see a Ramsey kit am transmitter with HD.

I can see the range now.... connect the antenna directly to your radio for
reception. I'd sooner see them do one for AMS... like the one that Chris
Cuff built, but with a bit more range.