[Electronics-talk] Accessible HD Radio

Tue Jul 6 22:51:54 UTC 2010

So if I understand this.
The HD radeos use the even numbers on the dial?
I wonder if it will still pick up the old stations with the odd numbers?
Some of the smaller town stations still don't have HD streams
And I also wonder if it is worth getting a HD, It hasn't taken off like they 
hoped it would.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible HD Radio

> Along these lines, a blind friend recently showed me a walkman style FM
> HD radio from Insignia.  It is FM only, and a true walkman, which means
> that there is no external speaker, and headphones must be used.
> Apparently it uses the headphone line cord as an FM antenna.  It is not
> "accessible" but usable by a blind person.  When you tap the up and down
> arrow buttons, you will move up or down the FM dial in linear fashion.
> When you hit an HD station, you will know because there is about a 5
> second pause before the station starts playing.  It is available for
> $49.95 from Best Buy.  My local Best By store did not have them in
> stock, but they are in stock at www.bestbuy.com
> Follow the links to portable audio, and you will find a combo box for
> srand selection.  Insignia will be one of the choices, and you will find
> it there.
>
> Andy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 6:04 PM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Accessible HD Radio
>
> I have used this radio a little -- and it does work.
>
> David Andrews
>
>
>>Hi Gang,
>>
>>I got the message below from the blind hams list.  As this has to do
>>with an accessible
>>broadcast HD radio I thought I'd post it here.  See
>>www.diceelectronics.com/itr100a-info
>>for more details.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>Several months ago, someone on this list asked about an accessible HD
>>Radio.
>>
>>I replied that such a unit was on the horizon, but that I could not
>>disclose what I knew about it at the time. That was because I was part
>>of a volunteer advisory team from the International Association of
>>Audio Information Services, IAAIS, the organization of radio reading
>>service professionals, which was working with Dice Electronics toward
>>the release of this receiver.
>>
>>Below is information about the iTR-100A Vision Free HD Radio from the
>>Dice Electronics Website:
>>
>>This unit began shipping last week, but I strongly suspect quantities
>>are limited.
>>
>>Important Notes:
>>
>>1. The accessible model is the iTR-100A.
>>
>>2. The receiver also works for AM HD, although the information below
>>doesn't mention that fact.
>>
>>3. The radio reading service feature referenced below is *not the 67
>>or 92 KHZ analogue FM sub-carrier. It is a new digital authorization
>>scheme to instruct an HD receiver to receive a digital Radio Reading
>>Service signal. All I can say about this feature is that it will be
>>tested in selected radio reading service stations soon.
>>
>>You will find the information which appears below my signature, along
>>with accessible downloadable documentation, and ordering information
>>for the radio in the iTR-100A link near the top of the Dice
>>Electronics website.
>>
>>http://www.diceelectronics.com
>>
>>Mike Duke, K5XU, Director,
>>Radio Reading Service of Mississippi
>>
>>Based on the popular DICE iTR-100 tabletop HD Radio(tm), this unit was
>>designed with special consideration for the visually impaired.
>>Practical voice prompts
>>and audible feedback have been added which makes operating the
>>iTR-100A simple and intuitive.
>>
>>Each button press is followed by an audio queue to help guide the user
>>through actions such as station browsing or setting up the alarm
>>clock. All buttons
>>and knobs are arranged and spaced apart with ease of use in mind. The
>>compact size of the unit makes it easy to enjoy the enhanced
>>noise-free sound quality
>>of HD Radio or RRS (Radio Reading Service) at home or in your office.
>>
>>iTR-100A Vision Free HD Radio Features
>>
>>Audio Feedback: Voice announcements are made to guide the user through
>>each button press. Radio station information, time and settings are
>>all assisted
>>by vocal queues.
>>
>>RRS Capable:  Register the radio's serial number with a local Radio
>>Reading Service provider to access the RRS content.
>>
>>  Alarm Clock:  Announces the current time on wake and begins to play
>>preset radio station.
>>
>>Access to Multicast Channels:  Access more content with HD Radio's
>>Multicast channels. These are HD2 and HD3 channels found on HD Radio
>>frequencies.
>>
>
>                         David Andrews:  dandrews at visi.com
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>
>
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