[Electronics-talk] Accessible HD Radio

Wed Jul 7 17:00:39 UTC 2010

Do they come in good?
With this DTV, we have so so much trouble with over the air signals, I 
wonder if the HD radeo has the same trouble coming in
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From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
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> Before buying an HD radio, you will need to do some research to see if,
> or how many, HD radio stations are available in your community. If you
> live in a rural area or small town with no big city near by, you just
> might be SOL.
>
> Andy
>
>
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> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dewey Bradley
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 3:52 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible HD Radio
>
> 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>
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>
>> 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-----
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>> [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
>> Follow me on Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/dandrews920
>>
>>
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