[Electronics-talk] Accessible HD Radio

Wed Jul 7 20:20:45 UTC 2010

    HD Radio works or it doesn't!  When it works, it works great!  One must 
receive a strong signal from a given station before it works properly!  They 
say the percentage of how much signal can be devoted to the
HD streams may increase so this may help things a bit!  The only HD stations 
in my area are religious so there isn't much variety here!

Jim

 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Briones" <cbandman1949 at surewest.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible HD Radio


> HD radio is going to encounter the same reception problems as with the 
> over the air television TV stations, when not used with a good antenna, 
> which is a big plus for your cable companies and the small little dishes.
> Myself I really don't care for either, given the poor quality as to the 
> way the signals is being distributed and restricking one's used of the 
> variety of TV and FM that are free to the general public as a whole. The 
> days of free TV and FM are going to be the thing of the past, and knowing 
> that where going ot be told as to what we will be allowed to listen to and 
> view. I knew this kind of thing goes back when CATV came into this 
> country. Boy what a buntch of American  suckers we have become.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dewey Bradley" <dewey.bradley at att.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible HD Radio
>
>
>> 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
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 11:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible HD Radio
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dewey Bradley
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 3:52 PM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> 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>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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
>>>> Follow me on Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/dandrews920
>>>>
>>>>
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