[Electronics-talk] AM/FM hd radio

[tina sohl]

That'll be nice. Can we get involved in its development? Beta testing 
or anything? Was c crane on stocking sttuffers a couple nights ago? 
They usually are I think. c cranes a great company. I just ordered 
another pillow speaker from them. Can't wait to get it.
Original message:

> While it is true that most HD radio listening is done in cars, even the auto
> makers have lost interest, prefering instead to focus on Sirius/XM radio in
> their vehicles.  The representative from CCrane said that they were
> concentrating on developing a portable, user-friendly receiver that can tune
> into Internet radio streams.

> Gerald



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrews, David B (DEED) via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 2:02 PM
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> That is true of so-called tabletop radios.  However, the majority of HD
> Radio activity is in, and has always been in car radios.  Most radio
> listening is in cars, and most equipment activity today is not in
> stand-alone radios.  Most radios today are a part of something else, clock
> radios, car stereos, home stereos with tuners, etc.

> Dave



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> Behalf Of Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk
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> Interestingly, somebody asked the representative from CCrane Radio on the
> Accessible World Tech Talk Stocking Stuffers podcast this past Monday
> evening whether CCrane had any plans to offer an HD radio.  The
> representative replied that CCrane had concluded that HD radio was
> essentially dead, having generated little interest among consumers, and so,
> they had no plans to offer one.  Right now, Sparc is apparently the only
> company still making HD radios, so grab one while they are still available.

> Gerald



> -----Original Message-----
> From: tim aune via Electronics-talk
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>     The sparc's are available from Amazon and there are several models that
> talk.  I have the portable and I'm very happy with it's performance.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sherri via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 11:11 AM
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> Cc: Sherri
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] AM/FM hd radio

> Does anyone know whatever happened to the AM/FM/HD radio made or distributed
> by Sparc? It had talking features. Thanks.



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