[Electronics-Talk] hd radio

Sun Jan 3 23:46:32 UTC 2016

The band with 9kHz steps was the "Medium Wave" band; there was a separate LW
band. Over here, the MW step is 10kHz.

Mike

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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] hd radio

Hello,

Radio Shack sold Yatt Boy radios by Grundig!  This is a German Company!
That doesn't mean the radios were made in Germany!  They often were set up
by  European standards.  Usually what they call the long wave band was set
to 9 KHZ tuning rather than 10 Khz steps.  I unfortunately can't remember
how to change to 10 KHZ steps.  I do know this is simple to change!  I once
had that radio and once I changed to 10 khz tuning, the radio tuned
properly.  

Jim

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> On Jan 2, 2016, at 8:19 AM, Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> A shortwave radio I have has a keypad I can use on it to key frequencies
in for stations and I think more radios could benefit from such an addition
where band widths have narrowed so extensively on both AM and FM. A weird
thing with KYW Philadelphia all news AM station is it's announced as being
on 1060 but using the keypad gets me on the station but the frequency has to
be adjusted down one click on the shortwave dial to get the sound coming in
more clearly.  I think on the RadioShack shortwave model I have each of
those clicks must increment or decrement frequency by 5 instead of 10 which
is probably why what I do works.  So KYW may have the center of its
broadcast channel on 1055 rather than 1060.  On Sat, 2 Jan 2016, Ashley
Bramlett via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> 
>> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 00:28:23
>> From: Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] hd radio Jude,
>> 
>> True more information is on the screen than just the station frequency,
but IMO having the station accessible is a good start.
>> I haven't read the whole thread here,  but I thought someone said that
the sparc hd radio spoke the station frequencies.
>> I have a regular stereo radio, and its quite hard to turn the stations as
I cannot tell where I am. There is often no station between some
frequencies, so many times as I press the buttons, I hear static. It was
easier to turn stations with the wheels they had on older radios.
>> I'd love to have a talking hd or regular radio someday so I know what
station I'm at. I can only tell now  by waiting for the announcer to say the
station or guessing by the genre played or using my little vision to squint
at the screen.
>> 
>> You all have good points that failing to read everything on screen is not
complete accessibility, but I think some talking features is better than
none.
>> 
>> Ashley
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2016 9:56 AM
>> To: Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
>> Cc: Jude DaShiell
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] hd radio
>> 
>> For hd radios, if I have this right more visual information becomes 
>> available on screens/displays than just the current station frequency.
>> Earlier weather information and traffic updates were mentioned.  I 
>> suspect some advertisers will only put contact information on that 
>> screen that isn't spoken as is so often done on TV advertisements.  
>> With a bluetooth or infrared interface and a paired device, such 
>> information could be sent out over those interfaces as well.
>> 
>>> On Fri, 1 Jan 2016, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>> 
>>> Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 08:18:31
>>> From: Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Pamela Dominguez <geodom at optonline.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] hd radio Okay, what is this about 
>>> using a camera with a radio?  Pam.
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 8:13 PM
>>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Jude DaShiell
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] hd radio I'm curious can any hd 
>>> radios pair with bluetooth or infrared devices that are now on the 
>>> market?  I wouldn't want to have to use a camera on a display which 
>>> might or might not work depending on ambient light levels.
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