[Electronics-Talk] For what it’s worth, HD Radio

Thu Aug 18 10:35:04 UTC 2022

HD radio has been a colossal flop.  It never caught on, and few 
companies make radios with HD capability.  Remember when Insignia 
offered an HD radio with voice prompts to make it blind accessible?  It 
lasted on the market only six months before it was abruptly 
discontinued, never to be revived or heard from again.  It is a common 
misconception that the HD stands for high definition,as it does for HD 
television,  creating the false impression that HD radio delivers 
superior sound quality over regular radio, but it turns out that the HD 
doesn't stand for anything, and the initials were adopted to bam boozle 
gullible consumers into buying HD radios by creating a mystique that 
they were somehow better than regular radios.  With its compressed 
bandwidth, the sound quality on the HD frequencies is actually inferior 
to the sound quality on the regular radio frequencies.  But I guess 
consumers were smarter than the radio manufacturers gave them credit 
for, and few HD radios have been  sold.

Gerald

On 8/17/2022 6:33 PM, James Aldrich via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Hi Liz and list,
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> I’m certain you could get a variety of answers on this topic!  The variety of internet radio  streams allow one to hear radio from anywhere in the US and Canada as well as throughout the world!  That is an advantage!
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> HD radio allows one to turn on a radio, tune in your favorite station and listen!  There are no subscription fees or anything like that!  Simply turn on, tune in and enjoy!  A local station on FM can have three or four programs going at once!  One station might play rock, country, comedy and sports talk.  Another station might play country where the latest country songs are played on the main channel for all to hear but the other streams might play classic country, and outla  country.  In my example, you would only hear today’s country on your present radio.  The other two streams would only be heard with an HD radio.  Since HD radio is digital radio, you won’t be bothered with static and other noise!  You will have clear noise free listening!  Go tohttp://www.hdradio.com  and you can learn more there!  You can hear examples of something playing in analog compared to  HD radio.  Look up HD radio on youtube and you can learn even more!
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> Hope this helps!
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> Jim
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> On Aug 16, 2022, at 2:33 PM, David Andrews via Electronics-Talk<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>  wrote:
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> There is only one that I know of -- in Arizona.
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> Dave
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> Hey are all on HD but perhaps the signal isn’t strong enough in your area.
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> From: Electronics-Talk<electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>  On Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
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> Maybe some places do radio reading services on HD, but I haven’t found it here.  Pam.
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> From: Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk<mailto:electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>  
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> HD or High Definition radio is where local radio stations use other parts of their allotted signal to broadcast other content.
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> Radio Reading Service is a prime example and so if you have your own HD capable receiver, you can tune into your local Radio Reading Service without a special receiver.
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> Locally here in the Washington, DC area, our DC Bluegrass Union has a sub-frequency of WAMU which is a local FM radio station on the campus of the American University.
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> Whereas the 88.5 FM frequency itself broadcasts the university's own content.
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> There are other purposes for HD radio, as other music services and other types of broadcasting for commercial purposes are available.
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> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org  <mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>  > On Behalf Of Elizabeth Campbell via Electronics-Talk
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> Cc: Elizabeth Campbell <batescampbell at gmail.com  <mailto:batescampbell at gmail.com>  >
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] For what it’s worth, HD Radio
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> Hello all,
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> My apologies for chiming in so late on this thread, but I've been on vacation and thus I'm very behind on emails!!
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> What are the advantages of having an HD radio?
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> I will admit that I'm using my Amazon devices and Homepod to stream music and podcasts.
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> If someone can explain how HD differs from the traditional radio, I may consider purchasing one of the Sangean models.
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> Thanks!!
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> On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 4:15 PM James Aldrich via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org  <mailto:electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>  > wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>> I haven’t posted in a while!
>> I recently purchased two new hd radios from Sangean!  These are not
>> talking radios but they are high performance radios and they are
>> simple to operate!  They look and feel like traditional radios since
>> the AM loop is inside the radio and a telescopic whip is used for FM.
>> Both radios have been available for a while but they are still current!
>> The first is the Sangean HDR14.  It is a pocket or travel size radio
>> which runs on 3 double A batteries.  The small speaker sounds good for
>> a small radio!  I compare the AM band in the HDR14 to my CC skywave
>> radio!  They are very close!  Sometimes I think the Sangean has the
>> edge!  It is very good on FM.  I don’t need to extend the whip to hear
>> all the HD streams here!  It comes with an AC adapter.
>> The second radio is the HDR16.  It is a larger portable with two round
>> speaker grills in the front for stereo sound.  It operates on 4 C
>> batteries.  It comes with an AC adapter.  The carrying handle folds
>> into the top of the radio.  I’d compare the AM reception of the HDR16
>> to my CC radio plus or whatever it is  called today!  If not exactly
>> the same, it is a good runner up!  The FM band reception is excellent!
>> I don’t need to extend the whip to hear all hd radio streams here.
>> One can find  reviews on both radios on youtube.  I highly  recommend both radios!
>> Jim
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