[nabs-l] Accessible HD Radio
Maurice Mines
minesm at me.com
Sun Jul 4 18:17:12 UTC 2010
Hello, i.e. in a current serious radio subscriber, I use a receiver called the Spoleto to. I find it to be for the most part pretty accessible, for the things that I need. When I mean by that if you're listening to the radio why changing channels with the wheel center is recently easy, because I'd say roughly 85% of the channels have a verbal announcement as to their channel number, and type of music and/or other programming that they have on the channel. Also the radio if you choose to home option does have a remote that you can punch in whatever channel you wish to listen to. If you get the best of XM along with the music subscription, if you've tuned to a couple channeled in that range, you get a daily synopsis of what sporting events are playing in the best of XM and their channel assignments. So if that's what you're wishing to do then I would say that it is for the most part very accessible. I like the Spoleto to because I can listen to it at home with the home dock that I have, i.e. can sometimes listen to it while I'm trips, I do use it on our student admissions mentoring trips between really where I go to school and live, and Colorado Springs Colorado where the school for the deaf and blind is located. The stiletto two has a built-in satellite receiver, it also has headphones that have a satellite antenna in them. On this unit there is also a standard mini headphone jack soak you wish to plug in headphones other than the ones that are supplied you can do that. And for those that have significant others, and were spouses the dry. I believe that the car kit available for this unit is well. Pricing that I know of, is roughly 12 or $13 a month. In the package that I am subscribed to that gets me the music, and everything else did serious offers, plus the best of XM. Which for me is great because during football and basketball seasons I get most if not all of the games that are on the air. This has been a great help of course because I can follow the Denver Broncos even when I'm not in their broadcast area. To those that are at convention openings are going well. And to everyone have a great Fourth of July.
On Jul 4, 2010, at 10:35 AM, V Nork wrote:
> Hello list, First, happy and festive fourth to all. This thread reminded me
> of a question that I have that is related to radio listening, but not
> specifically to HD radio..This is an open question to everyone, I am
> considering satellite radio. I would love to hear from anyone with
> information on this. It seems it would be educational to have a large
> sampling of broadcast music and talk, as is the case I think with satellite
> service such as Sirius radio. I would not mind paying a smallish monthly
> subscription fee which I think is typical with satellite radio. I am
> wondering how expensive the special receiver for satellite radio is? Where
> is the best place to buy this? Is it easy and somewhat accessible to use? I
> am interested in using it at home, somewhat like a tabletop radio. I would
> really be grateful for any input, Best, Ginnie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Darrell Shandrow
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 5:55 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Accessible HD Radio
>
> Hello Maurice,
>
> Yes. This means the radio doesn't really provide true accessibility.
> Maybe it doesn't have real text-to-speech but relies on recorded voice
> guidance. In any case, the unit is disappointing and I won't bother
> getting one until a truly accessible HD Radio is available. :-(
>
> On 7/3/2010 10:21 PM, Maurice Mines wrote:
>> Oh, I actually have a follow-up question somewhat? If so it only reads the
> frequencies so for instance if I'm listening to 97.1, HD one for instance?
> That's all that it will be? I think the reason why it only reads that is
> because the frequency information that the only thing that actually would
> stay constant in the display? I'm also assuming then that this would handle
> the newer radio reading service standard? I hope I'm understanding this all
> correctly? I look forward to reading your answer. And happy Fourth of July
> as well.
>> On Jul 3, 2010, at 8:04 PM, David Andrews wrote:
>>
>>> Just the frequencies etc., not the titles and other info.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> At 08:53 PM 7/3/2010, you wrote:
>>>> Hello David,
>>>>
>>>> Does the radio just read out frequencies and other items internal to
> itself or can it also read the title streaming coming across too?
>>>>
>>>> On 7/3/2010 6:04 PM, David Andrews wrote:
>>>>> 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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maurice amateur radio call sign,kd0iko.
national Federation of the blind of Cole Rondo assisted newsline coordinator, office phone 970.
373-3076 Northern Colorado amateur radio club tried Vander, newsletter editor. University of Northern Colorado student e-mail address , mine1533 at bears.unco.edu.
note this message has been dictate by using MacSpeech dictate, Some words may be spelled incorrectl, may also be in the wrong context.
Please forgive any errors in the text of this communication.
Thank you very much forreading this.
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