"Harris Corporation Unveils Breakthrough HD Radio Combining Method..."

[PocketRadio]

"Harris Corporation Unveils Breakthrough HD Radio(TM) Combining Method; Split-Level(TM) Combining System Will Reduce Operating Costs and Enable Broadcasters to Leverage Existing Equipment"

http://www.planetanalog.com/press_r...sRelease.jhtml?HeadlineId=X214321&CompanyId=1

I have no idea what they are talking about (not much), but it looked interesting. Sorry, I couldn't tell if the article is old, or not - there are two dates.

 

[dumber than a box of hair]

Given what it's describing, it looks like the June 2004 date is closer to the truth. Those combining techniques have been well known for a few years now.

 

[SUPERCASTER]

What?
HD radio lovers claim HD radio has only been around a few months.
Like Ripley, "Believe it or not!" I say, not, to HD Radio lovers.

 

[Mike Walker]

No Supercaster. Again you demonstrate that reading comprehension isn't your strong suit.

The claim is that new technology on thousands of stations takes years to ramp up. What has only been available for a few months is RADIOS that receive HD. DUH! Show me where ANYONE said "HD has only been around a few months". It just hasn't happened.

It has only been AVAILABLE a few months, however, because "availability" involves the necessary infrastructure at BOTH ENDS OF THE CHAIN. If there are transmitters but no radios, is the service truly "available"? Not to LISTENERS! No radios=no availability! HD became generally "available" when the first radios hit the market. Again...DUH!

We're approximately at the point HDTV was in 1999 or 2000...programming widely available, but very few receivers (sets) in place. And HDTV is hardly a fixture in every home seven years later. These things ALWAYS take time.

 

[davideduardo]

What?
HD radio lovers claim HD radio has only been around a few months.
Like Ripley, "Believe it or not!" I say, not, to HD Radio lovers.

The marketing for HD began in June of last year... before then (and still, if we want to be realistic) nobody in the general public knew about HD as stations were just installing, learning how to start HD-2 channels, etc.

There have been stations on for about 3 years... but very experimentally. For the first year of so, there was only one radio available, and it was costly and mostly used by station engineers as a monitor. Now, you can even get HD in a new car ( mine came with one)....

 

[Chuck]

[Now, you can even get HD in a new car ( mine came with one)....

Well David, that certainly narrows down the guessing game about what kind of car you drive.... ;D

 

[PocketRadio]

What?
HD radio lovers claim HD radio has only been around a few months.
Like Ripley, "Believe it or not!" I say, not, to HD Radio lovers.

The marketing for HD began in June of last year... before then (and still, if we want to be realistic) nobody in the general public knew about HD as stations were just installing, learning how to start HD-2 channels, etc.

There have been stations on for about 3 years... but very experimentally. For the first year of so, there was only one radio available, and it was costly and mostly used by station engineers as a monitor. Now, you can even get HD in a new car ( mine came with one)....

That won't fly - 75% of consumers are aware of HD Radio, at some level, but apathy remains.

 

[R.F. Burns]

What?
HD radio lovers claim HD radio has only been around a few months.
Like Ripley, "Believe it or not!" I say, not, to HD Radio lovers.

The marketing for HD began in June of last year... before then (and still, if we want to be realistic) nobody in the general public knew about HD as stations were just installing, learning how to start HD-2 channels, etc.

There have been stations on for about 3 years... but very experimentally. For the first year of so, there was only one radio available, and it was costly and mostly used by station engineers as a monitor. Now, you can even get HD in a new car ( mine came with one)....

That won't fly - 75% of consumers are aware of HD Radio, at some level, but apathy remains.

And you picked up this number .. where? Lets look at HDTV. How many people own HDTV's? What percentage of the public? They, in their own way are as expensive compared with standard TV prices as HD radios are with standard tabletop radios. Would you say that more than 75$ of the public knows of HDTV? What percentage own receivers?