HD Radio - Touchy subject for supporters. You guys are famous !!! :D :D :D

[IBOCRocks]

I am laughing because IBOC is failing, and you are stuck with two $300 HD radios ! Rant on !

I wouldn't say I'm stuck with them. In fact, I'm enjoying some HD 2 programming right now! Nothing to rant about here. I'm glad I didn't fall for any fraudulent reviews, otherwise I'd be missing out on this great radio!

And before you use your sole talking point for the 50th time...I am using a short wire antenna. No 7 foot dipoles for me!

 

[I.B. Iquity]

I think rather than responding to this.... Individule a note to Amazon accusing SayNO and his minions of posting false information in an attempt to do damage to either Boston Acoustics as a company or Ibiquity might be met with an interesting response. I'm sure Neither Amazon nor these companies want their reputations sullied by this individule. They of course would track his IP address, if they so desire. Companies don't like to have anyone do any damage to their business and posting untrue misinformation for your own pleasure would be considered misuse of their web site. You might include some of his posts in here to back up your claims. I think I will do just that when I have a moment. It's one thing to disagree, it's another when one attempts to do damage to a company with known lies.

 

[IBOCRocks]

I think rather than responding to this.... Individule a note to Amazon accusing SayNO and his minions of posting false information in an attempt to do damage to either Boston Acoustics as a company or Ibiquity might be met with an interesting response. I'm sure Neither Amazon nor these companies want their reputations sullied by this individule. They of course would track his IP address, if they so desire. Companies don't like to have anyone do any damage to their business and posting untrue misinformation for your own pleasure would be considered misuse of their web site. You might include some of his posts in here to back up your claims. I think I will do just that when I have a moment. It's one thing to disagree, it's another when one attempts to do damage to a company with known lies.

Have at it! I'd be more than happy to back you up!

 

[JasonW]

What a load, as usual !

"HD-2 signals have an average 20-mile radius from a station's transmitter. Even when you're locked onto a full-strength HD-2 signal, it may fade out. An external FM antenna and a coaxial converter to the HD radio may help."

This subject has been debated to death, and it is well-know that IOBC does not have the coverage of analog:

"MYTH: “IBOC will increase a station’s signal coverage area”

FACT: IBOC will SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE a station’s signal coverage area. Take a look at the FM dial in the St. Louis market. Three stations with decent coverage into the St. Louis area, WIBI (91.1 FM) Carlinville, IL, KTJJ (98.5 FM) Farmington, MO and WSMI-FM (106.1) Litchfield, IL, would suffer severely reduced coverage; in other words, these stations would have their coverage areas reduced by as much as 95%. KTJJ, with 100 kW of power, currently covers a 90-mile radius around the transmitter site near Doe Run, MO. With IBOC, the signal won’t be able to reach Park Hills. WIBI and WSMI-FM, with 50 kW of power, covers a 72-mile radius around their transmitter sites. With IBOC, their signals won’t reach nearby towns. Even the 50 kW AM stations will lose most of their coverage; from 750 miles at night to a round-the-clock radius of only 25 miles. In other words, KMOX wouldn’t be able to reach the western suburbs if they converted to IBOC; something they can do easily now in analog mode. A 1 kW Class D local channel station, such as WESL in East St. Louis, IL, which currently covers a 15-mile radius in analog mode, will cover less than a mile in IBOC mode."

FACT... theHD signal is usabel everywhere the analog signal is USED today. Listeners do not use weak signals, and it has been shown that none of the FMs your mentiion even meet MRS in the St Louis book.

In any case, HD and analog will coexist for a long time before any thought of going all digital is made.

Listeners *do* use weak signals if a distant station has programming they want to hear that isn't available on local stations. Otherwise, no one would buy the Select-A-Tenna and Terk tuned AM loop "antenna boosters." I'm not a DXer, but when I lived in Young Harris, Georgia in the early 1980s one of my favorite stations was a distant and weak AM station in Murphy, North Carolina that had programming I couldn't get on the Atlanta stations. I didn't know about the Select-A-Tenna or Terk units at the time, so I put an AM clock radio in the most RF-quiet area of the house and oriented it for the strongest signal.


-- Jason

 

[SayNoToIBOC]

All reviews were made with the best intentions - other reviews have backed up mine, both on Amazon and this site ! Go ahead, Amazon probably gets many such nut-case complaints - they will very quickly figure out, that you feel threatened ! Go ahead, it won't matter ! Boy, I got you going now - look at him post away. This is GREAT !!!

I'll just refer them back to this mesage board ! They will ignore your complaints, anyway !

 

[IBOCRocks]

All reviews were made with the best intentions - other reviews have back up mine, both on Amazon and this site ! Go ahead, Amazon probably gets many such nut-case complaints - they will very quickly figure out, that you feel threatened ! Go ahead, it won't matter ! Boy, I got you going now - look at him post away. This is GREAT !!!

You're in denial. How nice! Guess we got to you, huh?

Not only do they go after nut-case complaints, they go after nut-case reviewers as well!

Let me do the sign of a man in denial...the smileys.

;D ;D ;D

 

[I.B. Iquity]

"fraudulent

adj : intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"



Hey, are you new to the English language? You sure use it poorly. Read a dictionary before you use words you obviously don't understand. IBOIQUITY has done nothing fraudulent. My radio works as advertised and there are pleny of IBOC encoded stations to listen to. In what way was Ibiquity fraudulent? Now truth in advertisiing would be something like SAYNO= loser/dork. No one could disagree with that!!

 

[I.B. Iquity]

"Listeners *do* use weak signals if a distant station has programming they want to hear that isn't available on local stations. Otherwise, no one would buy the Select-A-Tenna and Terk tuned AM loop "antenna boosters." I'm not a DXer, but when I lived in Young Harris, Georgia in the early 1980s one of my favorite stations was a distant and weak AM station in Murphy, North Carolina that had programming I couldn't get on the Atlanta stations. I didn't know about the Select-A-Tenna or Terk units at the time, so I put an AM clock radio in the most RF-quiet area of the house and oriented it for the strongest signal.


-- Jason""
Few listeners do that and antennas such as the Select-A-Tenna and Terk are squarely aimed at the DX community. Weak distant radio stations are offered no legal protection at the distances you are talking about. A licensed station has a protected contour. that is a geographic area within which no other station can interfere. Outside of that area there is no promise that a station can be heard. If you have a small clock radio and I have a JRC with a beverage attached and I can receive a station from Europe and you can't what does that mean? The very weak station has no legal protection against interference. Those are the laws.

 

[IBOCRocks]

"fraudulent

adj : intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"



Hey, are you new to the English language? You sure use it poorly. Read a dictionary before you use words you obviously don't understand. IBOIQUITY has done nothing fraudulent. My radio works as advertised and there are pleny of IBOC encoded stations to listen to. In what way was Ibiquity fraudulent? Now truth in advertisiing would be something like SAYNO= loser/dork. No one could disagree with that!!

Watch out...you called SayLiesAboutIBOC a name. He's going to report you to the moderators! Don't worry - they're probably still working on the backlog of his complaints.

 

[SayNoToIBOC]

My review is on Amazon, so I win ! 11 of 16 and counting !

 

[I.B. Iquity]

Thank you. We have received your vote.

This information will be sent to Amazon.com and we will take appropriate action.

 

[SayNoToIBOC]

I am just shaking in my boots !

 

[I.B. Iquity]

I see you have done reviews on portable short wave radios to. Well I can't say that you are a DXer for sure but there's no doubt that you are a liar.

 

[IBOCRocks]

My review is on Amazon, so I win ! 11 of 16 and counting !

Yes, but according to your earlier posts, the 11 of 16 were from me. So I guess if that's true then they don't count eh?

So either you're lying about how many positive votes you're getting, or you're lying about me voting multiple times.

So which lie is it?

 

[SayNoToIBOC]

I never stated that - I knew, from long ago, that only one negative/positive vote from one person, per review, counts. You really amaze me ! BTW, I just emailed Amazon, to warn them about you, and your buddies, and I also called them directly (1-800-201-7575) and talked with customer service - he stated that Amazon does not remove reviews, unless there is vulgar language, or is totaly off-subject ! He stated that my review will not be removed, no matter what ! So, I win ! My review stands, and it is 11 and counting (actually, with only 10,000, or so, HD radios in the public's hands, 1/1000th is a pretty good start ! So, you had better not do any more negative voting on my review, or they will turn into positive reviews ! The negative review below mine, has kept exact pace ! Trying to discredit me on this board wil make no difference, because my review on Amazon stands ! But you see, you can't discredit the anti-IBOC facts, so you go after us personally ! Pathetic !

You can trash this board all you want, but it won't matter, because my review stands ! Hit'em where it hurts !

 

[IBOCRocks]

I never stated that - I knew, from long ago, that only one negative/positive vote from one person, per review, counts. You really amaze me ! BTW, I just emailed Amazon, to warn them about you, and your buddies, and I also called them directly (1-800-201-7575) and talked with customer service - he stated that Amazon does not remove reviews, unless there is vulgar language, or is totaly off-subject ! He stated that my review will not be removed, no matter what ! So, I win ! My review stands, and it is 11 and counting (actually, with only 10,000, or so, HD radios in the public's hands, 1/1000th is a pretty good start ! So, you had better not do any more negative voting on my review, or they will turn into positive reviews ! The negative review below mine, has kept exact pace ! Trying to discredit me on this board wil make no difference, because my review on Amazon stands ! But you see, you can't discredit the anti-IBOC facts, so you go after us personally ! Pathetic !

You can trash this board all you want, but it won't matter, because my review stands ! Hit'em where it hurts !

Pathetic is lying about getting positive or negative reviews, and then calling Amazon to protect it!

So what you're saying is that you actually have no positive reviews (since you've accused me of voting negatively, therefore giving you all those positive reviews!)? Great...that means you've hit nobody!

Wow...that top secret CIA mind training is paying off! If you can't win with the truth, baffle them with the BS.

You are a joke.

Better go check your Amazon review - it will serve and the downfall of the HD Empire! :

 

[IBOCRocks]

My review is on Amazon, so I win ! 11 of 16 and counting !

Yes, but according to your earlier posts, the 11 of 16 were from me. So I guess if that's true then they don't count eh?

So either you're lying about how many positive votes you're getting, or you're lying about me voting multiple times.

So which lie is it?

I've noticed that you haven't answered my question. Which one is the lie. It has to be one or the other!

 

[SayNoToIBOC]

You really are a waste of time...

 

[IBOCRocks]

You really are a waste of time...

So you aren't going to answer my question? It figures. Caught in another lie.

 

[HD_Ready]

??? answer the question