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How many presets?

ai4i said:
I hope you used 201-300 so they will be consistant with those FCC channels that nobody in the world except the FCC uses.
BTW...you can make 87.9 channel 200 as the FCC did!
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I didn't think about the FCC numbers as I used the first 100 presets. I was thinking about storing some of the medium wave AM frequencies at that time. Then again, I may try it someday.
 
My Sony GX900ES receiver/amp has 30 presets. But you can customize each preset with up to 8 characters. I use proper call letters for each station. You can also use a direct frequency readout. It has a LOT of goodies (Various acoustic audio processing effects. Including my favorite, "DANCE" - with room effects maxed out. ...It actually gives talk radio this effect....)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71yTOUicmEY

http://gallery.audioreview.com/data/audio//505/1111_2.jpg

Hours of fun. So is the trippy, echoing nightmare of the "CHURCH" effect on this thing.....
 
Schroedingers Cat said:
Some broadcasters in the US also used the RDS to change frequencies. I find it very annoying when travelling in the hills when it keeps switching, sometimes with unpredictable results.
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I'm surprised that K-LOVE hasn't thought about doing that, but none of their stations in West TN have RDS.
 
I knew the Eurosets to this. All the domestic BBC's use it.
Just never knew their were capable sets sold on this side of the pond.

A Euro set brought over here might work, but not all the program formats would display correctly.
 
The Sangean WR-2 I have next to my bed, & my WR-5 both have AF (Alternate Frequency). I didn't know that anyone here in the states used this. I wonder why home radios, such as these, would support a system that if mainly used when traveling.
 
Ten on my HD at home.
Eighteen (six AM, 12 FM) on my car radio.
Generally, I have favorites but frequently will plug in a station in order to monitor a possible format change or programming development.
 
anotherguy said:
Schroedingers Cat said:
Some broadcasters in the US also used the RDS to change frequencies. I find it very annoying when travelling in the hills when it keeps switching, sometimes with unpredictable results.
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I'm surprised that K-LOVE hasn't thought about doing that, but none of their stations in West TN have RDS.
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I found out yesterday on a trip to Nashville that K-LOVE's station on 90.5 in Selmer, TN does have RDS now, but the station at 90.7 in Dyersburg, TN doesn't, at least yet.

This is semi-OT, but I thought yesterday does a translator for an FM station with RDS retransmit the RDS info from the primary station?
 
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