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NAB to address HDRadio portable set issue

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NAB Funds Secret Fuel Cell Program for HD Radios

DALLAS (PRNewswire) - America's radio industry needs to develop a nuclear or hydrogen-cell-based technology to deliver enough electrity to sufficiently power portable HD radios, and to keep terrestial radio competitive, NAB president David Rehr said Wednesday.

"HD Radio offers crystal-clear, digital mass-market, research driven programming, and we don't think Americans will mind toting around a small nuclear reactor in their backpacks to get that fine, tried--and-true friend that they call AM or FM radio," he said.

Rehr said the NAB was prepared to spend "whattever it takes" to solve the power problem, as part of its "HDRadio: It's Radio, But With HD!" marketing blitz.

"We've already solved that problem in cars, where on-board generators are able to supply HD radios with power to spare while decreasing gas mileage only 5-8 miles per gallon," Rehr said. A GM Yukon was on display in the auditorium, but the HD radio could not be demonstrated because it was built 3 months ago and was not using the latest set of CODECs and mainframe computers to get a signal lock.

Radio executive noted that the rabbit ears on the Yukon were much smaller than in years past ...

more info at: www.nab.org/cartel
 
zumahans said:
NAB Funds Secret Fuel Cell Program for HD Radios

DALLAS (PRNewswire) - America's radio industry needs to develop a nuclear or hydrogen-cell-based technology to deliver enough electrity to sufficiently power portable HD radios, and to keep terrestial radio competitive, NAB president David Rehr said Wednesday.

"HD Radio offers crystal-clear, digital mass-market, research driven programming, and we don't think Americans will mind toting around a small nuclear reactor in their backpacks to get that fine, tried--and-true friend that they call AM or FM radio," he said.

Rehr said the NAB was prepared to spend "whattever it takes" to solve the power problem, as part of its "HDRadio: It's Radio, But With HD!" marketing blitz.

"We've already solved that problem in cars, where on-board generators are able to supply HD radios with power to spare while decreasing gas mileage only 5-8 miles per gallon," Rehr said. A GM Yukon was on display in the auditorium, but the HD radio could not be demonstrated because it was built 3 months ago and was not using the latest set of CODECs and mainframe computers to get a signal lock.

Radio executive noted that the rabbit ears on the Yukon were much smaller than in years past ...

more info at: www.nab.org/cartel
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This is some kind of joke, right? Rehr can't be serious. I'll admit he's an amazing guy. From beer peddler to communications expert. But now...nuclear scientist too?

Just when I thought the HD-Radio rollout couldn't get any crazier, out comes a news item like this. The bit about the extra on-board generator for HD-R in cars and non-working HD-Radio in the Yukon was a nice touch also.

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