"Newest HD Radio chip unveiled"

[badjef]

On the subject of putting HD Radio chips in mobile phones:

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2443586&spid=24698

Check out Carpenter's comments at about 6:12 into the audio interview, they reflect what most of us have been saying for years.

If our "industry leaders" had any sense of vision back in the '80s, they should have steered the FCC and Congress towards retention of several 700 MHz UHF channels for digital radio, rather than relinquishing everything above Channel 51 and expecting IBOC to work. The shorter wavelength in this UHF band would have made self-contained cell phone antennas much more practical, not to mention all the other advantages.

They still could.

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

 

[mmnassour]

Well, I'd love to listen to it, but the link has been blocked by my network administrators who are saying that people have either downloaded malware from the site itself or advertising links on that site. I have forwarded that information to the folks who are at the publication.

I'm not saying there is a problem, just that we might want to be careful what we click there until this is resolved.

 

[badjef]

Well, I'd love to listen to it, but the link has been blocked by my network administrators who are saying that people have either downloaded malware from the site itself or advertising links on that site. I have forwarded that information to the folks who are at the publication.

I'm not saying there is a problem, just that we might want to be careful what we click there until this is resolved.

I had a problem with this website the last couple of days. I don't think it was the site, but there was some kind of problem between where I am and the website. There are so many things that have to come together to make it work, I am amazed the internet works as well as it does.

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

 

[iyiyi]

What exactly is anyone doing with the 700 mHz spectrum? I think that Flow TV tried making a go of it on channel 55. I haven't heard of anything really happening with that band in the 3 years it's been available.

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[hipporadio]

I just carry a Sony SRF-59 if I want radio. I paid $18, and it is the real deal as far as ultralight DX is concerned. I used it in the DFW area and rim shots like KLAK 97.5 punch right in without a problem, stereo separation is really good, AM is amazing - from Houston WBAP and KLIF are receivable, and in Dallas KLBJ comes right in, as well as KOKC. $18 well spend. HD? who cares. But if you start with a decent IC, like Sony's 113_ series - and put an HD decoder after it, I think you would have a shot. Of course, the FM antenna is in the headphone. And the AM antenna is a good old reliable ferrite bar - which definitely would not fit in a cell phone.

THANK YOU, rbrucecarter5 – NOW, I know I'm not imagining things. I have a Sony SRF-59 "Walkman" [paid $19], and it snares stations VERY WELL on AM and FM. It even has a "TRS" headphone jack that Sony forgot on the even-better ICF-38—a traditional portable with good sound and OUTSTANDING AM plus good FM reception for a mere $24!!!
I recall one asking where you could *still* find an AM radio with good bandwidth [sound] in an earlier post here. Try the ICF-38. My parents live in a small community that has a recently-rebuilt AM station that uses a 2006 BE transmitter and Omnia 5EX proc... IT SOUNDS AWESOME playing oldies!
Back to the topic...
Who cares about HD Radio chips? The "technology" IS OVER! How much longer can the corporate radio cadre grip this mis-fit? At this point, C-QUAM AM Stereo was a rousing success compared to HD Radio! I was in a Best Buy on the north side of Cincinnati last week... NOT A SINGLE HD RADIO [unless one was hiding in a moble unit]. NO more Sony – NO more Sangean... It's OVER [and out]!

 

[spunker88]

What exactly is anyone doing with the 700 mHz spectrum? I think that Flow TV tried making a go of it on channel 55. I haven't heard of anything really happening with that band in the 3 years it's been available.

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Its being used for 4G LTE, at least the part cell companies bought.