Radiosophy HD-100

[cheffo200]

Anybody have this radio? I'm curious if the antenna is strong or do you need a external antenna?

 

[Len14043]

All of the local FM HDs are receivable, i.e. lock-in with the supplied whip extended. Most of the HDs are received without the whip extended. With the supplied dipole, a few out-of-market stations lock in. I have not experienced any dropouts with the local stations being 10-20 miles from the towers. The FM section has sensitivity equal to the GE Super Radio, and the selectivity is better. The AM section is fine from about 1000khz and up, but subpar on the lower frequencies. The sound quality is tinny but can be inputed into a stereo system. The radio is easy to use and a good value for $59, i.e $99 minus athe $40 rebate. I hope this helps.

 

[JohnnyElectron]

Does it lock on your local AM stations, or does it just blink?

 

[Len14043]

Does it lock on your local AM stations, or does it just blink?

It locks on all 3 AM IBOC stations in our area. But I am within 10 miles of WLW and about 3 miles from WSAI (1360), so thats not a great accomplishment. WCKY (1530) locks but it takes some fiddeling with the antenna. Their tower is about 20 miles distant. At night, several distant stations blink but not lock in. WHAM and WTAM occasionally lock in.

 

[Mike Walker]

Len do you have any greater difficulty locking onto your local AM HD stations at night? I would expect that skywave skip beats them up pretty good, shortening effective coverage.

 

[R.F. Burns]

Len do you have any greater difficulty locking onto your local AM HD stations at night? I would expect that skywave skip beats them up pretty good, shortening effective coverage.

Mike WBT is now HD at night and I wonder how DRM works on SWL, with its constant fading.

 

[Mike Walker]

I'd love to know that too RF (about DRM). I've been listening to WBT on WLNK's HD3 stream.

 

[cheffo200]

All of the local FM HDs are receivable, i.e. lock-in with the supplied whip extended. Most of the HDs are received without the whip extended. With the supplied dipole, a few out-of-market stations lock in. I have not experienced any dropouts with the local stations being 10-20 miles from the towers. The FM section has sensitivity equal to the GE Super Radio, and the selectivity is better. The AM section is fine from about 1000khz and up, but subpar on the lower frequencies. The sound quality is tinny but can be inputed into a stereo system. The radio is easy to use and a good value for $59, i.e $99 minus athe $40 rebate. I hope this helps.

Thank's Len for the response. But where do you see that the radio is 59 dollars? I went on Radiosophy website and it say's 100 dollars. Thank's.

 

[Len14043]

Len do you have any greater difficulty locking onto your local AM HD stations at night? I would expect that skywave skip beats them up pretty good, shortening effective coverage.

Two out of our 3 locals turn off their IBOC at nignt leaving WLW as the only nighttime AM HD. There is no problem with WLW locking at night because of my close proximity to their tower. When WCKY(1530) and WSAI(1360) leave their IBOC on at night, I'll have a better idea of the nighttime coverage and will report it here.

 

[Len14043]

All of the local FM HDs are receivable, i.e. lock-in with the supplied whip extended. Most of the HDs are received without the whip extended. With the supplied dipole, a few out-of-market stations lock in. I have not experienced any dropouts with the local stations being 10-20 miles from the towers. The FM section has sensitivity equal to the GE Super Radio, and the selectivity is better. The AM section is fine from about 1000khz and up, but subpar on the lower frequencies. The sound quality is tinny but can be inputed into a stereo system. The radio is easy to use and a good value for $59, i.e $99 minus athe $40 rebate. I hope this helps.

Thank's Len for the response. But where do you see that the radio is 59 dollars? I went on Radiosophy website and it say's 100 dollars. Thank's.

Radiosophy sold the radio for $99, but there was a $40 rebate in effect during that time. I think the rebate was through Ibiquity but am not sure.