Gary, You are correct, it is a Coby Tuner. Besides the antenna connection, the unit received had a power supply that generated so much AM interference that it was difficult to get an HD signal. I found another power supply to substitute and the problem was gone completely. The tuner itself is pretty good, though, and I am very happy with the audio performance.
I also have a Teac HD radio that does have a 75 ohm connector, and it has a line out jack as well. I am thinking that it might be worth trying to pick another of those up and use it as a tuner. I am certain that we are discussing the same Sony tuner. I would be willing to pay something above list to get one, but not three times the list from a questionable seller. I should look around more, though. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On 25/07/2013, at 11:55 AM, Gary Schindler <garys5...@comcast.net> wrote: >> Steve, usually the CBS and Clear channel stations have good CD quality audio >> on HD 1 and 2 here in Pittsburgh. On KDKA HD 3 you get the CBs Radio Sports >> programming which doesn't sound any better than FM programming. I would guess that WCCO probably has the same setup. >> >> There is another local broadcast company called Steel City Media that >> broadcast on all 4 hd channels in Stereo. all of them sound like hd quality >> but the fourth channel is much weaker on both stations, so if we have windy days you have a lot of drop outs. >> >> >> I concur with you, A M HD isn't good at all. during the day KDKA A M was >> decent, but at night, the signal wasn't strong enough to hold it locked in. >> WTAE was weak enough that it is impossible to listen to it in the day time too. >> >> Since the a m uses the ajacent channels you can forget night time DX >> listening. >> >> I think you have a Coby from what you are describing, and I was tempted to >> buy one but never did. Try looking for a Sony HD-100 tuner. that should have >> a 75 ohm F connector that you want. I guess you will have to find it on EBay. >> >> I have a couple of Radiosoppy tabletop hd radios that you take the whip >> antenna off the back of the radio and there is the F connector for a rooftop >> antenna. they don't make the sets any more, so EBay might be the place to find them too. >> >> any more you have to get hd tuners incorporated in to stereo receivers like >> Pioneer, Demon or something like that. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacob...@visi.com> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 12:00 PM >> Subject: Re: A Favour >> >> >>> Dane, >>> >>> I do have an inexpensive HD Tuner and a couple of HD radios and could >>> provide an example. However, I am not sure what such a >>> sample will tell you. HD Radio in the United States is so variable in its >>> quality. For example, on FM, the HD programming can be >>> divided into multiple programs and the bandwidth that is allocated to each >>> program can vary. One of the Christian stations here >>> in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, has four HD channels. One of our >>> public stations has three HD channels but one is the BBC and >>> they allocate very little bandwidth to it so it sounds a little like a >>> lower bit-rate MP3. Some radio stations seem pretty good >>> about not compressing the HD program while others seem to feed pretty much >>> the same signal to the HD program as to the main analog >>> program so the difference is just less noise. . From what I have read, >>> DAB is clearly a superior system, but it uses an >>> additional frequency band that broadcasters here did not want to risk. >>> >>> In my opinion, HD on AM radio here is not very good. A good HD signal on >>> AM sounds very nice, almost as good as an analog FM >>> signal, but the AM signal has to be so good that the analog signal would >>> sound pretty good if it was not restricted in bandwidth >>> because of the HD signal. I bought a Carver tuner that was capable of >>> receiving AM Stereo back in the 1980's here, and the sound >>> quality was pretty good. HD AM radio sounds better, but it takes so little >>> to disrupt it that it doesn't seem all that practicle. >>> >>> Another frustration of mine is that I can't find a good HD Tuner any more. >>> I bought one from Amazon that listed for $99 but is >>> now sold for $35 and it isn't bad, but it has a permanently connected wire >>> antenna for FM with no obvious place to connect a >>> ground. My system is in a basement and I have an outdoor FM antenna, but >>> there is no simple way to connect a 75-ohm coxial cable >>> to it. The HD table radios I have all have coxial cable connections so I >>> never thought to check if the tuner had a 75-ohm >>> connection. The wire antenna would be adequate above ground level. I have >>> some electronic knowledge so I've experimented with >>> making a connection to the 75-ohm cable available in the basement, but the >>> connection is not very efficient. I saw a Sony tuner >>> available used but it was at three or four times the original price, and >>> there were some bad reviews associated with the seller. >>> >>> >>> Finally, here in the Twin Cities in Minnesota, apparently HD is not a part >>> of many of our stations' backup transmitters. A number >>> of our bigger stations are on a couple of tall transmission towers, and >>> when they do maintenance on the towers, the analog signal >>> is transmitted from a backup site but no HD. This has been a somewhat >>> common occurrence this summer for some reason. >>> >>> Even with all this, I like HD because the sound can be good, and it opens >>> up the potential for additional programming on our FM >>> bands. >>> >>> After reading all of this, let me know what sort of samples you might like >>> or if you would simply like a good and a poor example. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Steve Jacobson >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:48:52 +1000, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> >>>> Hi! >>> >>>> Does anyone out there have a HD Tuner? I'm looking for some samples of HD >>>> radio so if someone could provide then I'd be most >>> appreciative. >>> >>>> I can return the favour perhaps by providing some samples of DAB+. >>> >>> >>>> ********** >>> >>>> Dane Trethowan >>>> Skype: grtdane12 >>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>> Fax +61397437954 >>> >>> >>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >********** >Dane Trethowan >Skype: grtdane12 >Phone US (213) 438-9741 >Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >Mobile: +61400494862 >Fax +61397437954 >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
