Hank, The Sony Tuner is no longer manufactured and hasn't been for a while. Therefore, you might have trouble finding it. I'll dig out the model of the Coby, but as I recall, there were two of them, a tuner, and a portable of some kind.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 21:19:35 -0700, hank smith, and seeing-eye dog iona wrote: >all I am finding is a tuner for cars are u sure the sony hd is the >correct model number? >also what was the model of the coby one as well? >Hank >On 7/24/2013 9:10 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> Hmm, and I thought our DAB+ system was bad at times <smile>. >> >> I'm very sorry to hear that you seem to have a lack of choice when it comes >> to tuners etc. >> >> I'm outside the DAB+ receiving area of Melbourne in theory and I can still >> receive DAB+ on all my sets here though the Yamaha Tuner I wrote about last >> week handles DAB+ signals better than any other DAB+ capable device I have here and I have around a dozen of those. >> >> Someone told me that Sony made a very "Hot" HD tuner and perhaps this is the >> one you refer to in your message below? >> >> If they're still available then they're worth grabbing, not so much for the >> HD content but they're very good for DXing work. >> >> >> On 25/07/2013, at 11:55 AM, Gary Schindler <[email protected]> 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" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >>> 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: >>>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [email protected] >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [email protected] >> >> ********** >> >> 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: >> [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >[email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [email protected]
