Indeed, the FM DX'ers are raving about Sony's XDR-F1HD, which is $99.99. I think I'm finally ready to take the plunge.

On Jul 14, 2008, at 1:26 PM, Richard Cuff wrote:

Some folks with an extra $100 in their wallet might want to take heed...

See http://radiomagonline.com/news/new-radio-receivers-break- barrier-0710/index.html
if the links get lost in the translation.

Hope everyone is having a good summer -

Rich Cuff


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New HD Radio Receivers Break $100 Barrier

Radio Shack Recalls 13.8Vdc Power Supplies

FCC to Host Pandemic Preparedness Summit

Media Monitors Obtains Technology Patent

APT Opens Brazil Office

Arbitron Adds PPM VIP Service

Vocalbooth.com, Dave and Dave Provide Working Studio for Voice 2008

Bus Radio Receives Arbitron Verification

RadioTime Added to Kodak Theatre HD Player

Sales Call

Larry Cervon Dies at 86

Foneshow Hires Bourke for Business Development

FCC Dateline

This Week in Radio History

TAB/SBE Convention & Trade Show

IBC2008

NAB Radio Show 2008

Free VIP Exhibits Pass for the Radio Show

125th AES

SBE22 Broadcast & Technology Expo

Wisconsin Broadcast Clinic and SBE National Meeting

Find the Mic Winner for June

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New HD Radio Receivers Break $100 Barrier
The new under $100 HD Radio devices from Coby, Iluv, JVC, Pioneer,
Radiosophy and Sony cost 30 percent less than one year ago.

Radio Shack Recalls 13.8Vdc Power Supplies
Users are warned to stop using the recalled products immediately.
Radio Shack notes that there are about 160,000 affected units in the
recall.

FCC to Host Pandemic Preparedness Summit
The Summit will focus on communications and coordination between the
health care sector, first responders, government and industry in
preparation for a pandemic.

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Media Monitors Obtains Technology Patent
This patent covers the data gathering and research firm's
fingerprinting technology.

APT Opens Brazil Office
APT has seen an increase in business in South America over the last 18
months, which prompted the business decision.

Arbitron Adds PPM VIP Service
The user-controlled, Web-based, telephone wakeup and reminder service
is designed to improve compliance by increasing the day-to-day
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Vocalbooth.com, Dave and Dave Provide Working Studio for Voice 2008
The studio will be available in the Westwood Room of the Hyatt Regency
Century Plaza Hotel.

Bus Radio Receives Arbitron Verification
Average Five Minute Audience Delivery (AFMAD) measures the average
number of students that can be expected to be listening to Bus Radio
during any five-minute segment in a daypart, defined as the entire bus
trip to school in the morning or from school in the evening.

RadioTime Added to Kodak Theatre HD Player
Kodak's relationship with Radio Time grants Kodak users access to an
array of contemporary audio programming so users can tune to various
radio stations.

Sales Call
The World Net Milano was recently used to transport audio over ISDN
for a rather unique radio advertisement from Outlaw Sound Studios in
Hollywood California, to Quiet, Please! Studios, in Milan, Italy.
Loudspeaker manufacturer Martin Audio has invested in two Prism Sound
Dscope Series III audio analyzers, which are being used to develop new
products and test the audio performance of existing products as they
pass through the production process.
Subcity Radio at the University of Glasgow ordered a Sonifex 25-frame
S2 digital I/O analog radio broadcast mixer.
Three Roman broadcasters -- CHR Radio Globo, talk station Radio Radio,
and sports station Radio Centro Suono Sport -- have chosen Axia
Element consoles and routing equipment as the basis for new rebuilds
of their studios in Rome.
The New York Giants have signed a contract for the Arbitron Portable
People Meter (PPM) custom radio ratings services in New York.
Logitek Electronic Systems has fulfilled several router and control
surface orders throughout the U.S. and internationally.

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People
Larry Cervon Dies at 86
Larry Cervon is being remembered for his leadership role at Broadcast
Electronics and in the industry as a whole.

Foneshow Hires Bourke for Business Development
Weleskie Bourke joins Foneshow from Green Stone Media, a radio and
media network where she served as operations manager for the 24-hour,
all-women radio network's New York market.

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FCC Dateline
August 1 is the deadline for submission of biennial ownership reports
by radio stations in Illinois and Wisconsin.

On August 1 radio stations with more than 10 full-time employees
located in Illinois and Wisconsin must electronically file their
Broadcast EEO Mid-Term Reports (Form 397) with the FCC.

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This Week in Radio History
Jul 16, 1961
Leonard Kleinrock publishes concept of packet switching.

Jul 17, 1934
FCC adopts Order No. 1

Jul 20, 1897
The Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company is founded in England

Jul 20, 1937
Marconi dies

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