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Very interresting topic
I live in a real rural area, fm is very easy to pick up. I currently have a pioneer car stero hooked up in my room, running throw a antenna booster. I can pick up stations with easy form more than 200 miles. I have a very direction antenna, during right weather contions I can pick up stations in three different directions on same frequence. I think once I counted the stations I was picking up to be over 80 that was in one direction. If I turn my antenna it could have easily been over 100. Weather affects fm much easier than it does tv, I do not really understand why.
According to the website fmfool, I pick up way more stations. Than it suggest in my area. One station I pick up is over 150miles away, I pick it up all the time, it does not even list it on fmfool.com.
I live in a real rural area, fm is very easy to pick up. I currently have a pioneer car stero hooked up in my room, running throw a antenna booster. I can pick up stations with easy form more than 200 miles. I have a very direction antenna, during right weather contions I can pick up stations in three different directions on same frequence. I think once I counted the stations I was picking up to be over 80 that was in one direction. If I turn my antenna it could have easily been over 100. Weather affects fm much easier than it does tv, I do not really understand why.
According to the website fmfool, I pick up way more stations. Than it suggest in my area. One station I pick up is over 150miles away, I pick it up all the time, it does not even list it on fmfool.com.
Thanks for sharing your experiences CurtDawg. Good FM reception is generally easier than television reception, analog and digital. The reason being primarily that FM audio is a smaller bandwidth transmission (less data) than video which also has an audio component. Also FM broadcasts are in the VHF band which is more distance friendly in general.
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fm now and hd radio to come
Orginally said (Good FM reception is generally easier than television reception, analog and digital.)
Yeah that is the case in my area. I have found that the larger the antenna the better fm recptoin is in general. I have used aluminum foil and received stations form over a hundred miles away.
Does the new hd radio fall into the vhf band. I can see down the road if hd radio is like digital tv where it may run into some problems. Like when you are in your car and the signal is weak on the anlong, it can be heard with some fuzz at times in the station, hd radio if signal is real weak problemly will not do anything. Thats just my guess, I have not done any real research because where I live it is not avaiable yet. It will be interresting going foward. To see wants happens with this.
One more thing, want are some of the best radio tuners on the market withe the best sentivity. I have a pioneer car radio with a super tuner 3 in it. Its the best I have ever owned.
Orginally said (Good FM reception is generally easier than television reception, analog and digital.)
Yeah that is the case in my area. I have found that the larger the antenna the better fm recptoin is in general. I have used aluminum foil and received stations form over a hundred miles away.
Does the new hd radio fall into the vhf band. I can see down the road if hd radio is like digital tv where it may run into some problems. Like when you are in your car and the signal is weak on the anlong, it can be heard with some fuzz at times in the station, hd radio if signal is real weak problemly will not do anything. Thats just my guess, I have not done any real research because where I live it is not avaiable yet. It will be interresting going foward. To see wants happens with this.
One more thing, want are some of the best radio tuners on the market withe the best sentivity. I have a pioneer car radio with a super tuner 3 in it. Its the best I have ever owned.
Hey, CurtDawg
HD Radio is in the VHF Band, specifically 88-108 Mhz, which would put it right alongside FM broadcasts, which it is. Its actually an offset carrier, from the main FM analog broadcast. There can be 2 HD broadcasts on either side of the primary Analog broadcast, and their power is 1% of the analog broadcast.
Your guess would be spot on. HD Radio has a digital cliff, just like DTV. Current designs usually switch back to the analog primary when its on the cliff. In fact when HD Radio is on the cliff of reception, it can be annoying as the receiver switches back and forth from analog to digital. This is similar to the old Stereo/Mono switching which was also annoying. The solution for this is a forced Analog switch, like a forced Mono switch of yor. The highly regard Sony FHD1 doesnt have a forced mono switch but some modders are adding one.
The Pioneer SuperTuner IIIs were and are fantastic analog FM tuners. They originally hit the market in the 80s. I remember the SuperTuner II's as well, which were also good. The hayday of FM tuners was late 70s and early 80s. The Clarion MagiTunes were good too. Car Stereos had their own specific issues that changed some of the design critierias order of importance for FM tuners....which just happen to make them better at longer distances, though you limit stereo seperation as a result. Never the less, I remember the SuperTuner III which was prominently advertised on the front of nearly every Pioneer car head unit in the 80s. Very nice!
HD Radio is in the VHF Band, specifically 88-108 Mhz, which would put it right alongside FM broadcasts, which it is. Its actually an offset carrier, from the main FM analog broadcast. There can be 2 HD broadcasts on either side of the primary Analog broadcast, and their power is 1% of the analog broadcast.
Your guess would be spot on. HD Radio has a digital cliff, just like DTV. Current designs usually switch back to the analog primary when its on the cliff. In fact when HD Radio is on the cliff of reception, it can be annoying as the receiver switches back and forth from analog to digital. This is similar to the old Stereo/Mono switching which was also annoying. The solution for this is a forced Analog switch, like a forced Mono switch of yor. The highly regard Sony FHD1 doesnt have a forced mono switch but some modders are adding one.
The Pioneer SuperTuner IIIs were and are fantastic analog FM tuners. They originally hit the market in the 80s. I remember the SuperTuner II's as well, which were also good. The hayday of FM tuners was late 70s and early 80s. The Clarion MagiTunes were good too. Car Stereos had their own specific issues that changed some of the design critierias order of importance for FM tuners....which just happen to make them better at longer distances, though you limit stereo seperation as a result. Never the less, I remember the SuperTuner III which was prominently advertised on the front of nearly every Pioneer car head unit in the 80s. Very nice!
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I dont think Im qualified to answer that question. However certainly digital is the future. HD Radio is actually an off set carrier standard....so maybe another digital standard will replace both....and perhaps other transmission methods will kill OTA as we know it.
Look into teh crystal ball....tell me what you see.
Look into teh crystal ball....tell me what you see.
Maybe I'm asking something already covered?
Hey JeepJeep! Welcome to the Forum.
Im no expert on vehicle installations. However Ive seen systems designed for adding HD Radio into BMW factory stereos that included an amplified horizontal dipole antenna in the kit.
Its good to hear from someone that liked the guide. I havent gotten to the hands on comparison testing yet, and am still working on the intro. Its more focussed on home antennas, as well.
Im no expert on vehicle installations. However Ive seen systems designed for adding HD Radio into BMW factory stereos that included an amplified horizontal dipole antenna in the kit.
Its good to hear from someone that liked the guide. I havent gotten to the hands on comparison testing yet, and am still working on the intro. Its more focussed on home antennas, as well.
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These are very nice units. I think they go for $475 at the limited retail outlets that sell MD stuff.
Wish I had the bucks!
These are very nice units. I think they go for $475 at the limited retail outlets that sell MD stuff.
Wish I had the bucks!
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