Anybody else having problems with their Boston Acoustics HD Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is there a recall for these babies?
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Problems wit Boston Acoustics HD Radio?
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RadioDoc
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> Anybody else having problems with their Boston Acoustics HD
> Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
> stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is there
> a recall for these babies?
>
Hmmm...I haven't had any problems with mine...<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
> Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
> stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is there
> a recall for these babies?
>
Hmmm...I haven't had any problems with mine...<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
Re: Problems with Boston Acoustics HD Radio?
> > Anybody else having problems with their Boston Acoustics
> HD
> > Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
> > stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is
> there
> > a recall for these babies?
> >
>
> Hmmm...I haven't had any problems with mine...
Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35 miles away right now.
> > Anybody else having problems with their Boston Acoustics
> HD
> > Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
> > stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is
> there
> > a recall for these babies?
> >
>
> Hmmm...I haven't had any problems with mine...
Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35 miles away right now.
Re: Problems with Boston Acoustics HD Radio?
> > > Anybody else having problems with their Boston Acoustics
>
> > HD
> > > Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
>
> > > stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is
> > there
> > > a recall for these babies?
> > >
> >
> > Hmmm...I haven't had any problems with mine...
>
> Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> miles away right now.
>
I had one in the shop over Christmas, and did experience the motor-boating audio a couple of times.
> > > Anybody else having problems with their Boston Acoustics
>
> > HD
> > > Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
>
> > > stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is
> > there
> > > a recall for these babies?
> > >
> >
> > Hmmm...I haven't had any problems with mine...
>
> Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> miles away right now.
>
I had one in the shop over Christmas, and did experience the motor-boating audio a couple of times.
Re: Problems with Boston Acoustics HD Radio?
>
> Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> miles away right now.
>
The two AM's with the largest coverage area in the United States are both Class C's:
and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KFYR&service=AM&status=L&hours=D>This one.<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
_______________</P>
>
> Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> miles away right now.
>
The two AM's with the largest coverage area in the United States are both Class C's:
and <a target="_blank" href=http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KFYR&service=AM&status=L&hours=D>This one.<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
_______________</P>
Re: Problems with Boston Acoustics HD Radio?
> > Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> > miles away right now.
>
> The two AM's with the largest coverage area in the United
> States are both Class C's:
Perhaps I'm looking at the wrong information, but radio-locator.com lists both KNAX and KFYR as Class B.
> > Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> > miles away right now.
>
> The two AM's with the largest coverage area in the United
> States are both Class C's:
Perhaps I'm looking at the wrong information, but radio-locator.com lists both KNAX and KFYR as Class B.
Re: Problems with Boston Acoustics HD Radio?
>
> Perhaps I'm looking at the wrong information, but
> radio-locator.com lists both KNAX and KFYR as Class B.
>
Son of a gun, you are correct!
Have things changed THAT much while I was asleep?
As & Bs used to be on clear channels, Cs were on regionals (including 550 & 570), and Ds were on the six local channels.<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
_______________</P>
>
> Perhaps I'm looking at the wrong information, but
> radio-locator.com lists both KNAX and KFYR as Class B.
>
Son of a gun, you are correct!
Have things changed THAT much while I was asleep?
As & Bs used to be on clear channels, Cs were on regionals (including 550 & 570), and Ds were on the six local channels.<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
_______________</P>
J
Jockey_John
Guest
Re: Problems with Boston Acoustics HD Radio?
> >
> > Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> > miles away right now.
> >
>
> The two AM's with the largest coverage area in the United
> States are both Class C's:
> This one and This one.
>
???????????? Am radio stations can NOT be class C.
> >
> > Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> > miles away right now.
> >
>
> The two AM's with the largest coverage area in the United
> States are both Class C's:
> This one and This one.
>
???????????? Am radio stations can NOT be class C.
This was news to me too
> > > Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> > > miles away right now.
> >
> > The two AM's with the largest coverage area in the United
> > States are both Class C's:
> > This one and This one.
>
> ???????????? Am radio stations can NOT be class C.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amclasses.html has a listing of the current classifications. The old Class IV is Class C now.
> > > Nor mine. Watching that HD logo light on a Class C AM 35
> > > miles away right now.
> >
> > The two AM's with the largest coverage area in the United
> > States are both Class C's:
> > This one and This one.
>
> ???????????? Am radio stations can NOT be class C.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amclasses.html has a listing of the current classifications. The old Class IV is Class C now.
Re: Problems with Boston Acoustics HD Radio?
OMG...It has been such a long time, I got my numbers and letters mixed up.
The clears were 1-A, 1-B, and 2.
Regionals were 3.
Locals were 4.
Now, I don't know what they are!<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
_______________</P>
OMG...It has been such a long time, I got my numbers and letters mixed up.
The clears were 1-A, 1-B, and 2.
Regionals were 3.
Locals were 4.
Now, I don't know what they are!<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
_______________</P>
> Anybody else having problems with their Boston Acoustics HD
> Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
> stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is there
> a recall for these babies?
Remember the digital signal is much lower powered than the analog. One 50Kw AM is running about 3Kw digital. An FM I know if is running 11Kw analog and 110 watts digital.
When you use high level combining with two transmitters and one antenna there are tremendous losses in the combiner.
The motorboating sounds like a defect in the radio.
Rich
> Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
> stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is there
> a recall for these babies?
Remember the digital signal is much lower powered than the analog. One 50Kw AM is running about 3Kw digital. An FM I know if is running 11Kw analog and 110 watts digital.
When you use high level combining with two transmitters and one antenna there are tremendous losses in the combiner.
The motorboating sounds like a defect in the radio.
Rich
R
RadioDoc
Guest
> > Anybody else having problems with their Boston Acoustics
> HD
> > Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
> > stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is
> there
> > a recall for these babies?
>
> Remember the digital signal is much lower powered than the
> analog. One 50Kw AM is running about 3Kw digital. An FM I
> know if is running 11Kw analog and 110 watts digital.
>
> When you use high level combining with two transmitters and
> one antenna there are tremendous losses in the combiner.
>
> The motorboating sounds like a defect in the radio.
>
> Rich
>
I did just get a note on a mailing list that I'm on, talking about that and other problems with the BA receiver. Nothing concrete yet, but an individual close to BA is going to present this info to their engineers. We'll see if we get any insight.<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
> HD
> > Radio, such as short digital distance reception of AM-HD
> > stations, or a once in a while 'motorboat' audio? Is
> there
> > a recall for these babies?
>
> Remember the digital signal is much lower powered than the
> analog. One 50Kw AM is running about 3Kw digital. An FM I
> know if is running 11Kw analog and 110 watts digital.
>
> When you use high level combining with two transmitters and
> one antenna there are tremendous losses in the combiner.
>
> The motorboating sounds like a defect in the radio.
>
> Rich
>
I did just get a note on a mailing list that I'm on, talking about that and other problems with the BA receiver. Nothing concrete yet, but an individual close to BA is going to present this info to their engineers. We'll see if we get any insight.<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
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