Re: KPBS 89.5 HD-Radio
jamesmichael2
"Bart Bailey" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Well it finally happened, the digital subchannel (89.5-3) that was
> streaming Groove Salad out of San Francisco got the title name indicator
> corrected so that you can actually see the name of the piece playing.
> Now if they could get the analog 89.5-1 and the digital 89.5-2 to follow
> suit, or would that be asking too much. If you want to see what I'm
> talking about go to KSCF 103.7-1 or KIOZ 105.3-1/105.3-2 plus some
> others that I'm too lazy to go check right now.
> In all fairness their only 'classical' competition XLNC 104.9
> doesn't even have an HD component.
We don't have an HD radio receiver, but since XLNC changed to the new
frequency, out reception of the signal has been degraded (in this part of La
Mesa, at least). To their credit, XLNC did work to improve thier signal
strength during a couple of months of transition. For us, that meant that
the signal went from very poor to marginal (we have three different
receivers, and I fiddled with the antennas on each, with similar results).
I miss not having that option.
Jim Michael
jamesm...@cox.net
jamesmichael2
> In Message-ID:<Rsi_l.5135$FI5....@newsfe12.iad> posted on Wed, 17 Jun
> 2009 20:25:28 -0700, jamesmichael2 wrote: Begin> [much deleted to save modest bandwidth]
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> >> In all fairness their only 'classical' competition XLNC 104.9
> >> doesn't even have an HD component.
> >
> >We don't have an HD radio receiver, but since XLNC changed to the new
> >frequency, out reception of the signal has been degraded (in this part of
La
> >Mesa, at least). To their credit, XLNC did work to improve thier signal
> >strength during a couple of months of transition. For us, that meant
that
> >the signal went from very poor to marginal (we have three different
> >receivers, and I fiddled with the antennas on each, with similar
results).
> >I miss not having that option.
> >
> >Jim Michael
> >jamesm...@cox.net
> >
>
> Monte de las Torres, which is the one with the flashing strobes seen
> from Cowles and other parts of San Diego. I don't know what obstructions
> you might have between them and you but it's strong and clear here in
> North Park. The receiver is one of the Accurian 12-1686 models that
> Radio Shack was closing out right around the first of the year.
> http://tinyurl.com/of5cmq Using the supplied single wire antenna stuck
> up with a push pin indoors. Maybe an outside antenna would clear your
> signal path, especially if you're in one of those structures with stucco
> over chicken wire like a faraday cage.
> I'm glad that XLNC decided to stop jamming KPFK even though I don't
> listen to them all that much.
We do indeed live in a stucco with wire house, but are able to receive the
signals of other stations pretty well. I think it is an issue of
obstruction (we can see the Coronado Islands on clear days, but not much of
the rest of Tijuana or Mexico) and XLNCs relatively low power transmitter
(4kWatts?). I don't think an external antenna would help much, but thanks
for the ideas.
Jim Michael
jamesm...@cox.net
jamesmichael2
> In Message-ID:<yHE_l.28708$IP7....@newsfe23.iad> posted on Thu, 18 Jun
> 2009 21:43:07 -0700, jamesmichael2 wrote: Begin
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> >
> >
> >We do indeed live in a stucco with wire house, but are able to receive
the
> >signals of other stations pretty well. I think it is an issue of
> >obstruction
>
> maybe you can find a suitable location taking advantage of internal
> reflections.
jamesmichael2
"Bart Bailey" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> In Message-ID:<yHE_l.28708$IP7....@newsfe23.iad> posted on Thu, 18 Jun
> 2009 21:43:07 -0700, jamesmichael2 wrote: Begin
>
> >
> >
> >We do indeed live in a stucco with wire house, but are able to receive
the
> >signals of other stations pretty well. I think it is an issue of
> >obstruction
>
> Try moving the antenna around the room within the space available,
> maybe you can find a suitable location taking advantage of internal
> reflections.
I did that, but when I found a sweet spot for XLNC the signals from other
stations were degraded.
Jim