HD tuners pick up standard FM as well? I'm contemplating getting one of these tuners to help pull in the stations in my area, but curious if it will also pick up the regular old FM/AM stations as well? HD tuners pick up standard FM as well? I'm contemplating getting one of these tuners to help pull in the stations in my area, but curious if it will also pick up the regular old FM/AM stations... » Read More HD tuners pick up standard FM as well? I'm contemplating getting one of these tuners to help pull in the stations in my area, but curious if it will also pick up the regular old FM/AM stations as well? « Show Less
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Agreed - this is by far the most selective and sensitive analog FM tuner I have ever seen. I have two and disabled the HD switch on one of them, and I think it's actually quite a bit better sound. The digital signal is noise-free, but so is FM for the most part, and the full analog signal is much more accurate than the compressed, relatively-low-bit-rate HD radio signal.
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Yep. The tuner in this is so good, there are even hacks to enable the analog FM exclusively. Audiokarma is a good place to read about the tuner.
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I have spent the last two weeks trying to find an external TV tuner that is ready for the digital TV next February. I have searched all over the internet. I am also looking for a stand alone tuner. I have found analog standalone's. I have found digital usb tuners. But I have not found a digital standalone. I gave in and ordered a $40 coupon from dtv.gov so that I can buy a digital converter and use the analog tuner.Hope this helps!Dave
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Nicholas, DAB is different from HD Radio, although based on the same general idea... Typically DAB broadcast at 128 kbit/s (Though I seem to remember a stink a few years back when BBC tried to lower from 192 to 160), so the "typical" is probably from the entire EU, while the UK is higher), while the average for HD is 300 kbit/s.... (Lots of other info, specs, DAB+ coming....Google it and you can read rather than me type:) ) Suppose the bottom line is this is a regular FM reception radio and wouldn't pick up either... To answer your question on sound quality, this system has exceptional sound quality for a clock radio, especially at this price, I loved (Still do) my Bose Wave radio, and this is just as nice, with an iPod dock and ALOT of money left over...... Trying to be helpful, but I fear I am falling short....DAB and HD are types of broadcasting..While the sound quality that this is capable of producing is very impressive, it is incompatible with both... UGH, Hope this was of some help
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Thanks for your question. This wonderful sounding unit has terrestrial AM/FM and HD tuner sections, but not a V tuner
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The HD Radio is one of the function selections from several sources, including Tuner, USB, iPod, Pandora, aha, Bluetooth, CD, and Auxiliary. Switching between sources is done manually. The HD radio is awesome, and provides FM2 stations as well as FM stations. I mostly use Pandora or my own mixes on MP3 for my sources, which never require adjustment while driving. All in all, very happy with the unit.
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Good question. I know the CB portion will work. It is one of the best I have ever had and very easy to tune, but as far as the AM and FM bands, I don't know. I am pretty sure you have two coax cables coming out of your radio. One for the standard radio and one for the CB. I probably did not help you.
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Dear B. Cameron There are at least two reasons why you might want a DVD recorder with a built in tuner. 1. In my case, I don't have a TV with a digital (ATSC) tuner. I have a 2003 HD television with an analog (NTSC) tuner, and I receive my TV signal over-the-air via an outdoor antenna. When the digital transition occurred earlier this year, I had a limited number of choices if I wanted to keep my current TV and free OTA set-up: I could buy a converter box and have the digital signal converted to analog for my TV; I could buy an external digital tuner; or I could buy a DVD player with a built in digital tuner and get the best possible picture with a DVD player/recorder thrown in to boot. I chose the last option and bought the Toshiba DR560. My set-up has some drawbacks... like, if the DVD player breaks I get no TV signal while it's in the shop, and I can't record one program and watch another at the same time; but over all I'm happy with it because it is just what I need and no more. If you have a similar set-up and have questions of a more specific nature, I'd be glad to respond. 2. The QAM tuner should allow you to receive and record unscrambled digital cable channels directly, without renting a set-top box. Cable providers don't advertise this, and some may even insist that it isn't true; but they are required by the FCC to provide rebroadcasts of locally broadcast programs in analog, or in unencrypted HD digital format, so that customers are not forced to rent their digital-to-analog set top boxes. You will only receive unscrambled signals of locally broadcast programs in this way, and these may vary from locale to locale. I do not have any personal experience with this set-up, but if you are interested, there is a more in depth description at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAM_tuner. There may be other advantages to having a tuner included in the DVD recorder/player, but I wouldn't know `cause I'm not that well versed in the technology. Hope this was helpful.
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Just to clarify, this devices does not pick up radio stations, it is used to send sound through your car radio. You tune your car radio and the transmitter to the same station. The best way to start is turn your car radio all the way down to 87.9 FM, and if you pick up a local radio station there, keep going up one until you reach a clear station. Once you find a clear station on your car radio, tune your transmitter in to the same one.
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The Channel Master 7001 tuner is not an analog tuner. It is a digital only type tuner. It can pick up digital ATSC signals (over the air digital signals) and it can pickup unscrambled QAM digital signals on a cable TV system. But neither of these two formats are the older type of NTSC "analog" signals you are asking about. Of course analog signals are no longer broadcast over the air and many cable systems are also getting rid of them too since it is an outdated approach. But many cable systems also still carry some analog signals (in standard definition) for those customers that don't want to pay for digital cable boxes or don't have compatible equipment. Most TVs today have both a built in digital tuner and an analog NTSC type tuner so a TV can scan in both types of channels. While it is a drawback of the 7001 tuner that it can't do analog NTSC channels, the price is still very low for what you get given its digital capabilities. I've bought mine realizing it was not going to do the analog channels. I've had it for about two months and really like it for receiving digital HD signals on cable. I use it with an Epson HD projector.
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Hi Craig, no it does not have Tunein. Tunein is a station aggregator just like our Reciva based 50,000 station database. If we don't have the station currently in our database we can easily add it but chances we already have every station that Tunein has. What stations do you listen to via Tunein that you want to make sure are on our radio?
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Two questions: I know BFO is the antenna that can help pull in ssb and help fine tune? stations, what do the initials stand for? ?Big? Ferrite ?O...? Also is it QSL cards from stations one can get-does that stand for Quick Shout L....??? I love swl and the different stations, but I wish there were more bbc, D Welle, and others broadcasting like years ago. It is fascinating and I guess romantic to pick up stations from across the world.
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It doesn't pick up AM or FM signals, but most almost every AM/FM radio station also broadcasts HD radio, which it will pick up, from anywhere in the world. It is very easy to set up for HD radio and has a "Local Stations" menu that puts all local stations together into one list.
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It picks up a lot of stations, but we have great difficulty tuning it in accurately. Tuning is very "hit or miss". I don't know if a great antenna would make it work better. Once I get a station tuned in, I try not to change it! Good luck.
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An antenna picks up electromagnetic waves. It makes no difference to an antenna if those waves carry analog, digital, or FM content. Therefore there is no such thing as a "digital" antenna, it's all just an advertising gimmick. It's all just electromagnetic waves to an antenna. In most cases when they say "digital" they just mean the UHF-only part of the TV band. Since the change to all digital TV, in some areas, the TV stations broadcast on the UHF band, but not all areas. In my area of NY state, channel 67.1, 67.2, 67.3, & 67.4 broadcast over the old VHF channel 7. Channel 11, broadcasts on the old VHF channel 11. So if you want to pick up the most channels, you'd need an antenna that will pick up UHF & VHF frequencies well. Those thin, small "LEAF" antennas are UHF-only antennas & won't pick up VHF well, but may pick them up anyway if you live close enough to the VHF broadcast tower, & the signal is strong enough where you live. Usually (but there is no set rule), when they say "digital" antenna they're talking about a UHF antenna, because many (but not all) of the digital channels broadcast on the UHF band. You do not need a converter to use any antenna. If you have an older TV that doesn't have a digital tuner to decode the digital signals, you will need a converter box to turn the digital coding to an analog signal that the TV can pick up.
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NO AM/FM tuner, however, with the network capabilities you would be able to stream any radio station you wish. It will be a much better signal as well as giving you more options.
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I'm still using the original HD unit. Be advised that the amp may cause AM/FM radio interference. I'm using a hidden antenna inside the fairing, and it just isn't working after installation of amp.Planning to go back to HD antenna at rear of bike.
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I have spent the last two weeks trying to find an external TV tuner that is ready for the digital TV next February. I have searched all over the internet. I am also looking for a stand alone tuner. I have found analog standalone's. I have found digital usb tuners. But I have not found a digital standalone. I gave in and ordered a $40 coupon from dtv.gov so that I can buy a digital converter and use the analog tuner. Hope this helps! Dave