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Eleanors38

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9. My brother, who installs & maintains DATs, bought and installed a receiver for his pickup...

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 01:39 PM

Apr 2015

it was around $130 around 2009. We would drive about listening to the 100k FM broadcast, then he would touch the DAT button: significantly superior sound. The drawback was limited range -- 20 or so miles. He had to really persuade the station owner that the DAT was cheaper in the long run. He's right. The 1,240+ ft tower recently had a single stay/cable replaced. It cost north of 70 grand for the cable alone, made by THE remaining company in Germany. The installation was even more: requires scaling the tower. He hires that out; one life was lost in a previous maintenance procedure. It's all going digital.

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I remember listening to FM radio by the blue glow of my Marantz receiver in the 70s. onehandle Apr 2015 #1

I had a monster Marantz in those days, too. A 2270. hifiguy Apr 2015 #16

I had a... Still have a 2252, including the add-on walnut cabinet. onehandle Apr 2015 #26

My 2270 didn't have the wood case, but I didn't care. hifiguy Apr 2015 #27

I loved the weighed radio tuning wheel and the meters. onehandle Apr 2015 #28

The look of them, and the feel of the controls hifiguy Apr 2015 #32

Will digital receivers cost the same as FM radios? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #2

My brother, who installs & maintains DATs, bought and installed a receiver for his pickup... Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #9

I suppose that's not too bad of a price based on a more limited set of purchasers. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #10

The transmitter bldg is about 30 x 40 feet. He pointed to the DAT under a bench... Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #12

Three-inch nitrogen-dielectric hardline, correct? jmowreader Apr 2015 #22

Wouldn't know. He did say that the ground for the 100k transmitter is a huge sheet of copper Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #23

And what frequency will this new digital radio be broadcast on and what of the 88 to 108 FM band? -none Apr 2015 #3

Before FM we had only AM, and GummyBearz Apr 2015 #14

The difference is now they are replacing the FM with something else. -none Apr 2015 #15

the AM sound quality is much less than it should be.... Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #24

Actually, in the early days FM was a welcome substitute for AM Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #35

Radio is obsolete in many ways. hunter Apr 2015 #4

I wouldn't trade my radio for anything. News and views you just don't get anywhere else. nt kelliekat44 Apr 2015 #7

I'm talking about MORE news and views... hunter Apr 2015 #8

"We could return the airways to the people. " Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #11

I wouldn't "auction" the spectrum at all. hunter Apr 2015 #18

Yep. There is great potential here. And it shouldn't be expensive. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #25

Yep, just like me... the Onkyo reciever I bought in 1972 still works...having survived Vietnam HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #33

Not a promotion for... DAMANgoldberg Apr 2015 #34

I went satellite several years ago liberal N proud Apr 2015 #5

Well, there's a lot of useless shit on Sirius XM, too Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #19

Guess I'll have to buy the White album again. bluesbassman Apr 2015 #6

Yeesh, and I remember when it was all AM radio... joeybee12 Apr 2015 #13

As long as the mood is right seveneyes Apr 2015 #17

oh great now we are supposed to pay for radio too? dembotoz Apr 2015 #20

My thought too. We already pay for the privilege sufrommich Apr 2015 #31

Is there not much free-to-air broadcast digital in the US? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #36

"55 percent of Norwegian households have at least one DAB-equipped radio" muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #21

"There is a bottle mama. It's grapefruit wine". Yavin4 Apr 2015 #29

Going ALL-digital concerns me jmowreader Apr 2015 #30

It's sad to see it start to fade away davidpdx Apr 2015 #37