HD or nothing sometimes

[Dan.Strassberg]

So can we then generalize to, "most people won't go to great lengths
to improve their radio reception?";>)

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Reed" <mkr@matthewsworkbench.com>
To: <martinjwaters@yahoo.com>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: HD or nothing sometimes


> Martin Waters wrote:
>> As far as I can see from a lifetime of field trips to homes of
>> non-radio geeks, your average listener has a $12 clock radio that
>> gets full-power FM's and 50kW AM's as far as 30 miles away -- maybe
>> -- and plays them through a 1-inch speaker. Then they have a
>> receiver
>> of similar quality hanging next to the range hood over the stove.
>
> I remember reading about a survey that found that most people don't
> extend the antenna on a portable FM radio. Somewhat surprisingly,
> most people still wouldn't extend the antenna even after it was
> pointed out that the reception would be improved. I believe it
> because I have seen that happen many times myself.