HD radio - any good in poor FM reception area?

[Honest Abe]

I live in a location in Brooklyn, NY where FM (and some TV) reception is
poor. No matter how I position either a dipole or rabbit-ears antenna, I get
multipath distortion on most stations. My building's master antenna is no
better, and I don't have or want cable.

Would HD radio be free of this problem? I have heard that it is no better -
that when the HD signal cannot be properly received, the receiver reverts to
the regular analog signal.

[AZ Nomad[_2_]]

On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:25:25 GMT, Honest Abe > wrote:
>I live in a location in Brooklyn, NY where FM (and some TV) reception is
>poor. No matter how I position either a dipole or rabbit-ears antenna, I get
>multipath distortion on most stations. My building's master antenna is no
>better, and I don't have or want cable.

>Would HD radio be free of this problem? I have heard that it is no better -
>that when the HD signal cannot be properly received, the receiver reverts to
>the regular analog signal.

Is your internet bandwidth good enough for IP radio?

[Honest Abe]

"AZ Nomad" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:25:25 GMT, Honest Abe > wrote:
>>I live in a location in Brooklyn, NY where FM (and some TV) reception is
>>poor. No matter how I position either a dipole or rabbit-ears antenna, I
>>get
>>multipath distortion on most stations. My building's master antenna is no
>>better, and I don't have or want cable.
>
>>Would HD radio be free of this problem? I have heard that it is no
>>better -
>>that when the HD signal cannot be properly received, the receiver reverts
>>to
>>the regular analog signal.
>
> Is your internet bandwidth good enough for IP radio?

Thanks for the response.
Yes, but I'd have to run a connection between my computer and audio system -
which is over 15 feet away. It would also be necessary to have the computer
on when listening.

[AZ Nomad[_2_]]

On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:23:25 GMT, Honest Abe > wrote:
>"AZ Nomad" > wrote in message
...
>> On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:25:25 GMT, Honest Abe > wrote:
>>>I live in a location in Brooklyn, NY where FM (and some TV) reception is
>>>poor. No matter how I position either a dipole or rabbit-ears antenna, I
>>>get
>>>multipath distortion on most stations. My building's master antenna is no
>>>better, and I don't have or want cable.
>>
>>>Would HD radio be free of this problem? I have heard that it is no
>>>better -
>>>that when the HD signal cannot be properly received, the receiver reverts
>>>to
>>>the regular analog signal.
>>
>> Is your internet bandwidth good enough for IP radio?

>Thanks for the response.
>Yes, but I'd have to run a connection between my computer and audio system -
>which is over 15 feet away. It would also be necessary to have the computer
>on when listening.


There are standalone ip media players. A very cheap used laptop can
also do the job nicely.