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(More customer reviews)I bought this receiver specifically for the HD radio feature and I am pleased with my purchase.
I live in the Philadelphia area and I like classical music. Unfortunately, there are no "normal" stations that broadcast classical in the evening. But when I bought this receiver, I was able to receive 3 stations in the area that broadcast classical music on HD2. It's a special treat to listen to my music when I come home.
Before going on, I think it is fair to caution you that before purchasing this receiver, it would be wise to research HD and see which stations broadcast in HD2 or HD3 in your area. There may not be too many since this is a new technology. Many stations now broadcast in HD, which are accessable with any AM or FM radio. But the stations labeled HD2 or HD3 can only be picked up with an HD receiver. Please do your homework before investing in this or any other HD receiver.
When you tune into any HD2 or HD3 station, you will probably hear your station come in, then drop out for anywhere between 3 to 30 seconds. Don't get upset. This is usually the case. Virtually all HD2 and HD3 stations do not broadcast on a high power output due to FCC regulations at this time. The drop out is the Sherwood receiver pulling in the weak station, then compensating for it. Be patient. If the station isn't too far away, you will receive it. Also, there are times when a station is temporarily lost and reverts to the primary HD channel. For example, I was listening to WPEN-FM HD2 this morning. Suddenly, the audio dropped out for about 10 seconds, then I heard sports talk. This is a rare occurence but it can happen. When the signal strength of your station is too weak for one reason or another, this happens. Maybe someone was at the tower site making an adjustment. When the signal temporarily drops out, all HD radios are programmed to return to their regular channel. In this case, it went from WPEN HD2 classical (680 watts output) to WPEN HD sports talk (15 kWatts output). I tried and succeeded in returning to my HD2 channel within 2 minutes. I had no more signal strength issues for the rest of the day.
Be sure to install a dipole antenna. I went out and bought a cheap $3 one from the radio store. Then I taped it to the wall and made certain that the ends were as far apart from each other as possible. The antenna that comes with the set is not a dipole and will not work as well for you as this one.
Once again, do your homework. Check to see what stations are in your area and enjoy your purchase.
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