RunOutGroove
Addicted Member
True, I have used it for weather updates when I've been on long distance trips. That's pretty much the only time I tune into that band.
Pio1980
AK Member
Not for a very long time.OP mentions the end of AM. Anyone listen to or key up on 80m 3880 - 3885-ish AM and see what's happening there?
Need to get my Heathkit DX-100 going again.
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OvenMaster
Baby, you're my winterblue
I usually listen to AM in the car mainly for news and occasional talk shows. I've yet to hear an FM station in my area that plays news.
That’s what streaming from your phone is for... well at least for the other 99.98769% Of consumers that don’t belong to audio forums
That’s what streaming from your phone is for... well at least for the other 99.98769% Of consumers that don’t belong to audio forums
My 2017 didn't have a CD player or an option to add one.
I finally acquiesced and put some music on a USB stick.
Yeah, probably be more accurate if I would’ve said portable digital devicesMy 2017 didn't have a CD player or an option to add one.
I finally acquiesced and put some music on a USB stick.
I don't miss CD players from cars nearly as much as I would miss AM or FM radio because the "convenience factor" of streaming workarounds are polar opposites.
For CD's, I find that streaming Spotify or Pandora is a lot more convenient than shuffling CD's in the car since I like to listen to a lot of different material.
For radio, however, I find that using streaming apps like TuneIn or IHeartRadio in the car (need to connect the phone to the car audio, then pull up the station on the phone) is a gazillion times less convenient than hopping into the car and hitting presets on AM/FM radio.
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Yep, my 2012 Honda Fit has a USB plug in the glovebox so I can plugin external gadgets
(like my iPhone and anything I can connect it to, like Qobuz or Radio Paradise).
Couldn't tell you if its got am radio since there is nothing on local AM I care to hear.
Its got FM and, I think, a CD player (factory changer) built in.
bluesky
Lunatic Member
It's also a lot of fun to listen to AM stations while driving like from coast to coast, or north to south. Like listening to what folks in Tennessee have to say, or Yuma, or Newton Kansas!! AM radio is cool on the Interstate!
SO ARE CD players!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO ARE CD players!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bluesky
Lunatic Member
My 2017 didn't have a CD player or an option to add one.
I finally acquiesced and put some music on a USB stick.
I'm an old guy: Guess I will have to figure that one out. How many songs fit on the larger USB sticks?
** Question: Is there some other digital gizmo(s) that you can plug into the USB port that holds like 40 or 50 albums???? **
My phone always has rotating playlist’s of about 2000 songs (that I keep adding too) I keep down loaded from AMHD. It can BT or USB into the car.
Edit: I missed the old guy comment... aren’t we all
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benricci
Super Member
Literally any modern USB stick can hold 50 albums, it's not that much data.
You can get a 1 Terabyte USB stick for like $35 on Amazon. In more musical terms, that'll hold easily around 200,000 songs.
As far as other "digital gizmos" are concerned, any old working iPod or smartphone will do the trick, as well.
I keep about 500 albums on an $18 USB drive the size of my thumb. And use Sirius XM for music when I travel and phone for viewing weather maps.
cgutz
AK Member
I listen to AM on my morning and evening commute. News and talk radio keep me from falling asleep.
When traveling long distances here in 'flyover' country, FM stations come into and out of range to fast when traveling the posted speed limit of 80 mph.
If I want to listen to music, I do stream from my phone to the car's bluetooth.
When traveling long distances here in 'flyover' country, FM stations come into and out of range to fast when traveling the posted speed limit of 80 mph.
If I want to listen to music, I do stream from my phone to the car's bluetooth.
JoeESP9
ESL's & tubes since 83
A 256GB thumb drive or SD card will hold ~10K FLAC files. You could probably double that amount using MP3 files.
Pio1980
AK Member
These are probably intended for a world market where AM is still relevant.
Those examples seem to take away the foundational argument that AM is being eliminated because electrical interference in EV's is too difficult to overcome. If they are eliminating it simply because they've deemed that AM is irrelevant, rather than because of technical reasons, it would be really refreshing if the manufacturers just admitted that.
I was talking about North America versions. It also likely easy enough with radios today, to just not show a particular radio band on the touchscreen, if desired.
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