FM in Surprise Arizona

On vacation in Arizona.

Using a great radio, the SONY SRF-M37V.
This unit is digital, AM/FM/TV/Weather,
and has great FM performance.

It also tunes in 0.1 mhz ticks, which helps you
dodge interference. Helpful since the bandwidth is
pretty wide. Sensitivity is awesome.

Here are a few of the stations picked up, mostly from
Phoenix, 50 miles away. (outdoors by the heated pool)

Antenna:
My earphone wire, me holding the SONY in my hand.


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Frequency/Call: 88.3 KNIA
Content: Spanish (nice Mex. flavor)
Reception: excellent
Mode: FM Stereo (+??)
Loc.: Phoenix (40-50 miles)
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Frequency/Call: 89.5 KBAQ
Content: Classical, NPR
Reception: excellent
Mode: FM Stereo (+??)
Loc.: Phoenix (40-50 miles)
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Frequency/Call: 91.5 KJZZ
Content: Jazz, NPR
Reception: excellent
Mode: FM Stereo (+??)
Loc.: Phoenix (40-50 miles)
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Frequency/Call: 95.5 KYOT
Content: Smooth Jazz
Reception: excellent
Mode: FM Stereo (+??)
HD, too(I didn't bring HD radio...no detectable splash)
Loc.: Phoenix (40-50 miles)
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Frequency/Call: 102.5 KNIX
Content: country
Reception: Excellent
Mode: FM Stereo (+??)
HD, too (I didn't bring HD radio...no detectable splash)
Loc.: Phoenix
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----that's just a few for now.


So far I can't notice any trouble with FM HD Radio interference.

Some people say you can only get an FM HD station 20-30 miles.
That doesn't seem like the whole truth...I get HD to 30-40 miles
back home, and I get plain old FM Stereo way past that (like non-HD).

HD is bothersome on big-power AM stations, though.
For 20-30 khz, it gets in the way of my AMDX tuning at night.
Sort of a ticking hiss.

Anyway, more actual reports later.