[BC] Sangean HDT-1

[ChuxGarage at aol.com]

Has anyone figured out how to get a composite (MPX) output from a Sangean 
HDT-1?  Regardless of your views about HD Radio, this is one heck of an analog 
tuner.  It would have lots of applications in translator service if you could 
figure out how to get a composite signal out of it.  

The HDT-1 has another nasty trait: In the event of a power failure, it 
reverts to the "off" position.  I can figure out how to fix that using a simple 555 
timer chip to turn it back on.   

The lack of a MPX output is a problem, since I use some Rio Radio RDS 
decoders to shut down things if the RDS signal is lost. That's easy to do with 
receivers like a Fanfare, but the Sangean actually seems to reject adjacent channel 
RF problems better than the Fanfare with Microwave Filter bandpass filters in 
place.  That's impressive, since the Fanfare is a great tuner.  The Sangean is 
about 10% of the cost of the Fanfare and the appropriate filters.  Any 
suggestions? 

How's the Inovonics translator receiver?  

Chuck Conrad
www.kzqx.com



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