Actually, I just realised that if you don't have RDS the screen must look quite empty. RDS add's a scrolling show information line, station name, RDS indicator and probably other stuff as well.

Yeah, that's basically what I was referring to. None of the channels in my area (when I had my MK1) had RDS, so from what I remember it was a pretty empty display in radio mode.

I guess there really *ISN'T* much to display if there is no RDS info, I guess my complaint was that the space that was used just looked very barren.

Maybe should be moved to Wish Lists, but my perfect radio display would have the channel freq, the channel name (either RDS or entered manually), the current time (clock) and the antenna strength. It would be nice to have this in a type of "skin" format I guess, so that it wasn't just text in different locations. Maybe have borders or some such around the different bits of information.

It's hard to explain what I have in mind... if someone has a screen cap of the MK1 tuner and could post it, I could mod it up to give you guys a better idea of what I'm visualizing. :)

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Did you ever have your Mk1 whlie you were in the DC area? This does not bode well

Oh well, radio will still be nice, even if I never listen to it

DiGNAN
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, etc.

Hey, why'd you take off your jeep pic. I thought it was cool, even though it was squished. I keep the "show pics" or whatever it is on cause I like seeing what people use and I never really look at profiles. I like mine Gold star to the first person who can tell me what it is (Tony).

DiGNAN
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Gold star to the first person who can tell me what it is (Tony).

Tough call at that size. Is it preproduction concept art of the dream sequences from Brazil?

"My complication had a complication."

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Tony Fabris

I still don't see where you see a "Show Pics" settings in the edit profile screen. I've looked through all 3 edit profile screens and don't see it. Am I blind? :)

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Did you ever have your Mk1 whlie you were in the DC area?

Nope. I was one of thse first to upgrade to an Mk2 (I was queue number 596). This was back when I lived in SC, and we all know that SC is on the cutting edge of technology, so of course RDS would be everywhere down there.....[/sarcasm]

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Nevermind, I saw the other thread about this... Neato.

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ClemsonJeep, didn't know you were in the DC area! DC101 does broadcast it's call letters on RDS, though it's rare to get it. Actually, the best in the area for seeing RDS is NPR, believe it or not. They usually have an add for their web site, or some such, but they do broadcast the time, which means you can actually get the time set properly on a Mk. 1. I don't remember if there are any other RDS stations in the area, what with the rather weak tuner of the Mk.1
Can't wait to see the wife's Mk. 2 tuner.
Any chance you want to get together to compare installs, etc., sometime?

We had discussed having our own little DC/Metro area meet. We really should do that sometime. I'm back at home (from college) now and in the nortern Virginia area, so it's easily doable for me.

ClemsonJeep and I had even discussed having it at Great Falls park and he could go do some kayaking!

Anytime you guys are game, let me know!

DiGNAN
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, etc.

Cool! I'm an Old Hand now! I thought that was something around 1000. Very neat.

DiGNAN
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, etc.

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Congratulations. Now what, pray tell, is that strange piccy you've got up there?

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Aww, nobody knows what it is? You all must have your resolutions set pretty high (I'm on my dad's pc at 800x600 so it's pretty easy to see).

Anyway, since nobody's getting a gold star, the pic is a painting by Rimmer..."Day of the Fall" or something, can't quite remember the title at the moment. Anyway, it's the image that Led Zeppelin used as the symbol of their label, Swan Song. So it's on all the CD's from Physical Graffiti onward. I'm not sure how it's represented on the original LP's, though.

And now this thread has gone suitably off-topic. Sorry about that...

DiGNAN
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, etc.

Sure, I'd be glad to get together sometime. Things are pretty hectic around here currently, what with me looking for a job and whatnot. (damned dot bombs).

What part of VA do you live in? I'm in Ashburn (near Sterling).

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You live in Sterling? I forgot that. hmm, you know, I'm out there alot now (it's amazing how a girl can get you to drive out 30 minutes, if no traffic), so it may be pretty easy to do something. Let me know if you guys figure something out

DiGNAN
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, etc.

30 minutes??!!!! Is that all?

Blimey, I used to ride from London to Brighton about 4 times a week to see Merry; about 70 miles each way. On a motorbike in bad weather, that's not a lot of Jolly , but being seeing Merry was!

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

haha, well i did say if there wasn't traffic. this, for anyone in the area reading this, is the entire Georgetwon Pike and part of Route 7 at rush hour. that's definitely not 30 minutes. it's not as bad as yours though!

hehe, wow this has gotten off-topic

DiGNAN
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, etc.

I'm in Merrifield, right near Dunn Loring metro. Perhaps we could meet at either Fair Oaks or the Reston town center. Or another suggestion might work.
I'm available the 26th of May, or the 2nd of June, both Saturdays.
Perhaps it's time for another thread on this subject?

Pushing ever further away from the subject. Wouldn't it be nice if the BBS could also support 128x32. It looks like the area could fit it and then we could put up logos. I'm think our empegs look better than most of us. Maybe we could support up to 128x75 and then everyone could choose for themselves...

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