Re: [Techno-Chat]: A Technical Look at Digital Radio in Australia - What Is DAB+ and How Does It Work?

2018-08-27 Thread Gordon Smith
Over here, I guess the problem is quite simple. TakeUp. Our DAB system broadcasts using 2 distinct bands. From memory, I think that the main audio frequencies are around 170MHZ, whilst the text-based services are broadcast up in EHF somewhere. There is no doubt whatsoever that DAB is older

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2018-08-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
As far as time signal services go in Australia we still have the ABC however this time signal at the top of the hour is not reliable. Some stations and transmitters in Australia don’t even broadcast the signal whilst some that do are out of sync due to the fact that the transmitter takes a

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2018-08-27 Thread Gordon Smith
In the UK, we’re fortunate to have several of these synchronisation stations, based on the Atomic Clock at Greenwich. One of the most widely used in terms of analogue signals is the beacon which broadcasts on 10.0 MHz using Carrier Wave, (CW) and which has been broadcasting for I don’t know how

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2018-08-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
I’ve ever ever taken any notice of a time signal broadcast from an Internet Radio stream or DAB stream if it comes to that,, I’m a halfwit I know but not quite as bad as all that yet . Regarding delayed time signals? I agree with you, you either transmit them on time at the top of the hour or

[Techno-Chat]: LattePanda 2G/32GB Windows 10 PC Mini PC

2018-08-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
Another incredibly versatile mini computer has hit the shelves. As you can see this one comes to you with an activated copy of Windows 10 preinstalled for your convenience. > http://auseparts.com.au/index.php?route=product/product_id=335 >

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2018-08-27 Thread Gordon Smith
The atomic clock is used by most commercial and broadcast services over here. One of the frequencies is, as I said earlier, 10.0 MHz, but it does sometimes drift a few HTz for whatever reason. It is, however, reliable in the extreme. As I said earlier, there are some extremely accurate methods