Dane,
Thanks, I will give it a try. Chances will not be as good on the lower
frequencies, but should make it here when reception is good.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 9:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [all-audio] High quality audio coming to a shortwave radio near
you
I believe that DRM has similar qualities to your AM HD system - IBOC as its
known - however DRM is an open standard where as IBOC requires a license to
use it.
AusieRadio is a new shortwave service formed to cover Australia - in
particular the Outback - to replace the ABC Shortwave domestic service which
was switched off last year.
If you want to try and receive AusieRadio then try either 4835 or 5045KHZ
On 19 Apr 2018, at 12:25 pm, Steve Jacobson <[email protected]>
wrote:
Dane,
Is this similar to our AM HD broadcasting in the United States? I wonder
if this is the same station I used to enjoylistening to some years back. It
was a regional Australian station broadcasting local programming and news,
not the overseas service, and I used to hear it often in the morning here in
Minnesota on the 31 meter band. It would be interesting to see if the DRM
signal would come through here. It used to put in a pretty stable signal
considering the distance.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Dane Trethowan
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 2:26 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [all-audio] High quality audio coming to a shortwave radio
near you
Well this isn't quite true I suppose if you don't have a Shortwave
receiver capable of receiving DRM but the poss ability is now more real than
ever.
Ausie Radio - Australia's only domestic Shortwave broadcaster - is hoping
to soon broadcast using DRM, they're just requiring the appropriate
approvals.
This will mean FM quality sound through your DRM receiver and will not
affect the standard Shortwave broadcast.
The idea of DRM is to reduce fading and all the other affects standard
analogue Shortwave reception is known for but there ar downsides.
The reception of the signal has to be solid or the DRM portion won't be
heard and you'll only hear the Analogue Shortwave signal instead.
Tecsun have a DRM model available and Tecsun Radios in Australia should be
receiving stock of this shortly.
Other International Shortwave broadcasters are using DRM on a regular
basis including Radio New Zealand's Pacific service and Radio India.
If you don't have a DRM capable radio then you can buy radio sets with
connections to enable the radio to be connected to a computer running the
appropriate DRM decoding software, examples of such compatible radio sets
are the CC SW and Tecsun S-2000 or Grundig Satelite 750.
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