Yes it helps and thanks. I heard the station on 1010KHZ when I was listening to a SDR in Idaho USA and up until that time I didn’t know where Idaho was, that’s on the border with Canada or close to as I understand it.
> On 20 Apr 2018, at 1:03 am, Steve Jacobson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dane, > > Your geography is good. We are on the Canadian border in minndsota although > the border is probably 300 miles north of Minneapolis. There is a CBC > station on 1010 KHZ in Calgury Alberta. It covers a pretty wide area. There > is also a commercial station that I believe is still broadcasting in Toronto. > It was CFRB, and had a short wave outlet of CFRX on 6070 KHZ, but I don't > know the current status of that station. Let me know if this helps. > > Best regards, > > Steve Jacobson > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 6:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] High quality audio coming to a shortwave radio near > you > > I have a question for you on a related topic. > > Where you're living is near the border of Canada right? If so could you give > me the ID of the Canadian station on 1010KHZ? I think it might be part of a > CBC network. > > > > On 19/04/2018 12:43 PM, Steve Jacobson wrote: >> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ********** >>> "A dog is a good thing to have around a house and so is a fence" >>> ********** >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > > ********** > "A dog is a good thing to have around a house and so is a fence" > ********** > > > > > > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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