On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:51:11 +0100, "Brian Gregory [UK]"
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I would expect it to be similar to Radio Romania's DRM broadcast which
is intended for Europe. I can hear Romania in DRM here in the Midwest.
It is FM quality when it is locked in, but it drops out completely
about 10% of the time. The 25 meter analog broadcasts beamed to North
America are 100% copy with just a little fading and background noise.

I'm only just beginning to look into the possibility of getting set up to
receive DRM.

Does "FM Quality" have some special meaning with DRM?
As I understand it DRM30 isn't really capable of anything one could really
truthfully call "FM Quality", even on MF let alone HF. But maybe it's the
official name of one of the modes.

OK. I should not say FM quality. Vatican is mono at something like
17kBits/sec. Very quiet and clear compared to an HF broadcast as long
as it stays locked in.

Disco Palace relayed by Bonaire is something like 24 kBits/sec in
Stereo. I think Radio Australia is 24kBits.sec / mono or stereo -
can't remember. However I have never got Australia to lock in, only
enough signal to get transmission information displayed. Also, these
numbers are from memory.

I am guessing these broadcasts are DRM30 since this is the mode
recommended for shortwave broadcast. All I can give you is the station
data encoded in the signal and dispalyed in the Dream software box.

From now on I will give the info dispayed by the software with any
reception reports. I have not listened for Bulgaria yet. That will be
the first report if I can receive it.

Jim