On Sep 29, 4:22 pm, SFTV_troy wrote:
Tom wrote:

...So, too, does DRM benefit from said development, making it
possible to provide a digital carrier within LW,MW and SW channeling
plans. Thast said, I find it much less fatiguing to listen to a
program on an analog AM carrier than to the same program over DRM.

I've never heard DRM. How does it sound, and why is it "fatiguing" to
hear?

DAB...because of a concerted government, broadcaster and
manufacturing industry push, the likes of which we have not seen in
other countries. A stronger parallel can be drawn to the sizable
takeup of XMRadio and Sirius satellite services in the US and Canada -
the quality stinks but the program choice and wide ranging coverage
are unique.

The quality stinks? Really? I listen to XM streams via the internet,
and they sound just fine. Is there really that huge of a difference
between Internet and Mobile Receiver?

XM talk stations are compressed out the wazoo over the bird, while the
internet stream is fair to maybe good, depending on how picky you are.
XM music over the bird is acceptable.

XM PR (Public Radio) is the exception to the rule regarding over
compression. With NPR mixing music with talk, XM needs to be ready for
anything.


I've been more impressed by synchronous AM demodulation of AM signals
than by a digital equivalent. It's a pity we could not get mass
manufacturing of synch AM radios and ultimately convert all AM
stations to USB with reduced carrier for power savings and reduced
interference.

What's USB? What's synchronous AM demodulation? Thanks.