On Feb 25, 11:10 pm, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
- HFCC discussions on future of DRM
-
- "From both formal and informal discussions among participants
- at the HFCC, it is now clear that the proposed DRM (Digital
- Radio Mondiale) system, that would have converted analogue
- Shortwave to digital, FM like quality reception would hardly be
- implemented if ever on a large scale, beyond the current
- experimental stage........there are no plans from any large
- manufacturer to produce such (DRM) receivers now."
-
- Full report, item 2 at:
-
- http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/200...ropean-gospel-
ra...http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/200...from-european-
gospel-ra...
-
- --
- Say no to institutionalized interference.
- Just say NO to HD/IBOC!
-

BAD,

Unless 80 Plus governments around the World are going
to Build, Buy and Distribute {Give-Away-Free} the new
DRM Radios to the 85% of Shortwave Radio Listeners
who can not afford them : Then DRM is Dead the Number
of Listeners in the First-World ~15% of the World Total
is too small to justify the Cost. The First-World SWLs
have other less-costly options to Hear the same Shortwave
Radio Broadcast via local AM & FM Radio and Streaming
Audio on Demand via the Internet; all of which will give
them much better Audio Quality then an Over-the-Air
Global HF Broadcast.

Plus DRM as a Broadcast Media seemed to work best
out to 3500 km ~ 2200 Miles and provide the levels of
"Better Sound and Consistant Signal within a Shortwave
Broadcasters Continental Boundaries :
* Across Europe from one Euro Country to another.
* Across Australia : ABC Domestic Broadcasting
that goes for Domestic Broadcasting Systems of :
India, Japan, China, Philippines, Brazil, Canada,
Indonesia, and the Russian Federation.

Beyond that Range 4000 km ~ 2500 Miles the perceived
advantages of DRM by the Shortwave Radio Listeners
dropped-off and the Costs exceeded any reasonable
justification for large implimentation of DRM.

If you were to Take-a-Look you would presently find the
BBC World News in 85% of American Homes. Not on
the Radio be it AM, FM or Shorwave; but on the TV via
Cable TV and Direct Satellite TV. The older generations
grew-up Listening to the Radio and the newer Listeners
are Watchers Too; and they Watch TV and Listen to TV
Audio. For the BBC Corporation [UK] the BBC-TV
Channel is a Money Maker while the BBC-World Service
on the Shortwave Radio is a Money $pender.

For TV Broadcasters the Internet is look at as an Inter-Active
Video and Audio extension of their TV Offerings and a second
oportunity to connect-with and market themselves to their
Viewer/Listeners. TV Broadcasters View the Internet as their
Friend and a Tool to be used to build a better relationship with
their Viewer/Listeners.

Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is simply Over-Come By Events.
DRM - http://www.drm.org/

IMHO - The Combination of TV and the Inter-Active Internet
is way too Powerful for AM & FM Radio and Shortwave Radio
and DRM are non-starters.

drm too little too late and too costly for the roi ~ RHF