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= = = (Lawrence H. Bulk) wrote in message
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I received a reply from Walter Hess of Eton to my query if the Eton E1
XM will have IBOC capability. The answer, in a word, is no. No IBOC,
no DAB, no WorldSpace, no DRM. Not even Sirius. AM, FM, SW, and XM
satellite (subscription) only.

Personally I think this is a mistake in what looks otherwise to be a
very interesting new receiver.

Lawrence

I received a reply from Walter Hess of Eton to my query if the Eton E1
XM will have IBOC capability. The answer, in a word, is no. No IBOC,
no DAB, no WorldSpace, no DRM. Not even Sirius. AM, FM, SW, and XM
satellite (subscription) only.


Can someone tell me what IBOC,DAB,WorldSpace,DRM,Satellite Radio is.How do you
get these features.

spd

On 24 Apr 2004 22:09:46 GMT, (Super ****ed Dad) wrote:

DAB

A terrestrial digital standard used in Europe. It uses either the old
TV Band III or L Band.

WorldSpace

A sat-based system which covers Asia and Africa, primarily.

DRM

Digital Radio Mondiale. A digital system using shortwave bands.

On 23 Apr 2004 07:29:26 -0700, (Lawrence H. Bulk)
wrote:

I received a reply from Walter Hess of Eton to my query if the Eton E1
XM will have IBOC capability. The answer, in a word, is no. No IBOC,
no DAB, no WorldSpace, no DRM. Not even Sirius. AM, FM, SW, and XM
satellite (subscription) only.

http://www.etonmall.com/asp/EIXM.asp

Claims that this receiver is DAB ready.

I've seen that notice too but Walter Hess did not mention it to me in
his e-mail reply. Also, unfortunately, DAB would be of use only to
European, Canadian, or US users in the northern states, I believe.

Remember when any radio could work anywhere in the world? This
fragmenting of broadcast standards may be a first step (intentionally
or not) to restrict availability of information which could then be
"censored" locally by the powers-that-be (and I might mention that I
am NOT a "right-wing conspiracy advocate"). TV has basically always
been that way. What a shame.

I think I'll wait until a multi-format portable receiver is designed
(if ever). Like some others, I have no interest in "pay" radio (which
is not true world-band, anyway).

Lawrence

Noel wrote in message . ..

http://www.etonmall.com/asp/EIXM.asp

Claims that this receiver is DAB ready.

Sirius Satellite Radio carries many International (aka ''Worldband'')
Broadcasters. Don't look now, but Shortwave Broadcasting is dying
very quickly due to the fact that it's plain ass painful to listen to.

The content has moved from the ancient technology to something a
little more user friendly. Adapt or die.

The content is much more enjoyable in static-free high-fidelity sound.

On 26 Apr 2004 09:18:39 -0700, (Lawrence H. Bulk)
wrote:

I've seen that notice too but Walter Hess did not mention it to me in
his e-mail reply. Also, unfortunately, DAB would be of use only to
European, Canadian, or US users in the northern states, I believe.

Remember when any radio could work anywhere in the world? This
fragmenting of broadcast standards may be a first step (intentionally
or not) to restrict availability of information which could then be
"censored" locally by the powers-that-be (and I might mention that I
am NOT a "right-wing conspiracy advocate"). TV has basically always
been that way. What a shame.

I think I'll wait until a multi-format portable receiver is designed
(if ever). Like some others, I have no interest in "pay" radio (which
is not true world-band, anyway).

Lawrence

Noel wrote in message . ..

http://www.etonmall.com/asp/EIXM.asp

Claims that this receiver is DAB ready.

"Lawrence H. Bulk" wrote in message
om...
I've seen that notice too but Walter Hess did not mention it to me in
his e-mail reply. Also, unfortunately, DAB would be of use only to
European, Canadian, or US users in the northern states, I believe.

Remember when any radio could work anywhere in the world?


That changed in the late 30s with the introduction of FM in the US.

And the FM band of Japan is different than the FM bands of the rest of the
world. The Soviet/Eastern Europe FM band was different, but they've been
moving up to the standard FM band over the last few years.

If you limit the choice to a standard AM broadcast band radio, they still
work anywhere in the world, and will for the forseeable future.



This
fragmenting of broadcast standards may be a first step (intentionally
or not) to restrict availability of information which could then be
"censored" locally by the powers-that-be (and I might mention that I
am NOT a "right-wing conspiracy advocate"). TV has basically always
been that way. What a shame.

I think I'll wait until a multi-format portable receiver is designed
(if ever). Like some others, I have no interest in "pay" radio (which
is not true world-band, anyway).

Lawrence


The current IBOC transmission are compatable with current radios. The IBOC
standard can go all digital, which can only be received on IBOC radios,
provided this IBOC thing proves to be sucessful.

I can see why nobody is making a true multimode radio. Many of these
standards have license fees and additional manufacturing costs, and if these
standards aren't in common use, they will needlessly add cost to the radio.
More than that, a consumer might expect the features to actually do
something even if no broadcaster in the area is using the system. And
there's no guarantee any broadcasters will be using these systems in ten
years.

Frank Dresser