"Frank Dresser" wrote in message ...
"Karl Graff" wrote in message
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Please excuse any ignorance I am going to show- you have helped me a lot
as
I learned to DX and what kind of radio gives the most bang for the buck.

What is the real deal with DRM?

In my opinion, it's a solution to a problem which doesn't exist. There's
the idea that there's a lot of people who would want to listen to SW radio,
if only SW radio had better sound. I'll say that more people would listen
to SW radio if only the programming appealed to them. Most nations are
cutting budgets for SW programming.

There's some hope that DRM might help with the penny pinching, if the
digital modulation will work acceptably with lower transmitter power.


I think you're right. I listen to SW because the programming appeals
to me--and I suspect the current audience of SWLers is made up of
people like me, who are turned off by what they hear on much of MW and
certainly by what they hear on FM. If DRM caused the nature of SW
programming to change, then it might create a new (very small)
audience, but I suspect it would lose a huge chunk of the current SW
audience.

Steve

Rember the predicted death of Medium Wave.
What do you think revivied it to it's current robust state?

I think it was CONTENT!

Do you remember some of the technological "advancements" the
industry tried to institute in order to "compete" with VHF FM BCB?
(AM Stereo for one).

To broaden your listener ship, you need CONTENT.
Something people want, but can't get easily elsewhere.
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Here is a thought: In 10 years HF BCB could be the terrestile equivalent of
sattelite radio via DRM. (is that good or bad?) In my mind it is only bad
if content is limited.