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dxAce wrote: craigm wrote: wrote: I really have my doubts about this "world-wide renaissance of radio". The average user of radio and especially SW isn't likely to go to the added hassle of DRM. I have played with DRM and I am very underwealmed. DRM radios consume much more energy, IE much shorter battery life, then analog. A lot of users have no access to "made" electricity and have to rely on batteries. The greater radio complexity also promises greater user headaches. Just my thoughts. Terry You are talking about the first generation of a technology. You could also say the same thing about digital displays on portable SW radios when they were first available. A portable CD player can run 50-80 hours on two AA batteries. Would you have expected that when CDs were first introduced? Think about where the technology could go. It can go to hell and take its QRM with it! Just my opinion. dxAce Michigan USA If it is anything like IBOC, they can keep it. While IBOC touts the benefits of their modulation scheme, they don't bother to tell anybody that their hybrid transmissions consume (yes consume) three channels of broadcasting space on the medium wave band. (I know I've said this before). All of this, and you get to pay a licensing fee! Pete |
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I know, I have one of the first Diamond Rio MP3
players (PMP300?) and it did well to run for 4 or 5 hours on a "AA" cell. I treated myeself to a Rio Chiba, that has 8 times the built in memory, and will run on a "AAA" for at at least 20 hours. (I couldn't stand NPR or commercial AM/FM radio any more and I can't see trying to put a SW in a modern auto BTDT and still have the scrs!) But having said that, I just don''t see a market big enough to get the economies of scale to make it practical. By the time that happens, the "third" world will all have telephone and modest internet access. A lot of 3rd wrold places already have very deep cell phone penetration (I ownder why the market guys came up with that word?) Look at how many MP3 players have been sold. Then look at how many SW radio have been sold since radio began. I am willing to be a nice steak dinner that MP3 players have the lead, or will very soon. I know 30+ people who have MP3 players. Now some like my sister have a PDA that also is a MP3 player. I know, not counting the hams, maybe 4 poeple who have SWs. And one is my wife. The other 2 are people Ihave given my oldr rigs (RF2000) and Sony ICF?-7600 to. Everyone wnat a MP3 player. Only us nuts want a radio that requires a "long antenna wire". I still think it is a whizbang technical solution looking for a problem. Terry |
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