DE,

But now imagine in 2006 doing the same thing - Impossible !

With each of these made-for the Japanese, German and
American Radio Market radios had a different Digital Audio
Broadcast (DAB) Standard ! ! !

Do you now Broadcast (Transmit) in each of the
Multi-Standards so that all Radios will work ? ? ?
-Or- Do you Broadcast (Transmit) using one standard
and miss some of your potential Listeners who have
Radios that can not receive your type of Digital Signal.

For Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) to work World Wide
there needs to be a 'uniform' World Wide Standard for
all Transmitters and Receivers. Unless the intent is to
Nationalize and Regionalize Radio Listening and therefore
Eliminate International {Trans-Regional} Radio Listening.

As bad as Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) may be . . .
At least it is a World Wide Standard and may be in time
technology will evolve that will enable the reduction of
out-of-channel digital artifacts.

Why Is . . . Digital Radio needed below 30 MHz ?
WHY DRM = http://www.drm.org/system/whydigital.php
DRM TECH = http://www.drm.org/system/technicalaspect.php
DRM is the world's only, open standard digital radio system
for Short-Wave, AM/Medium-Wave and Long-Wave.
DRM has been endorsed by the ITU, IEC and ETSI.

IMHO - DRM should be the 'uniform' World Wide
Standard for all DAB below 30 MHz and a 'uniform'
World Wide Standard implemented for FM Band
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) World Wide.

Then for good-or-bad at least there would be a new
World Wide "Standard" 'portable' AM / FM Shortwave
Radio that would be available for all Radio Listeners
around the World. And future Shortwave Receivers


hey - it's just one radio listener's opinion ~ RHF