[BC] DRM

[Craig Bowman]

I agree with everything you wrote with the minor exception:  As with AM 
Stereo, there will be no winners.


Craig Bowman
Bowman Engineering
Durand, MI 48429
989-277-8835





WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 12/13/2005 06:24:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>jvodenik at sosinet.net writes:
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>>The Voice of America was toying with DRM for a while.  I don't know the 
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>> of our involvement at this time.  From what little I have read, it seems 
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>> to be an excellent replacement for IBAC.
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>The FM version is certainly better on at least four different fronts...
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>1) Economically: You buy the box for $9,000. You own it. No license fees. 
>Ever.
>2) Technically: The DRM signal runs in the SCA subcarrier region of your 
>existing carrier. It hooks-up just like an SCA generator(s) There is no need for a 
>second transmitter, no diplexing issues, no "stomping on your neighbors".
>3) Marketplace: Receiver technology is already in use, and it can be 
>integrated with existing receivers. (A minor mod is usually all that's required.) It 
>won't cost $300-$500 for a radio.
>4) Portability: It may even be fully battery-friendly and portable, but I'm 
>not sure.
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>It makes far too much sense, that's why we'll probably never see it happen. 
>It's Khan vs Motorola all over again... the technically inferior system is 
>going to "win" because of the big money behind it. The consumers will balk at $500 
>table radios.
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>Willie...
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