[BC] DRM

[Tom Bosscher]

WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
> .....the Voice of America was toying with DRM for a while.... 
 >From what little I have read, it seems to me
> to be an excellent replacement for IBAC.
> 
>.... 
> The FM version is certainly better on at least four different fronts...
> 
> 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.

	Willie, you are describing DRE, or Digital Radio Extra, that goes in 
the subcarrier region. VOA is experimenting with DRM, or Digital Radio 
Mondial. Robert M. is the expert on that mode.

	tom, very confused about life at 52 himself, bosscher