[BC] DRM vs. IBOC

Robert Meuser Robertm
Thu Jul 6 19:31:24 CDT 2006


Not exactly Kevin

DRM is scalable. It could be as little as 4.5 or 5 kHz total or it could fill a 
20 kHz channel. It is all about how one configures it.

R

Kevin Tekel wrote:
> Mike McCarthy wrote:
>  > DRM is really on-channel...and so is Ibiquity in the non-hybrid mode.
>  > Both live within the 10Khz channel in the end.
> 
> No, DRM takes up only +/- 5 kHz (or +/- 4.5 kHz in areas with 9 kHz
> channel spacing), while full-digital AM IBOC hogs a whole +/- 10 kHz (for
> a total RF bandwidth of 20 kHz).
> 
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