[BC] DRM vs. IBOC

Robert Meuser Robertm
Fri Jul 7 09:36:58 CDT 2006


In either case about 17 db S/N is required. 9 DB better than what is considered 
interference free analog AM.

R

Powell E. Way III W4OPW wrote:
> 
> --- Robert Meuser <Robertm at broadcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> 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
> But it has one of the very serious downfalls that also
> plagues IBOC. It requires a strong pristine signal to
> decode. ANY analog interference kills it or if you
> don't have a superb signal, it drops out. 
> 
> 
> Powell
> 
> w4opw at americanbroadcastdx.com
> NNNN!
> 
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