[opendtv] Re: DAB+ in the USA

  • From: "Barry Wilkins" <barry.barrywilkins@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:50:11 +1300

Yes, that I imagine is right. And yes it was apparently the old April fool
trickery.

Barry



On 4/2/08, John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>  Barry;
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> I think L-band usage is still as problematic in the U.S. now as it was in
> 1990.
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> John Willkie
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> *De:* opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *En
> nombre de *Barry Wilkins
> *Enviado el:* Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:16 AM
> *Para:* opendtv
> *Asunto:* [opendtv] DAB+ in the USA
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> I have just noticed an interesting development where the FCC is apparently
> permitting trials of DAB+. Going to use SFNs as well.
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>  See:  http://www.wohnort.demon.co.uk/DAB/
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> That being the case and if successful, that would be very good news
> internationally. The pricing of receivers would be expected to take a sharp
> nose dive and the available range increase greatly. So I'm hoping it
> succeeds as we (here) are only going to piggyback off the Australian market
> at present. All the feedback I have to hand is that IBOC is not popular in
> the US and that it is practically dead like the HD DVD. Can someone confirm
> or otherwise?
>
> Barry Wilkins
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