<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-size: 10pt; ">This isnt great news.. good and interesting granted.</div><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; ">I have nothing against trailing an system and seeing what happens.</div><div style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; ">HOWEVER as a radio industry there has to be a continuation of the digital expansion and migration, to attempt to alter the plan now<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> at this stage would be disastrous.</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">DAB no matter what peoples thoughts are, is here to stay for a while.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font
class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Martin</font></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Alan Coote <alan.coote@btinternet.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> jaqui devereux <jaqui.devereux@commedia.org.uk>; cma-l <cma-l@commedia.org.uk><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Fri, 7 January, 2011 17:16:30<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] Fwd: DRM+ tests in the UK<br></font><br>At last!!!!!,<br><br>Although it doesn't seem as Ofcom are actively involved. Anyone know if they<br>have just sanctioned the trial for DRM Consortium to run? And where will be<br>result go?<br><br>Alan<br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a
ymailto="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>[mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>] On Behalf Of jaqui devereux<br>Sent: 06 January 2011 2:23 PM<br>To: cma-l<br>Subject: [cma-l] Fwd: DRM+ tests in the UK<br><br>Dear all<br><br>You might be interested in this - DRM+ trials in Scotland<br><br>Will keep you posted when we get more information<br><br>Best wishes and Happy New Year to you all<br><br>Jaqui<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Christer Hederström | Ideosphere <<a ymailto="mailto:christer.hederstrom@comhem.se" href="mailto:christer.hederstrom@comhem.se">christer.hederstrom@comhem.se</a>><br>Date: 6 January 2011 13:22<br>Subject: [Members_cmfe] DRM+ tests in the UK<br>To: CMFE Members <<a
ymailto="mailto:members_cmfe@lists.freie-radios.at" href="mailto:members_cmfe@lists.freie-radios.at">members_cmfe@lists.freie-radios.at</a>><br><br><br>DRM+ trial in the UK in first quarter of 2011<br><br>The DRM Digital Radio Mondiale standard was extended in 2009 to add an<br>additional mode for operation in the VHF broadcasting bands (known as<br>DRM+), enhancing the established capability of DRM for digital radio<br>services in the bands below 30 MHz.<br><br>DRM provides many features to allow user-friendly, high quality radio to be<br>broadcast, including use of station names rather than frequencies,<br>consistent digital audio, additional text and visualisation, an EPG,<br>alternate service signalling, and automatic service following to DRM, DAB,<br>FM and AM services.<br><br>After the successful trial in Sri Lanka (November 2010) the DRM Consortium<br>will mount a comprehensive DRM+ trial in the UK. The trial will take place<br>in the
Edinburgh area of Scotland in the first quarter of 2011. Its<br>objectives are:<br><br> • To measure the coverage of DRM+ operating in various transmission<br>modes (lower capacity, higher ruggedness; higher capacity, lower<br>ruggedness)<br> • To compare the coverage of FM and DRM+ in terms of transmit power<br> • To assess the impact of DRM+ on FM and vice-versa<br> • To demonstrate the performance of DRM+ in a range of environments<br>throughout the coverage area, for example, urban, suburban, rural, etc., and<br>therefore provide an analysis of performance in the presence of multipath<br>interference, terrain shielding, man-made obstructions, etc., in both strong<br>and weak signal areas;<br> • To measure the pattern of the antenna in order to correlate<br>performance in different directions with expected
performance;<br> • To provide suitable measurement data to international regulatory<br>bodies, such as CEPT and ITU.<br>(Source: DRM Consortium)<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Members_cmfe mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Members_cmfe@lists.freie-radios.at" href="mailto:Members_cmfe@lists.freie-radios.at">Members_cmfe@lists.freie-radios.at</a><br><a href="http://lists.servus.at/mailman/listinfo/members_cmfe" target="_blank">http://lists.servus.at/mailman/listinfo/members_cmfe</a><br><br><br><br>--<br>Jaqui Devereux<br>Director, Community Media Association<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>cma-l mailing list - <a ymailto="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br><br><span>Community Media Association - <a target="_blank"
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