<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="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">I have to disagree slightly, although i see an upgrade from DAB to another system in the future (similar to Freeview to HD Freeview etc) its a long way off in the future.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">We are going to be using DAB for another 5-10 years at least..</div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Because its all down to money at the end of the day.. Unless the government wants to spend alot of money on a new
network, transmissions costs etc then its not going to happen..</div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Do you think commercial radio groups and stations would replace technology, do you think multiplex operators will pay for another / new licence and kit...</div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">Do you think the public will replace their DAB radios? (which arent compatible, although most new Digital radios can work on other systems there are still tens of thousands of current sets that are DAB only) or do you think they will agree to the Government and BBC spending lots of money to replace the system.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial,
helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">What we really need is for all broadcasters to get behind it and work together, and ideally more spending by the government on transmitters, publicity, radio exchanges who knows what else... and an inclusive plan forward that includes community broadcasters and the promoted longevity of FM as well as DAB.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Digital radio is good for everyone, the listener with more choice and maybe better quality, the stations with more opportunities.. including community radio stations</font></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black; "><br></div><div style="font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black; ">Martin</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black; "><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Ian Hickling <transplanfm@hotmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> martin@martinsteers.co.uk; cma-l <cma-l@commedia.org.uk><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sun, 9 January, 2011 10:08:19<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [cma-l] DRM+<br></font><br>
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My view is that it's excllent news.<br>
Digital radio is certainly here to stay.<br>
DAB frankly isn't.<br>
We'll have to endure its shortcomings whilst enjoying its benefits - and see negligeable expansion other than that entirely caused by blind political pressure.<br>
It illustrates a headlong rush to unilaterally achieve a poorly-conceived goal without the right research or the correct level of collaboration with the rest of the world-wide Industry.<br> <br>
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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 07:22:06 -0800<br>From: martin@martinsteers.co.uk<br>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Fwd: DRM+ tests in the UK<br><br>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">This isnt great news.. good and interesting granted.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">I have nothing against trailing an system and seeing what happens.</div>
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<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 style="FONT-SIZE:small;" class="ecxApple-style-span"> at this stage would be disastrous.</span></div>
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<div><font class="ecxApple-style-span" size="2">DAB no matter what peoples thoughts are, is here to stay for a while.</font></div>
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<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 rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>[mailto:<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk"
target="_blank" 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 rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:christer.hederstrom@comhem.se" target="_blank" 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 rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:members_cmfe@lists.freie-radios.at" target="_blank"
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
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