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IBOCcrock

On Dec 2, 8:53�pm, Steve wrote:
On Dec 2, 8:38 pm, "Easy FM" wrote:

Oh dear .. ignorance reigns supreme in the land of the flea ...

Australia has selected DAB+. It starts in capital cities in 2009. There is
also some consideration of DRM for regional areas, yet to be fully
considered. Nobody has even mentioned iBiquity's HD Radio which is a system
only adopted by the people who put Dubya in the white house and Arnie in the
mansion .. says it all really (and, sorry, Brazil, where the nuts come
from).

"Steve" wrote in message

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On Dec 2, 3:56 am, "Easy FM" wrote:
Obviously this needs explaining in words of few syllables.

The "problem" is that someone posted about HD Radio in an Australian
radio
newsgroup. As I understand it, only the US and Brazil have been stupid
enough to adopt the HD Radio technology, so the rest of us simply don't
care. It's the people cross-posting who are the uneducated "idiots". Just
keep away from groups that are not part of your silly technology is all
we
ask and then we won't have to respond in yours.

Simple really.

You obviously haven't been paying attention to events there, have you?
Here's a link for you:

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/digital/#Australia

I suggest you scroll down where it says:

On 14 October 2005, the Minister for Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts announced a framework for the introduction of
digital radio in Australia.

The services are to be initially established in the six state capital
cities (Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney) by 1
January 2009.

All national (ABC/SBS), commercial and wide-area community
broadcasters in those cities will be able to broadcast their existing
analogue services in digital or broadcast new services if they wish.

Further consideration is also being given to the adoption of more
spectrum-efficient technology for digital radio to enable broadcasters
to provide even better sound quality and new services. This may mean,
however, that the current generation of digital radio receivers may
not be compatible with the standard that is finally adopted in
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I know you want to be a smart ass, but you won't get the reaction you
desire so long as you're putting down digital radio in any of its
forms. You're preaching to the converted. However, you may have better
luck in other groups, if you try. Good luck!- Hide quoted text -

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All forms od digital radio are just hype and a farce - DAB is a mess
in the UK, and has stalled in the US and Canada:

http://hdradiofarce.blogspot.com/