Is Am Radio Dead?

Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by lormayna on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:11PM (#34597958)

Let's hope that DRM (https://www.drm.org/) will replace AM. At the moment, the big issue is the lack of cheap receivers.

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by JohnFen on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @04:31PM (#34602486)

I dunno. The disaster that was the switch to digital TV broadcasting makes me leery of this.

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by Johnythree on Thursday February 02, 2023 @01:46AM (#34623035)

I have a dozen or so DRM channels programmed into my SDR. Even a couple of MW AM ones.

And I tune through them every day or two.

The problem is that the performance of DRM is terrible. It takes a hugely strong signal before it is free of drop-outs, plus is very intolerant of any interference on the same channel. And of course drop-outs with DRM are very jarring, as they lock up the channel for many seconds.

When compared with a conventional AM Transmitter from the same city, at the same power, the AM TX is far more pleasant to listen to.

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by lormayna on Thursday February 02, 2023 @11:19AM (#34628718)

Which software are you using to decode DRM?

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