On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM, David A wrote:
Here in New Zealand DAB is dead, they did a trial then killed it.? Probably because streaming offered much of the same advantages without the need to invest in new hardware and little interest was shown by the public in DAB.? A shame but that is how it goes sometimes.
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There are plenty of AM stations but I suspect FM users outstrip them by a magnitude or two.
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The real driver of AM now is USA politics where it is being mandated for all new car because of the claim it what listeners are demanding.? While there is a notable market segment for AM listeners in the USA I suspect the truth of the demand may be misleading.
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DAB isn't all that good and was allready surpassed by streaming when introduced. AM and FM are much more reliable. DAB is difficult to receive, even in urban environments you often need an outdoor antenna. And in the beginning receivers where very expensive.
Here in the EU (NL) it never really took on. It than was made mandatory for new cars. And a rule was introduced that every FM broadcasting station had to deliver a digital stream for DAB. Just to push DAB to the general public.
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Choose between the following:
- a system with wide range, low energy cheap receivers, still working with low signal with some noise and mono, good penetration into buildings.
- a short range system with high energy costly receivers, not working at all whith poor signals, mediocre penetration into buildings.
- a short range system with? many transmitters, receiver build in to your phone, good penetration into buildings.
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For me DAB stands for Dead At Birth.
