Links
uk-dab.info
Web site providing news and information relating to digital radio in the UK.
The Wohnort DAB site:
National DAB news, DAB technical parameters, frequency tables, national-
regional- and local-multiplexes station and bit rate listings (good site to see
what stations will be available), pictures and information about all types of
DAB receivers, transmitter information, DAB aerials.
DAB Commercial Station Finder:
This page shows you which local and regional stations you should be able to
pick up in your area. Remember that you will also get the DAB national multiplex
stations from the BBC and DigitalOne if they have rolled out their network to
your area. For a list of national multiplex stations see the DAB
Bit Rates table.
Detailed
Coverage Map
Transmitter
Parameters
Digital Radio websites around the world
godigital.co.il -
Website providing digital radio, digital TV and mobile TV information in Israel
digitalradio.co.nz
- Digital radio website for New Zealand Digital Radio Related Newsgroups
alt.radio.digital
uk.tech.broadcast
uk.tech.digital-tv
uk.tech.tv.sky
uk.rec.audio
uk.rec.audio.car
BBC Digital Radio Sites
BBC: How to Get
Digital Radio:
Briefly explains how to get digital radio via DAB, digital satellite, and
digital cable. Cable is reported to be worse audio quality than via satellite.
Also note that they say that digital satellite costs £215 for a set-top box and
minidish plus £100 for installation. Firstly £215 is expensive and assumes
you're not getting Sky and also installation is far from impossible for people
with a small amount of DIY experience and that installation actually starts from
£50 and is only £25 from Sky at the moment (April 2002).
BBC's Digital Radio Website:
Links to digital radio information specific to the BBC.
BBC Reception Advice Web Page
Links to digital radio via DAB, satellite, cable, Internet. Also, to BBC
digital radio services, transmitter info, factsheets
BBC Technology Page
BBC
Radio via Satellite
BBC
Broadcasting News Page
BBC
Digital Radio Q&A
BBC Research & Development Home Page
BBC
R&D White Paper: Common Problems in DAB Receivers (269 KB)
BBC Research Papers List
BBC
Factsheets
BBC Ogg Vorbis Streams
BBC
Research Paper/Article About COFDM
The BBC
Charter: Objective of the Corporation
Point (g) says "To develop, extend and improve the Home Services..."
which seems to be an opposite requirement to transmitting the BBC multiplex with
deliberate wasted capacity.
DAB
Eureka 147 Specification
Click on 'ETSI' on the first row for EN 300 401, then register in order to
download the specification which is about 2 MB, and not the most interesting
read in the world.
Digital
Satellite Footprints (Astra 28.2 degrees East)
Place mouse over Astra 2A to see the footprint for Sky's satellite. If you
don't subscribe to Sky the signals come from the same satellite.
Radiocommunications
Agency: Strategy for the future use of the Radio Spectrum in the UK 2001
Report (270KB)
Blake Aerials
DABBar Front-End Wavefinder
Application
Wavefinder
Information
Psion Wavefinder
Homepage
Wavefinder Chat Rooms
Power
supply to fix Wavefinder dropouts:
This power supply helps alleviate dropout problems with the Wavefinder. It
might help alleviate the problem with the Wavefinder crashing but the jury is
still out. The actual item has the order code JC92A and is a 12V 500mA mains
adaptor.
Fast Information
Channel (FIC) Decoder:
This decoder is a small application that you can use to view technical
parameters from real multiplexes. These technical parameters are contained
within the DAB bit stream. You can download FIC data samples from Esslinger
DAB Multiplex Configuration Data. Example FIC data files from the BBC
and Digital
One multiplexes from April 2001 are available at the bottom of that page and
also the two commercial multiplexes in London at that time.
DigiGuide Homepage
Digital Radio Modiale (DRM):
New digital radio system in the MW spectrum (to replace AM stations)
mp3DirectCut
Psion
Wavefinder Unofficial FAQ
Radio
Spectrum Use List
Radio Spectrum
Frequency Band's List
RAJAR Radio Listener
Numbers
Strategy
for the Future Use of the Radio Spectrum in the UK 2001
Review
of Radio Spectrum Management 2002 (872 KB)
Use of UK Radio
Spectrum List
XM
& Digital Satellite Radio
Fax Your MP (free service)
Radiocommunications Agency
Radio Authority
Tuner
Reviews
MPEG Audio Page
Radioscape
DAB Receiver PC Card
Arbitron Internet
Radio Listener Numbers
Another DAB Receiver Pictures
Page
Antiference Aerials
PCABX Blind Listening Tests Website
Voice of the Listener & Viewer
European Broadcasting
Union (EBU) Technical Review Index
A lot of research papers/articles about different areas of broadcasting.
How DAB Works
Another How DAB
Works
DAB Audio
Processing, Bit Rates & Audio Quality
View on Audio
Processing
Hybrid IBOC-AM Digital
Radio System (US)
Economist
Article About Digital Radio in the US
Department for Culture, Media &
Sport (DCMS)
Contact details
DCMS:
Creative, Media & Arts Homepage: TV & Media Homepage
This is the section that is responsible for overseeing the broadcasting
industry and these people are the ones that need to be convinced to give
additional spectrum for DAB.
Goodmans
Press Release
PCRecording.com
MAD Plug-in for
Winamp
Wavefinder with Windows XP
USB Drivers Solution
In-Car Audio New
Technology
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