DRM Consortium Publishes its Results and Overview of 2021 Delhi/Jaipur DRM FM Trial
In February and March 2021, the DRM Consortium, its members and supporters in India and internationally, conducted an extensive demo/trial of the global, ITU recommended DRM Digital Radio Mondiale standard applied for local/regional services in the FM band. This demo was carried out at the request of the AIR (All India Radio) as part of an evaluation of two digital radio options for the FM band to choose from and recommend for adoption to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The Consortium has now published its results and overview of the trial. Read more
The report was also covered in the media:
DRM Says India Trials Make Its Case - Radio World.
Results Published by DRM on FM Tests in India Encouraging - RedTech
DRM Consortium Gives Its Most Complete Presentation Ever to HFCC
On September 1st, key members of the DRM Consortium: Alexander Zink - Fraunhofer IIS, Simon Kendall - Ampegon, Radu Obreja - DRM, Yogendra Pal – India and Ruxandra Obreja - DRM gave their most complete and complex presentation to HFCC members during their B21 Shortwave Co-ordination online meeting.
The over two hours’ long presentation and questions and answers session that followed it just proved once more how busy the Consortium has been in the past six months and how much progress has been registered in many corners of the world. Download presentation here.
Video - Using DRM Digital Radio to Deliver Education
A new video showcasing the benefits of using DRM digital radio to deliver distance learning is now available. The video is an addition to the collection of DRM videos available on our YouTube channel, designed to highlight the advantages of DRM delivering digital radio for all.
Blog Alert: Making Digital Radio Part of the New Multimedia Landscape
In her latest blog in Radio World, DRM Chair, Ruxandra Obreja explores digital radio’s place in the flourishing streaming and podcasting landscape. Read more
Brazil Report on SW Digital Broadcasts
The report on the successful trail of shortwave in DRM for domestic use in Brazil was recently published. The trial at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 was a joint effort between The Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications in Brasilia, the University of Brasilia, EBC – the public broadcaster, the DRM Brazil Platform, and other commercial enterprises and interested parties. The aim was to get extensive coverage in DRM SW especially over the wide and sparsely populated of the Brazilian northern areas, the rich Amazonian region.
The report gives a detailed report on the set up and results of the DRM trial and demo. It concludes that: "...the successful realization of Phase 1 of the project necessarily implies continuity, with the development and dissemination of national low-cost DRM receivers in Phase 2. One cannot lose the "savoir faire" or knowledge acquired so far and thus condemning isolated populations to ignorance due to lack of information. This opens up a new perspective for quality communicationover long distances, integrating the most distant regions of Brazil."
KTWR Expands DRM Broadcasts to India
The KTWR station broadcasting from the Pacific US territory of Guam will expand the experimental DRM broadcasts started recently to audiences in India. The broadcasts will start next month (October 2021) in Tamil and other Indian languages. Read more
Shortwave Radios Keep Up with Tech - Radio World – DRM Responds
DRM Consortium responded to an article in a recent edition in Radio World on the current status of shortwave broadcasting. Read more
DRM Personalised Energy Calculator Tool
Become an expert, in three minutes, in calculating your energy savings with DRM in AM and FM bands. To see how please view here. To request a personalised link to use the efficiency energy calculator please write to: energyefficiency@drm.org. |
