India to use DRM on mediumwave

[FritzWue]

http://www.drm.org/news_item/All_Ind...e_in_New_Delhi

[Sleepwalker]

One 500 kW SW transmitter at AIR Bengaluru is being replaced by a new DRM Transmitter.

[DRM-OM]

Let's wait and see.

So far every station I saw investing heavy in DRM is/was switching off sooner or later:
BBC, DW, SWR (they replaced all transmitters), DLF/DLR until 2016 (Media Broadcast renewed the transmitters for them), WDR, Radio Vatican, RCI, RNW, RTL (cut SW, will switch off MW in 2014), Bulgaria, Romania, ...
Then there was this news in izvestia (sorry, in German): http://www.dxaktuell.de/?p=2448
or russian: http://izvestia.ru/news/522272

If true I doubt that one country alone can get things turned around ...

[Sleepwalker]

In case of AIR, even the emergency transmitters already bought and deployed in case of breakdown of permanent equipments are all DRM capable.

[mvs sarma]

While , perhaps India is preparintg technologically to latest standard, there is accute shortage of affordable(to iIndian nationals) DRM enabled receivers.
juat a miro fraction of listening techies and enthusiasts are using the services for hobby sake and mostly using PC interface.
As some friends commented, switching on a desktopfor listening a programin drm mode is a luxury. what apower loss.

Citizens of most nations need affordable Receivers. i sincerely dont feel that 120$ with additional taxes dities and transport , can be called affordable.

All that Indian government is doing is to be in step with technology ront and, i am sure that once cheaper Receivers are out in market, they would start broadcast.

all said, for emergency times like natiural disasters etc, AM / FM is the best as of now. AM for loner disatnce and FM as local coverage , with most mobile phones having in built FM Rx.

I hope that some mobile maker would come forward making mobile receive DRM signal.

[Siber]

I am afraid that when there will be very cheap radios, they will no longer need. Broadcasting at hight frequencies by the time cease to exist.

[mvs sarma]

Originally Posted by Siber

I am afraid that when there will be very cheap radios, they will no longer need. Broadcasting at hight frequencies by the time cease to exist.

Nice analysis, Siber. Hope you are fine.
I remember you as one man who made drm down conversion from de1103 possible. most others told it is not worth trying with that model.

[Siber]

If true I doubt that one country alone can get things turned around ...
Not jast alone...
Brasil
http://drm.org/uploads/files/Article...Aug%202012.pdf
Russia
http://marker.ru/news/529409 (russian)
" July 4, 2012
For digital radio in Russia may develop a special concept

....The issue of digital radio will bring to a session of the Government Commission on the development of broadcasting by the end of this year. In the case of a positive decision in the development of the concept is supposed to consider and possibly take into account the views of all interested parties. The purpose of developing the concept - prioritizing development of broadcasting with the latest trends in the music and speech broadcast technologies. The financial component of the work has not been determined, said the ministry. However, it can be assumed that the implementation of the proposed concept will require funding, comparable to what has been previously in the previous version of Federal Program for the Development of TV & Radio Broadcasting up to 2015 ."

[Sleepwalker]

India’s first 1000 Kilo Watt Digital Radio Mondiale-DRM Super Power
Transmitter-of All India Radio has been dedicated to the Nation at Liyare
village in Jamnagar district in Gujarat today.

Speaking on this occasion, Mr.Jawahar Sircar, Chief Executive Officer of
Prasar Bharati has said that All India Radio is going to install DRM
digital technology transmitters at other Stations very soon. He said that
this Super Power Transmitter of DRM Technology at Jamnagar will also help
to spread the India’s rich culture to our neighbouring countries.

Inaugurating the newly commissioned Super Power Transmitters at the Liyare
village of Jamnagar, Member of Indian Parliament Mr. Vikram Madam expressed his gratitude for fulfilling the long pending demand of this border region of
Gujarat.

Our Correspondent reports the Super Power Transmittre with DRM technology
is capable of broadcasting in DRM, AM and simulcast modes which is the
first of its kind in the country. The entire project was completed at the
total cost of 42 crore rupees.

Three brand new solid state transmitters of 400 kW of S7HP model made
by Thomson Broadcast of France is capable of pumping out 1200 kilo Watt
power has been installed here this year by Engineers from France along with
their counterparts from All India Radio.

Our Correspondent adds that it is a Relay Station used by Urdu, Sindhi and
Baluchi programs of AIR External Services beamed to nearby Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and some other Gulf countries in North West
direction.

The frequency is 1071 kHz for AM mode and 1080 kHz for DRM mode.

During tests, Urdu Service and Vividh Bharati programs are being broadcast.

per Alokesh Gupta alokeshgupta@gmail.com via yahoogroups.com
via DX-INDIA
via dxindia@groups.facebook.com

[Siber]

Dear Sleepwalker
do you have any information about the beginning of the regular transmission on these frequencies?

[simone]

At present AIR has MW DRM transmissions only from Rajkot, Gujarat, schedule is :

0015-0430, 0830-1930 UTC on 1080 kHz (in simulcast mode alongwith analog 1071 kHz)
Power is around 25 kW in DRM mode.
0015-0100 UTC Urdu
0100-0200 UTC Sindhi
0200-0430 UTC Urdu
0830-1130 UTC Urdu
1230-1500 UTC Sindhi
1500-1600 UTC Baluchi
1600-1930 UTC Urdu

These transmissions are also in the DRMschedule.ini, please download manually as the update button does not get the latest version of the schedule.

Regards,
Simone