On 23 February the trial transmission for DAB+ digital radio in Canberra was bumped up from 1kW to 3.1kW. Makes a big difference. I now get perfect reception in the house, and good enough reception in my office (despite the tin foil insulation and metal roof).<\/p>\n
Sound quality on the commercial stations has improved, too.<\/p>\n
So why my ‘nearly’ qualification? Still no ABC. Indeed, ABC says it won’t participate in the trial until it has an assurance from the Government that it will be permanent.<\/p>\n
(Declaration: I went to a reboot of the system at Parliament House the other night, where I was presented with an OXX Digital ‘Vantage’ portable DAB+ radio.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On 23 February the trial transmission for DAB+ digital radio in Canberra was bumped up from 1kW to 3.1kW. Makes a big difference. I now get perfect reception in the house, and good enough reception in my office (despite the … Continue reading