Hopefully they dont go digital on the current analogue
bands It will end up like UHF Sky TV -just a waste of
spectrum with rubbish on ie fill the band up with
hash.
Michael
--- Ross Levis <ross@...> wrote:
> I guess all we can do is hope that whoever controls
> the channels will provide them to non-profit
> organisations at a low-cost.
>
> Cheers,
> Ross.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Dyke
> To: LPFM_Radio@...
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 8:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [LPFM] Regarding 88.1FM
>
>
> Hi Ross
>
> I would think that the terrestrial version is more
> likely with someone like BCL installing transmitters
> at their existing sites and then selling channels to
> various outfits. Broadcasting from staellite has
> some interesting challenges for mobile users that
> the terrestrial version gets around. If BCL do
> offer the service and people buy the receivers, I
> would think that it will open a market for a
> competing 'budget' operators in the main centres.
> Making the spectrum available (around 1500MHz) and
> ensuring that competition can happen will be the
> interesting challenges for the MED.
>
> Cheers
> Andrew
>
> PS This is only my personal view as I have no idea
> what the Ministry is doing in this area.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ross Levis
> To: LPFM_Radio@...
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [LPFM] Regarding 88.1FM
>
>
> What is the major cost in DAB? I presume
> terrestrial broadcasting will be possible, not just
> satellite? Is it not just another transmitter on a
> high hill on a high frequency?
>
> Ross.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Dyke
> To: LPFM_Radio@...
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [LPFM] Regarding 88.1FM
>
>
> I'm with Jochen on this one
>
> Band expanders are just a quick fix and
> actually cause us significant problems with the
> radiation of signals in other bands and mixing
> problems. They also reduce sensitivity quite
> markedly meaning that we all miss out on coverage.
>
> DAB is still the best thing going for the
> future despite the large capital investment. I can
> hardly wait for the first "commercial" DAB service,
> purely to see how long it takes for a "shoestring"
> version to pop up run by people with a more
> community-minded philosophy.
>
> Cheers
> Andrew
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jochen Siegenthaler
> To: LPFM_Radio@...
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [LPFM] Regarding 88.1FM
>
>
> Appreciate your point - but a major change
> of the regulated spectrum (which has been set over
> 20 years ago.) is simply really dificult to do.
>
> Yes, you mught advantage the owners of
> radios designed for the Japanese domestic market.
>
> But you then disadvantage the owners of
> radios designed for the New Zealand domestic market.
>
> And afterall, which country do we live in?
>
> The next big change to radio will be the
> adoption of DAB, or satellite broadcasting - both
> way in the future because of the costs.
>
> Jochen
>
> >>> Michael and Ross <alnairgrus@...>
> 03/06/2003 >>>
> See what I mean no one thinks outside the
> "square"
> --- Jochen Siegenthaler
> <Jochen.Siegenthaler@...> wrote:
> > Forget it.
> >
> > The NZ FM band is 88-108 MHz, and won't
> change.
> >
> > We have an existing FM band that works
> well and fits
> > with the overwhelming majority of the
> world market
> > for receivers.
> >
> >
>
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