There is always some time delay between analogue and digital transmissions. Analogue goes to air and is picked up immediately with nothing to process. Digital requires that some data is read into a buffer (just like waiting for a youTube video to buffer) before playback begins.
Having said that, this is a large delay which suggests the stream from which the DRM transmission is being derived is moving through many, geographically spaced equipments before it goes out on the transmitter.
There will be a delay because analogue AM fires out straight away and digital DRM is being beamed from a long distance being fed to the tx via satellite;this is usual for DRM services hence the delay,plus it has a series of hops from studio to satellite and back to the DRM transmitter.
Are they doing anything to correct this either now or in the future?
Mech1360 1 year ago
Digital is always behind analog b/c of the buffering that digital uses. This same thing happens with analog and DTV.
spunker88 2 years ago
There is always some time delay between analogue and digital transmissions. Analogue goes to air and is picked up immediately with nothing to process. Digital requires that some data is read into a buffer (just like waiting for a youTube video to buffer) before playback begins.
Having said that, this is a large delay which suggests the stream from which the DRM transmission is being derived is moving through many, geographically spaced equipments before it goes out on the transmitter.
lumabi25 3 years ago
The DRM sound is also clearer and sharper than the AM MW signal.
AnthonyUK 3 years ago
There will be a delay because analogue AM fires out straight away and digital DRM is being beamed from a long distance being fed to the tx via satellite;this is usual for DRM services hence the delay,plus it has a series of hops from studio to satellite and back to the DRM transmitter.
AnthonyUK 3 years ago