"Must Read" for the DRM Enthusiast!

The consortium just posted the new and improved version of the DRM Introduction & Implementation Guide. This is essential reading for anyone interested in learning more about the properties and benefits of Digital Radio Mondiale. Just in time too since we need to convince the powers that be to test DRM in all-digital on the USA AM/MW band. Of course, we already have lots of research to prove our point!

New DRM articles from Korea in our Bibliography

You may recall when we were reporting about MSway DRM receivers (now cancelled entirely), our friend Marticia explained the connection her company had with KETI (Korean Electronics Technology Institute). Some of that research has recently been released in the form of journal articles. Check out our fine DRM Bibliography for these new entries (links to PDFs are included there)...

Performance Analysis of Sampling Frequency Offset Synchronization Scheme for DRM Systems.

Integer Frequency Offset Synchronization Scheme with Low Implementation Complexity for OFDM Systems.

A Frame Synchronization Method with Robustness to the Effects of Initial SFO in DRM Systems.

Don't neglect our Bibliography

Once again for your reading pleasure I have updated the DRM Bibliography. Please note, listed are numerous articles from our favorite DRM luminaries interviewed right here on drmna.info!

There is some great research here and many of the articles are available for the "library impaired" via PDF so you have no excuse not to be up-to-speed with current DRM technology!

For the more studious, I recommend heading out to the library and asking for an Interlibrary Loan or seeing if the journals listed are locally held. This stuff is HOT! Get reading!

Greetings IEEE Broadcast Symposium attendees

Welcome IEEE Broadcast Symposium attendees and thanks for stopping by drmna.info!

About us: We are a group of enthusiasts and specialists that recognize the value of the Digital Radio Mondiale technology and want it for North America. As the shortwave bands are abandoned by traditional analogue broadcasting, we see an opening for this excellent digital alternative. We'd love to have your insight and input regarding DRM in North America. Please take time to join the DRMNA Yahoo Group and read through the drmna.info posts. Be sure to check-out our Technical Bibliography too.

DRM offers improvements compared to traditional shortwave broadcasting including audio quality, stereo, image transmission, text and even video. DRM is a solution for end users as well as the broadcasting chain such as STL. Please look into the DRM standard and help us in our work to encourage the FCC to make changes friendly to the implementation of DRM in NA. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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DRM Journal citation bibliography

The following is a list of (mostly) academic articles (listed by title) to help in understanding, implementing and using DRM. Some are available online free (links included where applicable), others you may have to obtain through your library. Enjoy!

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Accuracy analysis of the Millington's prediction method in the medium waveband. Guerra, David, et al. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 55.2, 2007, pg 500+
 

AIR–DRM All India Radio DRM+ Showcase. May 2011.

Analysis of the ITU-R P.1546-2 Prediction Method Accuracy for DRM Local Coverage Using the 26 MHz Band. Peña et al. IEEE BTS Annual Symposium. Washington DC. 2007. USA.

Autocorrelation properties of OFDM timing synchronization waveforms employing pilot subcarriers. Ureten, Oktay, and Selcuk Tascioglu. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2009.

Carrier and Noise Measurements in the Medium Wave Band for Urban Indoor Reception of Digital Radio. I Fernandez, P Angueira, D De la Vega, I Peña et al. Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions. Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions. Vol PP Issue:99. pg 1

CBC TECHNOLOGY REVIEW. P Jackson, MBA Jacques Bouliane

A common SDR platform for digital audio broadcasting system.
Di, Na et al. [Acad. of Broadcasting Sci., Radio Inst., State Adm. of Radio, Film & Telev., Beijing, China] Image and Signal Processing (CISP), 3rd International Congress. 2010. pg 3708+

Compatibility analysis of in-band digital radio systems in interference channel environment. Baek, M.S. et al. Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC), International Conference, 2010, pg 539+

Delivering Digits to Rural Radios: Making Digital Radio Mondiale Work. OP Haffenden. Second European Conference on Antennas and Propagation [EuCAP], 2007

Design of a mixed prime factor FFT for portable digital radio mondiale receiver. Kim, Dong-Sun, et al. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics 54.4 , 2008, pg 1590+

Digital HF communications for the polar regions - a low-cost alternative to satellite? M Prior-Jones, M Warrington, MR Prior-Jones. EGU General Assembly, 2010

DRM - A Broadcaster's Guide

Digital radio mondiale (DRM) system performances in multipath fading environment. S Rimac-DrIje, T Matic, D Zagar. ELMAR (47th), 2005.

Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM): multitransmitter networks and diversity reception. OP Haffenden, AJ Murphy, JE Elliott - Proc. IBC 2004
 

DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE - HOW FAR HAVE WE COME? PR Gordon

Digital-radio-mondiale (DRM) measurement-system design and measurement methodology for fixed and mobile reception. Prieto, Gorka, et al. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement 57.3 , 2008, pg 565+

DRM Lecture Series by Rev. Dr. John Stanley

Digitising VHF FM sound broadcasting with DRM+. A Steil, F Schad, M Feilen, M Kohler 2009

DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) local coverage tests using the 26 MHz broadcasting band. Matias, Jose Maria, et al. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 53.1 , 2007, pg 59+

DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) tests results for mobile reception in 26 MHz band for local coverage. JM Matias, I Pena, D de la Vega BMSB 2009

DRM 20 kHz simulcast field trials in the medium wave band in Mexico D.F. Gil, Unai, et al. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 54.1 , 2008, pg 53+

DRM for Local Coverage in the 11 m band - Predictions and Measurements. F Maier, I Pena, P Angueira, A Tissen. 10th Workshop on Digital..., 2009

DRM reception - the practical experience.

Estimation of inchannel-interference to Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) signals during operation. Losada, Iker, et al. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 54.2 , 2008, pg 287+

External noise measurements in the medium wave band. Prieto, Gorka, et al. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 53.2 , 2007, pg 553+

Frequency synchronization strategy for a PC-based DRM receiver. V Fischer, A Kurpiers Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany.

Implementation of Digital Radio Mondiale receiver-part I. DE Willcox, J Kim, C Loewen System Theory Symposium (SSST), 2010

An improved sampling frequency offset estimator for OFDM-based digital radio mondiale systems. You, Young-Hwan, et al. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 54.2 , 2008, pg 283+

IST RADIATE Field Trials and their impact on System Design and Operation of Digital Radio Mondiale. A Giefer, R Down, M Newton, K Warren.

Local digital radio in the 26 MHz band using DRM-Results of the Brasilia field trials. RG Neves, I Pena, FF Lima, H Abdalla IMOC 2007

Local Radio in the 26 MHz Band Using DRM: Results of the Nuremberg Field Trial and General Considerations. T Lauterbach 2005

Local Radio using Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) in the 26 MHz Band?A R‚ sum‚ at the end of the Nuremberg/Dillberg field trial. 

Location correction factor for coverage planning tools for DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) in the 26 MHz band. JM Matfas, I Pena, D de la Vega Broadband, 2008

Low-computation-cycle, power-efficient, and reconfigurable design of recursive DFT for portable digital radio mondiale receiver. Shin-Chi Lai, et al. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-II-Express Briefs 57.8 , 2010, pg 647+

Measurement on DRM Transmitter Delta.

Medium wave Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) field strength time variation in different reception environments. Guerra, D., et al. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 52.4 , 2006, pg 483+

Medium wave DRM field test results in urban and rural environments. Guerra, David, et al. Medium wave DRM field test results in urban and rural environments. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 51.4 , 2005, pg 431+

A mixed-path groundwave field-strength prediction virtual tool for digital radio broadcast systems in medium and short wave bands. L Sevgi. Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE, 2006

Mobile reception of digital AM audio and data services using long-range skywave propagation. Lauterbach, Thomas, and Matthias Unbehaun. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 53.3 , 2007, pg 597+

Multiple-site investigation of the properties of an HF radio channel and the ionosphere using Digital Radio Mondiale broadcasting. J Mlynarczyk, P Koperski. Advances in Space Research. 6 Oct 2011

Performance evaluation of low density parity check codes for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) system. Wang Jiaqing, Yu Xiaoyan, and Wu Lenan. Journal of Electronics [China] 23.2 , 2006, pg 189+

Planning Factors for Digital Local Broadcasting in the 26 MHz Band.

I Pena, T Lauterbach, P Angueira, A Arrinda et al. Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on. Vol 57 Issue: 1, March 2011. pg 24+

The practical experience of DRM long distance reception. Professional Test Receiver for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Signals. I Eizmendi, I Pichel, M Velez, G Prieto ISCE, 2006

Robustness mode detection algorithm in the DRM system. Zeng, Lin, et al. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting 54.4 , 2008, pg 792+

Shore-to-ship data transmission utilizing the DRM system. A Heuberger, C Bartsch, G Kilian. Ionospheric Radio Systems, 2009

Study of the ionospheric interference for planning DRM local services using the 26 MHz band. I Pena, U Gil, I Angulo, P Angueira. Ionospheric radio Systems and Techniques (IRST) 2009

Technical Aspects Outline for the Strategy of Launching Digital Broadcasting in Poland on Wave Bands Below 30 MHz A Dusiński, J Jarkowski. Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology, 03/2011, pg 141.

Technical feasibility study and field trial concept for DRM-based digital radio in the VHF-FM radio band. A Steil, M Kreutzer, M Feilen, J Lehnert.

Transmit diversity in the DFM system. Wang, Pengjun et al. [Dept. of E.E., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China]. Computer Application and System Modeling (ICCASM), International Conference, 2010. pg V2-533 - V2-537

Urban indoor noise level characterization in the Medium Wave band. I Fernandez, P Angueira, A Arrinda. Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on , 2010, pg 1

The Use of the DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) system for local broadcasting in the 26MHz band and potential for skywave propagation interference between 2 or more broadcasts operating on the same frequency channel (co-channel interference). H Donald Messer, 2007

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