Month: June 2012

DAB receiver test methods

30/06/2012
Project
Client: Ofcom
Author(s): Richard Rudd
Broadcasting Spectrum management Radio engineering

It was being proposed that DAB receivers should carry some form of certification mark, to indicate an acceptable level of performance.  To allow such a scheme, it was necessary to develop a robust and repeatable method for receiver sensitivity testing.  This study compared the sensitivity measurements obtained using two different test methods – one using[…]

DTT licence bid

30/06/2012
Project
Client: Digital TV Group
Author(s): Richard Rudd
Broadcasting Spectrum management

This study provided supported for a DTT licence bid in Malaysia.  Specifically sections of the Sapura licence proposal concerning planning standards and coverage issues were drafted.  Coverage predictions for some of the sites proposed were run using the in-house planning tool, Aardvaark, to model the proposed SFN (Single Frequency Network).