A Revolution in Broadcast Audio

A revolution in broadcast audio, Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) uses digital transmission to eliminate the hiss, crackle and fade associated with conventional analogue radio signals. Part of the highly successful DRX range of DAB tuners, the DRX-602ES shares the no compromise hi-fi design and advanced PAC. technology of the universally acclaimed DRX-601ES and adds dual-band capability, enabling it to be used wherever DAB is broadcast.

Standardised in 1995 the Eureka 147 DAB standard has now been adopted throughout Europe and in Canada, Australia, India and China and is broadcast to a potential audience of over 230 million people worldwide.

In addition to incredible hi-fi audio quality, DAB provides a number of features not available via analogue FM. Digital radio is broadcast as groups of data called multiplexes which contain a number of stations, each station made up of a primary service and an optional secondary service providing additional unique-to-digital material. All stations have labels which enable you to select them by name and broadcasters can providescrolling text for additional information such as newsupdates, sports results and programme information.

Designed to complement your hi-fi separates system, either as an additional input source to your amplifier or as a companion to an existing FM radio tuner, the DRX-602ES has a high-sensitivity RF tuner module, high-performance DSP processor, 24-bit 96 kHz stereo delta sigma DAC and a low-noise toroidal transformer power supply.

General Information:
DigitalOne's website

Technical Information:
The BBC Digital Radio technical guide to Digital Radio
The BBC Digital Radio guide to home aerial installation

Services:
Worldwide services

Coverage:
Worldwide coverage information UK coverage information

You can also call the Digital Radio national (UK) information helpline on 0870 90 90 250 for recorded information on all aspects of DAB and to order a general information pack.