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by BoxOfRain 1055 days ago
It's a shame a lot of Europe is either killing off its AM output or already has which will render this impossible, the last transmitters other than a couple of low-power enthusiast stations including the venerable BBC Radio 4 longwave are being shut down over the next couple of years.

Definitely reckon Ofcom should open the band up to hobbyists given it's not much good for anything else.
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datpiff 1055 days ago
DRM can be useful. Unfortunately hard to google because of the other DRM. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Radio_Mondiale
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discretion22 1055 days ago
136KHz is available : https://rsgb.services/public/bandplans/#5

and 472KHz (https://rsgb.services/public/bandplans/6/)

and 1.8-2Mhz (https://rsgb.services/public/bandplans/7/)

There a surprising amount of things it can be used for and some really interesting innovation at the bottom end of the spectrum. Well worth getting qualified as an Amateur operator if you want to experiment.

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