Alaskan DRM experiment proposed in 5, 7 and 9 MHz bands

Digital Aurora Radio Technologies has applied to the FCC to use Short Wave Digital Radio (DRM) in Alaska.

A report on the 26 MHz US DRM site http://www.26mhz.us/ says:

"Digital Aurora Radio Technologies of Delta Junction, AK has applied to the FCC for authorization to experiment with statewide DRM in the 5, 7 and 9 MHz shortwave bands."

"The FCC has assigned the callsign WE2XRH to this station, but its license was pending at the time of this writing. Delta Junction is approximately 130 miles southeast of Fairbanks."

"The ultimate goal of this project is to provide a terrestrial digital radio service to the citizens of Alaska," the company said.

"A unique element of the proposed station is its use of government surplus over-the-horizon (OTH) radar transmitters.

Tests by the OTH system manufacturer, Continental Electronics, demonstrated the capability of the transmitter to broadcast DRM with "excellent performance characteristics" and within the spectral mask recommended by the ITU for this mode."