On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:53:33 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article 498e8bea.169358828@localhost,
Don Pearce (Don Pearce) wrote:
Indeed. Most of these comments come with the benefit of hindsight. DAB was
a long time in the planning - and making radical changes late in that
process would have been difficult.
I remember driving round Birmingham on a coach equipped with a
demonstration system long before actual transmissions started - and the
difference in reception between that and FM was quite astounding.

How come you didn't go on the Kingswood Warren coach? Much more
convenient.

It was laid on for an IBS meeting taking place at Pebble Mill. I don't
know which came first - but Birmingham bull ring is (was?) notorious for
poor FM reception. Could have been the same coach - it was said to have
state of the art aerials and receivers for both DAB and FM.

Sounds the same - 12 seater minibus?

d