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BBC Broadcasting DAB from the Moon... by foredeck 2004-12-06 02:36:47
No clicky -just deduction...

I noticed this morning that there seems to be some lag between my FM radio & the DAB set when receiving the BBC. The PIPs at 08:00 were a little over a second later on DAB which, quite apart from the difficulty of setting your watch right, suggests that the transmitter is further away.

Quite a *lot* further away!

Then I noticed that the Moon's orbit is ~1.3 light seconds from Earth...

Coincidence???
[ Reply ]
  You get the same effect by wheresthefish2004-12-06 02:47:09
    I think it's the compression. by aix tom2004-12-06 02:50:14
    It is. by LionsPhil2004-12-06 06:04:43
      My TV has a built-in digital decoder, by wheresthefish2004-12-06 06:16:13
  See New Scientist by Stormkitten2006-11-19 12:55:59

 

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