Diversity radio system with RDS
US6141536A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H2201/60
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An RDS receiver having dual tuners and dual antennas operates in two distinct modes, a diversity mode and a non-diversity mode. Diversity mode is when both tuners are tuned to a signal with the same program audio content and the audio from both tuners is blended together in a manner to minimize the effects of multipath distortion. In non-diversity mode, a forcing circuit isolates the tuner output signals so that one tuner provides the audio output while the other can be retuned to any other frequency for purposes of gathering RDS data.
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