Saturday, October 13, 2012

BC-348-Q vs iPhone

An AM radio does not "connect" to a radio station.

A radio station is not a wireless network. Wireless networks have uplink and downlink channels. A radio station only has broadcast, therefore it is a broadcast network.

A BC-348 needs an external antenna and 24 V DC to receive (not connect) a signal 9800 miles away and subject to fading and doppler.

An iPhone uses it internal antenna to connect to a nearby Wi-Fi network, pulls the Radio Australia stream from a server 9800 miles away via the internet, and outputs the audio through its speakers. It requires 3.7 V DC.

An iPhone also displays colour graphics. Try that with a BC-348.

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