Digital Audio Broadcasting Plus (DAB+)

Digital Audio Broadcasting + (DAB+)

Frequencies	174 MHz,230 MHz
Frequency Range	174 MHz - 230 MHz
Mode	—
Modulation	OFDM
ACF	—
Emission Designator	—
Bandwidth	1.536 MHz
Location	Worldwide
Short Description	DAB+ is a medium of delivering broadcast radio, containing multiple stations in a single multiplex.
I/Q Raw Recording	Download file
Audio Sample

DAB+ is an improved standard of the original DAB, which uses the more efficient HE-AAC v2 audio codec. As such, most DAB receivers are not compatible with DAB+.

The total bitrate of the multiples is 1.136 Mbps. each carrier is roughly 1.3 Kbps in standard protection mode.

Decoding Software

Hobby Level Software

• SDR-J
• Welle.io

Academic, prototyping, reference implementation-style software

• gr-dab

Frequencies

VHFVery High Frequency (30-300 MHz) DAB Channel Allocations

DAB/DAB+ Channel	Frequency (MHzMegaHertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz)
5A	174.928
5B	176.640
5C	178.352
5D	180.064
6A	181.936
6B	183.648
6C	185.360
6D	187.072
7A	188.928
7B	190.640
7C	192.352
7D	194.064
8A	195.936
8B	197.648
8C	199.360
8D	201.072
9A	202.928
9B	204.640
9C	206.352
9D	208.064
10A	209.936
10B	211.648
10C	213.360
10D	215.072
11A	216.928
11B	218.640
11C	220.352
11D	222.064
12A	223.936
12B	225.648
12C	227.360
12D	229.072
13A	230.784
13B	232.496
13C	234.208
13D	235.776
13E	237.448
13F	239.200

Antennas

Vertically polarized, for example Discone

Additional Images

A set of three DAB+ ensembles (channels 9A, 9B, 9C) in Melbourne, Australia