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MENU |RDS/RBDS (NOT IN FALCON D7)
FALCON · User Manual · ENG
Editing Program Service: You will see this parameter also in UECP, EON, AF. Here the parameter is not
selectable because this is AF of the MAIN Program Service.
Alternative Frequencies
If the broadcasting radio station has more than one transmitter in its reaching area then mobile radio listeners can
listen to the radio without interruption by the usage of radio receivers auto frequency shifting feature with the
support of RDS Alternative Frequency feature of the transmitter. This application can be used if the radio
receivers enable AF support.
Radio X
Transmitter A
88.5 MHz
Transmitter B
90.7 Mhz
Transmitter C
101.8 MHz
If Radio X Station broadcasts with RDS AF feature, and if AF feature of the radio receiver of the moving vehicle is
enabled then the listener can listen continuously to that radio station without the need to change the frequency.
Radio receivers with RDS feature automatically choose the strongest signal of the radio station.
AF feature is the ideal system for the vehicles having a long distance to go in order to listen uninterruptedly a
radio station.
AF A method transmitted by OA RDS group can define 25 frequency transmitters of the same radio station.
AF B method can be applied if the number of frequency transmitters exceeds 25 or regional grouping is needed.