8 About your digital radioAbout your radioAbout your digital radioYou may notice some differences between digital andanalog channels, for example, the lack of static noise inlow signal areas and consequently where you noticethat coverage is poor.Lack of static noiseYou may notice the lack of static noise on digitalchannels. This lack of static is because your digital radioremoves the ‘noise’ from the transmission so that youhear only clear voice.CoverageWith analog channels, a transmission gets progressivelyworse when you are in fringe areas or even slightlyoutside normal coverage areas. However, with digitalchannels, a transmission remains clear and then dropsoff quickly at the border of a transmission area. Thereason for this is that a digital transmission is eitherreceived or it isn't.
