The present invention involves a method for transmitting data using an
orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) transmission system, such
as over a terrestrial network used in satellite digital audio radio. A
OFDM signal is generated based on first input data. A variation is
introduced in the OFDM signal based on second input data to generate a
modified OFDM signal which is transmitted. The modified OFDM signal is
decoded by performing a demodulation of the modified OFDM signal then a
first and second detection to obtain the first input data and the second
input data. The introduction of a variance may include introducing an
additional phase offset across adjacent OFDM sub-carriers, across
adjacent OFDM symbols, an additional phase offset in the OFDM signal, an
additional amplitude offset in the OFDM signal, an additional amplitude
augmentation in the OFDM signal, and/or a second variation in the first
OFDM signal based on third input data.