Is it worth the expense to have a DAB Radio.
As some area's have poor reception, if you have poor Mobile phone reception.
Or would it be better to have a Std. FM/AM radio till the DAB coverage gets better, if ever. I say this as some countries are dropping the DAB coverage and will we be the next to drop it too ???.
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Well have a look at the DAB website, very few transmitter upgrades on the cards. Personally I wouldn't bother with a car version......I have a couple of domestic versions including a Teac hi fi (see Questions Thread) - I find the listening experience strangely uninvolving.
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in house or in car? In car, no. In house, well if you're upgrading your tuner you may as well go for a DAB / FM unit but don't expect anything special from DAB. I'm using a Pure Digital, DAB / FM and I think it has something called AM too. I haven't bothered with that since Radio Luxemburg.
JH
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Yes. Two years ago coverage was atrocious but it's now excellent. In fact, DAB reception in Devon is better than FM in some places. Get a proper DAB aerial though for the car.
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I was thinking of a DAB for the car and a personal DAB while fishing etc
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I'd get it purely for Talksport as the reception on AM is appaling for me.
Not sure what's out there though, wouldn't want to change my HU either.
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Great reception in S Oxon using an antenna about 4' long and 30' off the ground. Trying to work out how to set up a similar system on the car.
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Great reception in S Oxon using an antenna about 4' long and 30' off the ground. Trying to work out how to set up a similar system on the car.
you will find reception in car better if you use one of those electrical "wander leads" use a circuit breaker if going out in rain mind ;-)
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personal DAB while fishing etc
Be aware that portable ones gobble up batteries being a digital device as well as all the radio bits.
If the UK used the same bit rates as most of Europe then I might have bought one, but as it stands, no.
Martin
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I have a walkman type DAB radio.The reception where I live is fantastic even indoors and also when out shopping, ie. inside large superstores, but where i work there is virtually no signal outdoors let alone indoors.I would definately not buy a DAB in car radio, even though I prefer their music stations.
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