Radio DAB Radio - Page 2

Obo · 15th April 2007, 10:29

My brother has a Vectra and it has DAB
I got a Dab radio for xmas when it first became available and it's tuned to FM cos the dab reception here is so limited and what channels we can get are full of static worse than FM - of course it might have changed now but I dont know cos I've never used it LOL

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Originally Posted by cylon2007

The comment about the coverage is ***** I'm afraid, Yes it varies but it's just like Freeview and nobody would say don't have that.

I would!! We cant get freeview here either!

ukpm · 20th April 2007, 00:42

No switch over for FM is planned at all. They had talked about doing it roughly 4 years after the TV signals went off, which would make it (currently) 2016. I'm not sure they're ever going to switch it off TBH. It's one thing to switch to digital for TV, as the use of a set top box, while not ideal, is acceptable to most people. The same cannot be said for radio-only devices. It would render too many things with radio built-in as useless. My prediction is it's not going to happen for at least another 12 years.

l-noel · 20th April 2007, 07:53

French Dab standard has been approved this year for a deployment up to 2012 (T-DBM standard). A this moment all the french territory must be covered, analogic TV signal should be off and the main Radio should been transmitting in numeric (One of the most popular channel here named RTL must start the numerical broadcasting nest year). but there are no plan to eliminate FM broadcasting. Test are done at the moment in Paris.

We have already DAB radio broadcasting in Paris Lyon on A10 motorway and in some other areas in france but nothing like in the UK and in Germany.
By the way we are broadcasting on the L band in France and not on the III band like the rest of Europe... French cultural exeption syndrom maybe.

Northern Soul · 12th November 2007, 13:48

Hi - I don't have a Civic but am thinking about getting one. I love my Kenwood DAB unit in my current car though (reception is fine over the places I go most - Sheffield, Manchester, Leicester area) and I'm not sure I could go back to radio 5 on medium wave, or face the loss of 6Music and The Arrow.

I would like a seamless way to fit this, and notice from other posts that the head units are made by panasonic (I think) who own JVC (I think)! So I was wondering if the stereo that comes in the car would work with the JVC KTDB1000 DAB tuner (or something similar) that plugs into the back of the stereo and is completely hidden.

Does anyone know - the Civic seems to tick all the boxes for me expect for Radio 5 being analogue!

Kremmen · 12th November 2007, 14:53

Just out of curiosity, from memory, aren't they considering changing DAB to something called DAB2 or DAB+ ?

If so, will current units be compatible?

l-noel · 12th November 2007, 15:49

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Originally Posted by Northern Soul

Hi - I don't have a Civic but am thinking about getting one. I love my Kenwood DAB unit in my current car though (reception is fine over the places I go most - Sheffield, Manchester, Leicester area) and I'm not sure I could go back to radio 5 on medium wave, or face the loss of 6Music and The Arrow.

I would like a seamless way to fit this, and notice from other posts that the head units are made by panasonic (I think) who own JVC (I think)! So I was wondering if the stereo that comes in the car would work with the JVC KTDB1000 DAB tuner (or something similar) that plugs into the back of the stereo and is completely hidden.

Does anyone know - the Civic seems to tick all the boxes for me expect for Radio 5 being analogue!

I might work if the connection is made through the aerial, I've had a look on the kenwood site and they have a system wich is working like that with info given through the rds system

lee_g3 · 13th November 2007, 11:21

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Originally Posted by apemonkeyman

I was hoping for DAB in my Civic. My brother pointed me at this:

All DAB receivers will be obsolete in a few years' time

Also DAB quality can be really bad, sounding more like a low bandwidth internet radio station.

I'm happy enough to wait for in-car DAB until they get the quality sorted & decide what the hell is going on regarding backwards compatability in the next few years.

Kremmen, this was the link that apemonkeyman posted a bit earlier on in this thread, it makes interesting reading.

Northern Soul · 13th November 2007, 11:40

I have DAB now, and am more than happy with the quality - I use it in preference to FM even for stations I can get on FM. Needless to say the quality of Radio 5 and Virgin is way better on DAB than it is on AM, and there is a much, much wider choice of stations. My Blaupunkt Woodstock head unit was worth the money just for 6 Music.

I haven't even got a proper aerial for DAB - my current car (Alfa 156) has the FM aerial in the back window like the Civic, and I was loathed to have an external aerial, so I didn't use DAB for ages after I bought the stereo, but in the end I could bear Radio 1 and local radio no longer. I fitted the cabling for the aerial to the back shelf, where I was supposed to glue it to the window, and then glue the aerial bit on top of it on the outside of the window, but much to my surprise it worked without the aerial bit. I just have a little black box on the rear shelf. This is good enough to give good reception as far north as Fort William, as far West as Scarborough, as far south as I have been and well into Wales.

I'm not so bothered if the units become obsolete in a few years - it would just be nice to be able to change the stereo if Honda insist on not providing a DAB option. I'm not asking for just DAB, the unit I have now has FM and AM too, in fact it can even be set to use FM or DAB depending on signal strength when stations broadcast on both.

I want my next car to be a step forward - the Civic seems better built, more practical and more fuel efficient. It's just a shame the ICE is both worse than I have now an seemingly devilishly complicated to upgrade!

20th April 2007, 07:53	#23 (permalink)
l-noel Wine and cooking ! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 5th December 2006 Location: Roanne-France Posts: 1,222 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	French Dab standard has been approved this year for a deployment up to 2012 (T-DBM standard). A this moment all the french territory must be covered, analogic TV signal should be off and the main Radio should been transmitting in numeric (One of the most popular channel here named RTL must start the numerical broadcasting nest year). but there are no plan to eliminate FM broadcasting. Test are done at the moment in Paris. We have already DAB radio broadcasting in Paris Lyon on A10 motorway and in some other areas in france but nothing like in the UK and in Germany. By the way we are broadcasting on the L band in France and not on the III band like the rest of Europe... French cultural exeption syndrom maybe. Last edited by l-noel; 20th April 2007 at 08:10. Reason: Adding infos

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20th April 2007, 00:42	#22 (permalink)
ukpm Wheelnut Join Date: 17th April 2007 Location: Holywood, Co. Down Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No switch over for FM is planned at all. They had talked about doing it roughly 4 years after the TV signals went off, which would make it (currently) 2016. I'm not sure they're ever going to switch it off TBH. It's one thing to switch to digital for TV, as the use of a set top box, while not ideal, is acceptable to most people. The same cannot be said for radio-only devices. It would render too many things with radio built-in as useless. My prediction is it's not going to happen for at least another 12 years.

12th November 2007, 13:48	#24 (permalink)
Northern Soul Valve Cap Join Date: 12th November 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi - I don't have a Civic but am thinking about getting one. I love my Kenwood DAB unit in my current car though (reception is fine over the places I go most - Sheffield, Manchester, Leicester area) and I'm not sure I could go back to radio 5 on medium wave, or face the loss of 6Music and The Arrow. I would like a seamless way to fit this, and notice from other posts that the head units are made by panasonic (I think) who own JVC (I think)! So I was wondering if the stereo that comes in the car would work with the JVC KTDB1000 DAB tuner (or something similar) that plugs into the back of the stereo and is completely hidden. Does anyone know - the Civic seems to tick all the boxes for me expect for Radio 5 being analogue!

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Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 2,415 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Just out of curiosity, from memory, aren't they considering changing DAB to something called DAB2 or DAB+ ? If so, will current units be compatible?

13th November 2007, 11:40	#28 (permalink)
Northern Soul Valve Cap Join Date: 12th November 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have DAB now, and am more than happy with the quality - I use it in preference to FM even for stations I can get on FM. Needless to say the quality of Radio 5 and Virgin is way better on DAB than it is on AM, and there is a much, much wider choice of stations. My Blaupunkt Woodstock head unit was worth the money just for 6 Music. I haven't even got a proper aerial for DAB - my current car (Alfa 156) has the FM aerial in the back window like the Civic, and I was loathed to have an external aerial, so I didn't use DAB for ages after I bought the stereo, but in the end I could bear Radio 1 and local radio no longer. I fitted the cabling for the aerial to the back shelf, where I was supposed to glue it to the window, and then glue the aerial bit on top of it on the outside of the window, but much to my surprise it worked without the aerial bit. I just have a little black box on the rear shelf. This is good enough to give good reception as far north as Fort William, as far West as Scarborough, as far south as I have been and well into Wales. I'm not so bothered if the units become obsolete in a few years - it would just be nice to be able to change the stereo if Honda insist on not providing a DAB option. I'm not asking for just DAB, the unit I have now has FM and AM too, in fact it can even be set to use FM or DAB depending on signal strength when stations broadcast on both. I want my next car to be a step forward - the Civic seems better built, more practical and more fuel efficient. It's just a shame the ICE is both worse than I have now an seemingly devilishly complicated to upgrade!