Radio Aerial Upgrade

[dylang652]

Originally Posted by Dunchan

Absolutely no reception at all in tunnels!

No surprise there then!

(My hundredth post!)

[Munro]

Originally Posted by Dunchan

The hired Vectra I used whilst my iCDTi was on order had a DAB radio. Reception was no problem in the central belt of Scotland. Reception very poor to not available outwith the higher population density areas. Absolutely no reception at all in tunnels!

Thanks for the info. It looks like DAB won't solve my problem then.

[bucketp]

Originally Posted by Munro

A DAB tuner sounds like a good solution. I have a few questions if that's OK:
1 Can you get good DAB reception away from towns and in remote areas like the north of Scotland ?
2 Do DABs hold the station on long motorway journeys ?
3 How much did you pay for your tuner ?

You are very unlikely to get DAB reception in the north of Scotland, I live in the borders and we ha vent got it yet, its a bit worrying as we are the first region to lose analogue signals when the country goes digital.
Check out the link below for coverage.
ukdigitalradio: Our coverage area

[Dunchan]

In high population areas DAB is O.K. e.g. Forth-Clyde valley.
As soon as you travel anywhere off the beaten track forget it!
Motorway signal was reasonable.
My DAB experience was with facory-fitted equipment in a VECTRA so I don't have stand-alone costs.

[Munro]

Originally Posted by bucketp

You are very unlikely to get DAB reception in the north of Scotland, I live in the borders and we ha vent got it yet, its a bit worrying as we are the first region to lose analogue signals when the country goes digital.
Check out the link below for coverage.
ukdigitalradio: Our coverage area

It looks like the only areas covered by DAB in Scotland are the central belt and the black isle / Inverness. Thanks for the post.