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Sterling 1999

29/7/2007 at 12:01pm
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Hi anyone use Dab Radios,what is reception like around the country?

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fatbloke28

29/7/2007 at 4:22pm
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nevermind regions ,we dont get digital anything but 100 yards away is fine.
how long is a piece of string applies ,leaving out twice the distance from the middle to the end ofcourse

sonja.p

29/7/2007 at 8:17pm
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we couldn't get dab in cornwall :(

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29/7/2007 at 8:20pm
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very patchy reception in cheddar, works ok front of the house but not at the back, very distorted,

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hagg15

04/8/2007 at 8:52am
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We have used our DAB radio where ever we go, I usually get lucky. I can still get the main ones Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7. I now have a good collection of stations but as I am not in that specific area the station is off the air.

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Quote: Originally posted by sonja.p on 29/7/2007

we couldn't get dab in cornwall :(

I got dab in cornwall picked up pirate fm no trouble and plymouth sound butI would guess reception would be poor in cornwall due to the hills .

glasshalffull

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i took dab with us couple of yrs ago to listen to wimbledon but never got to the end of the first match before the batteries died . bought some more thinking id bought some duff ones same thing , havent bothered since just put up with trad trannie popping and whistling ,fading in n out

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10/8/2007 at 12:14am
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No DAB transmissions up here yet, although we've recently graduated from steam to electricity.

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10/8/2007 at 7:21am
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We took our DAB radio to Anglesey last week and it was fine. We get good reception at home, which we didn't have a couple of years ago, so maybe the signal's improving.

It might help to stick an aerial in it if you've got one. Or forget DAB and use the digital TV instead - if you can get the TV stations I would have thought you would get the radio ones as well.

Nora

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Quote: Originally posted by Max-and-Paddy on 10/8/2007
Or forget DAB and use the digital TV instead - if you can get the TV stations I would have thought you would get the radio ones as well.

We have digital television up here, the analogue signal is being switched off next year, but we still have no DAB being transmitted yet.

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10/8/2007 at 12:22pm
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were in cornwall and get dab brilliant reception

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Sterling 1999

11/8/2007 at 7:44am
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Off The Peak District for 2 weeks so will see how it goes.

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Sterling 1999

24/8/2007 at 10:20pm
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Dab was fine in the Peak District

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4happycampers

24/8/2007 at 10:40pm
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we have had 2 weeks in cornwall listened to Pirate FM every morning and we even won the 5 at 9 on friday 17th august, our prize of 4 books arrived today.

Ali & Daz

sonja.p

25/8/2007 at 9:25am
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Quote: Originally posted by 4happycampers on 24/8/2007
our prize of 4 books arrived today.

excellent

i should have said we couldn't get a signal where we were staying in cornwall. We were tucked into the cliff in port isaac. We didn't try it anywhere else.

i presume DAB (and mobile phone) reception is patchy in cornwall because of the geography. As the craggy cliffs are part of the joy of being in cornwall it is a small price to pay.

4happycampers

25/8/2007 at 5:53pm
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We were at Sea View International, reat reception with the DAB Radio but mobile phone was a waste of time, Excellent campsite booked for next year.

Ali & Daz

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