I've just fitted a DAB head unit and surprise surprise, the windscreen aerial doesn't do the business.
It might not help that I've run a wire off the grounding strip to a suitable earth that I've not found yet, although I have read that not all have had he strip laid onto a metal area.
Someone talk to me about the aerial I already have on the car. Can it be used with some kind of powered converter to receive DAB?
Anyone have DAB successfully set up in their VX?
Dab Aerial Dilemma
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myles
, Sep 11 2014 08:32 PM
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Posted 11 September 2014 - 08:32 PM
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Posted 11 September 2014 - 08:35 PM
I had a DAB radio in my S1, the only aerial i found any good was a small mag mount one about 12" high stuck on the roof or roll bar cover in your case with double sided tape.
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Posted 11 September 2014 - 08:39 PM
Bloody hell, sounds a bit tall! Thanks for the info!I had a DAB radio in my S1, the only aerial i found any good was a small mag mount one about 12" high stuck on the roof or roll bar cover in your case with double sided tape.
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Posted 11 September 2014 - 08:56 PM
I've had a DAB head unit in the car for a few years now. Didn't even bother with the windscreen sticker thing that came with the head unit but replaced the standard aerial with a DAB/FM/AM aerial in the same style as the OEM aerial, like this. Perfect reception all the time (until driving through the Welsh mountains anyway).
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Posted 11 September 2014 - 09:01 PM
Bloody hell, sounds a bit tall! Thanks for the info!I had a DAB radio in my S1, the only aerial i found any good was a small mag mount one about 12" high stuck on the roof or roll bar cover in your case with double sided tape.
Tall? 12 inches??
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Posted 11 September 2014 - 09:13 PM
Ha! Yeah you are right, I pictured a cb radio whip!!!Tall? 12 inches??
Bloody hell, sounds a bit tall! Thanks for the info!I had a DAB radio in my S1, the only aerial i found any good was a small mag mount one about 12" high stuck on the roof or roll bar cover in your case with double sided tape.
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Posted 11 September 2014 - 09:32 PM
Seems like it'd be worth a try; same as fivoclock recommended it looks like!I've had a DAB head unit in the car for a few years now. Didn't even bother with the windscreen sticker thing that came with the head unit but replaced the standard aerial with a DAB/FM/AM aerial in the same style as the OEM aerial, like this. Perfect reception all the time (until driving through the Welsh mountains anyway).
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Posted 07 February 2015 - 08:55 PM
I bought one of these:
http://www.dabonwhee...car_aerial.html
It's taken me all day just to get the old bloody aerial off.
It appears to want two separate power feeds for DAB and FM, as well as the power cable. That's new to me. And I guess I will need to run a dedicated earth too?
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