DAB signal in Abedeenshire ??

[ian2144]

The Focus RS is the first car I've owned with a DAB radio. Anywhere south of Inverurie the clarity of sound it's spot on, as soon as I head north from their it's very intermittent and varied from staton to station. I thought DAB was supposed to be a fullproof way of receving your chosen radio station ?

I now have a new HiFi system in the house that has DAB+ again this is varied from station to station. Radio 2 is fine but if I want to listen to PlanetRock I've got to go out to the garage and sit in the car where the signal fine ?

I know there is not much I can do about the car.

But regarding the DAB in the house, is there any point in conecting this to one of the various old TV ariels I have in my loft??
Your thoughts please.

[onlynik]

Postcode search is here

But looking at the map it is patchy at best in Scotland.

[istoo]

my folks have the same problem Ian, Father built an aeriel for it and its been perfect ever since. He is a Radio Ham though, i will see if he has an "designs" that would work, should be fairly easy.

On the car note, a pal of my fathers had a new rangey when they were launched, whcih came with DAB. Past Perth they only got Radio Gael for the whole holiday. The mast nearest where you and i stay is being upgraded in September so we can finally get freeview as well. I think you might just tag to the same mast.

[slipstream 1985]

i ended up getting sky because of the no freeview... infact i had no signal at all! however i cant live without sky plus now!

[ian2144]

How about if I used an old car ariel attached to the facia by the roof, along with some extra wire, got to be worth a go ???