DAB reception & aerial ideas

[jonathan73]

I’ve fitted a new Pioneer car play, Bluetooth, DAB unit (single din, double screen) but recognise that a DAB signal is almost impossible with there being very little metal to ground to. Anyone had success getting a DAB signal? And how please.

[The Three D Mucketeer]

DAB Aerial put in the dash ... but I never use it... just link my phone via Bluetooth and play SPOTIFY to it

[jev]

I have one of those rubber DAB aerials under the carpet in the passenger footwell. Seems to work fine most of the time. There is a chassis bolt which I intended to use as the earth but haven't got around to it as it works ok without.

[porterpainter]

I have a DAB windscreen aerial and it works well enough.

[jonathan73]

porterpainter said:

I have a DAB windscreen aerial and it works well enough.

Thanks, did you not bother attaching the copper sticky pad to anything metal?

[jonathan73]

jev said:

I have one of those rubber DAB aerials under the carpet in the passenger footwell. Seems to work fine most of the time. There is a chassis bolt which I intended to use as the earth but haven't got around to it as it works ok without.

Thank you, can you recall what the aerial is called / where you got it? I’m not holding out much hope for this window one…

[porterpainter]

jonathan73 said:

Thanks, did you not bother attaching the copper sticky pad to anything metal?

No, I just stuck it in the window.

[jev]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eightwood-Connector-Exten...

[Sonus]

I’ve bought this aerial, but not yet installed it. It is made for motorhomes that is supposed to be stuck on the inside of fiberglass.

https://www.calearo.com/de/produzieren/antennas/th...

Edited by Sonus on Tuesday 3rd June 22:05

[TVRUdo]

Hello,
I glued two 35 cm long strips of copper tape onto cardboard in a T-shape. I placed the cable in the middle.

I then stripped the antenna cable and soldered the conductor to a copper strip. I glued the shielding to the other strip. The cables must not touch.
It looks awful, but it works ten times better.
You can buy copper tape on Amazon as a slug repellent.-)