Digital Switchover
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S10 GTA

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13,816 posts

198 months

Tuesday 6th March 2012
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In the south, its happening tonight. The anolog signal is being turned off, and the digital signal increased.

Where I live, I really struggle to get DAB radio. When the digital signal is increased, will my DAB radio signal become stronger too?

Edited by S10 GTA on Wednesday 7th March 07:04

Brigand

2,547 posts

200 months

Wednesday 7th March 2012
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That is the theory at least, they did make quite a fuss about saying if you had poor signal now, it would be boosted when the switchover occurs.

I'd be interested to see if it's true though, whereas with analogue you could get a poor quality picture and live with it, with digital you get it or you don't.

Just wait for the digital radio switchover, that'll be interesting and expensive!

spitfire-ian

4,260 posts

259 months

Wednesday 7th March 2012
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Our transmitter changed over last year an we had no problem getting all the Freeview channels. Then another transmitter in the region changed over and they turned ours down so not as interfere with one miles away still on analogue meaning half our channels went (a problem slightly improved by an antenna booster) and we have to wait until June now to get everything back!

telecat

8,528 posts

272 months

Wednesday 7th March 2012
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DAB is completely separate to DVB-T so you should see no difference to the Digital Radio signal.

S10 GTA

Original Poster:

13,816 posts

198 months

Wednesday 7th March 2012
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telecat said:
DAB is completely separate to DVB-T so you should see no difference to the Digital Radio signal.
Bugger

Simpo Two

93,062 posts

296 months

Wednesday 7th March 2012
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Love the way they replaced a system that worked perfectly for decades with one that doesn't wink