JG400 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Not sure if its just because I am driving in the car more in the last couple of weeks , but my DAB radio reception has gone down the pan , keeps dropping the signal , worst culprit is Talksport but Radio 5 is not great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 In some areas around here i have always found it to be patchy in the car, one car more than the other. From lower kilburn to roughly toyota island on the A38 its very poor, then it comes back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG400 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 It use to be ok before , a little research on my part and I have found some forum entries that suggest it is a known problem with the car in question and occurs just after warranty has ended ? A new aerial base is the solution at £130 plus fitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Silly question: But have you checked you have "auto channel switching" in your DAB settings? I travel from Near Toyota to Chesterfield regularly and have no noticeable loss of signal. Used to be terrible in Ashbourne but also good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG400 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, FindernRam said: Silly question: But have you checked you have "auto channel switching" in your DAB settings? I travel from Near Toyota to Chesterfield regularly and have no noticeable loss of signal. Used to be terrible in Ashbourne but also good now. Its a valid question , I will check even if I have the capability to set that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, JG400 said: Its a valid question , I will check even if I have the capability to set that We have a Mazda and a Ford, both have it under different names. It maybe deep in the menus. My Mazda radio manual is over half the total handbook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 It's a pet hate of mine that whenever I travel in Mrs Wolfie's car, she always has FM radio on & I immediately change it to DAB. Same with the TV - I'm always grabbing the remote when I enter the room and switching whatever she's watching to the HD channel. She claims not to notice how crap SD looks on a 55" TV. Both our cars' DAB (Toyota and BMW) seem to be pretty good at switching channels when the signal drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, Wolfie said: It's a pet hate of mine that whenever I travel in Mrs Wolfie's car, she always has FM radio on & I immediately change it to DAB. Same with the TV - I'm always grabbing the remote when I enter the room and switching whatever she's watching to the HD channel. She claims not to notice how crap SD looks on a 55" TV. Both our cars' DAB (Toyota and BMW) seem to be pretty good at switching channels when the signal drops. I'd get a divorce if my missus watched SD out of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Always seems to go to poo when it rains, or when it's foggy, or there's a hint of ice on the car.. ..but it's fine because practically everything on the radio is ducking poo anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Wolfie said: She claims not to notice how crap SD looks on a 55" TV Can you respectfully suggest Specsavers! Assuming you can outrun the frying pan of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Never ceases to amaze me that a woman can spot a spec of dust or soup on my tie from 50 yards but thinks SD pictures and TV sound are as good a HD and a soundbar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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