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chipmunk



Member Since: 10 May 2012
Location: Kelso
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2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Oslo Blue
DAB radios in Defenders
Just a very quick question.......do these work ok in Defenders given that the house based ones are so temperamental signal wise?
Can anyone in NE England or southern Scotsland comment on signal strength and reception?
Cheers
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MartinK



Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey
DAB round Edinburgh is very good. MrsK's Evoque has it. Chrystal clear.

At home (15 miles WNW of Edinburgh) - I get 100% signal strength on my HiFi DAB - but I do have an 18' aerial in the loft... I believe the transmitter is Fife (Craigkelly)

Heading North up the A9 from Perth it gets poor around Drumochter IIRC.

In Aviemore, portable DAB radios are not great (nearest DAB transmitter is Black Isle I think), so I have a dipole aerial on the roof of the house and even then only get 40-70% signal strength. Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
Post #548929 15th Jul 2016 8:59am
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jrule



Member Since: 10 Aug 2015
Location: Hertfordshire
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United Kingdom 2000 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Oslo Blue
I have a Blaupunkt Woodstock and it works well. I think it is the same with all these things it depends on the location of the antenna and how it is mounted. Mine has a windscreen aerial.
Post #548950 15th Jul 2016 10:51am
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tmichel



Member Since: 23 May 2016
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I have a Sony MEX-N6001BD in my 2012 TDCI and it works fine with the standard antenna (DAB splitter needed of course).
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red zepplin



Member Since: 26 Mar 2015
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1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Rioja Red
I've just put a dab radio in the zepplin 300 tdi 90 but I did need to use a specific ariel hxxfords do 1 for about £16 the included lead easily reaches from back to front. If you've not bought 1 yet keep an eye on their website ex demo pioneer cost me £50 Thumbs Up
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300TDi CSW Phil



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United Kingdom 1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
I have a pioneer cheapy job without CD from the orange and black shop with a teeny little magmount DAB antenna which sticks nicely to my Brownchurch Rack. Very rarely loose signal entirely even in remote bits of Wales and Devon. The old FM radio on the other hand, well that would only work on one station (which I didn't like) on a day without a Y in it on the ocaission of a blue moon. 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper.
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ken



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TBH I stream to BT takes away all issues Thumbs Up
Post #549622 18th Jul 2016 9:19pm
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foxyred



Member Since: 16 Jul 2016
Location: Nottingham
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England 1994 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Montalcino Red
I have one in mine, Kenwood head and roof mounted aerial (Hirschmann expensive but fab)!
Not in Scotland but works well in Derbyshire in all but the deepest valleys, The window stick on aerials are poor as I had one first and was disappointed.
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stigomery



Member Since: 10 May 2016
Location: Cambridge
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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 HT Belize Green
I have a pioneer one in my Td5. Drove from Cambridge to Largs and didn't drop signal once. Using a normal wing mounted telescopic antenna pulled up about 1/3 of the way.
Post #550124 21st Jul 2016 12:59am
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Doof



Member Since: 26 Mar 2012
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Mine drops signal around home but Seems ok South of Morpeth.

I usually turn it off and use standard tuner.
Post #550137 21st Jul 2016 7:27am
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