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Anyone fitted a DAB aerial?

Have a brand new radio as a result of a theft, its DAB like the old one, the DAB reception never worked great before. The supplied DAB aerial is a window stick-on but the mag strip for attachment to the painted metal body doesn't reach around the windscreen rubber. I tried a beer can strip extension but that didn't give good reception. I did drink the beer first. I tried Cider too.

The FM works fine on my door mounted aerial next to the A pillar. I like FM but it would be nice to get the DAB working too. I haven't tried a new splitter, are they any good, it seems unlikely to me. All the well rated DAB aerials I've seen seem to be roof mount and rigid and not ideally suited for mounting (its a pop top)

My DAB Aerial came with the radio. It is something similar to this.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I ... p263_d0_i2
I unscrewed the wire from the magnetic base and added a small right angle bracket.
I now have the magnetic base stuck to the A pillar (inside the van) and the wire almost vertical following the line of the A pillar.

It works great, cant be ripped off by the local wildelife, doesnt need extra bulkhead holes, and doesnt add any height to the van (tintop)
T

I have one from halfords works everywhere


http://www.halfords.com/technology/car- ... mb-dab-aa1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

tonytech wrote:My DAB Aerial came with the radio. It is something similar to this.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I ... p263_d0_i2
I unscrewed the wire from the magnetic base and added a small right angle bracket.
I now have the magnetic base stuck to the A pillar (inside the van) and the wire almost vertical following the line of the A pillar.

It works great, cant be ripped off by the local wildelife, doesnt need extra bulkhead holes, and doesnt add any height to the van (tintop)
T

Thanks Tony, it maybe an option, although I already have my FM aerial mounted in that spot.

ChrisTriple wrote:I have one from halfords works everywhere
http://www.halfords.com/technology/car- ... mb-dab-aa1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Chris thats the aerial I have, how did you get the mag strip attached to the painted metal on the van but also the aerial on the window. Its just not long enough on mine to go over the screen rubber.

zak wrote: Thanks Tony, it maybe an option, although I already have my FM aerial mounted in that spot.

One on each side then??
T

zak wrote:

tonytech wrote:My DAB Aerial came with the radio. It is something similar to this.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I ... p263_d0_i2
I unscrewed the wire from the magnetic base and added a small right angle bracket.
I now have the magnetic base stuck to the A pillar (inside the van) and the wire almost vertical following the line of the A pillar.

It works great, cant be ripped off by the local wildelife, doesnt need extra bulkhead holes, and doesnt add any height to the van (tintop)
T

Thanks Tony, it maybe an option, although I already have my FM aerial mounted in that spot.

ChrisTriple wrote:I have one from halfords works everywhere
http://www.halfords.com/technology/car- ... mb-dab-aa1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Chris thats the aerial I have, how did you get the mag strip attached to the painted metal on the van but also the aerial on the window. Its just not long enough on mine to go over the screen rubber.

I just wrapped it round the rubber and hey presto it worked

tonytech wrote: One on each side then??
T

Sounds like a plan for the future if I need too.

But for now I revisited my beer can strip earth extension around the windscreen rubber and found that if I used a German beer can it worked !!

Reception is a bit sketchy as I'm out in the sticks at home here but its picking up XFM and Radio 6 so I'm happy.

Thanks chaps,

I'm off to struggle through the rest of this 6 pack of Lőwenbräu

I have same one as Chris and it works fine - Test Match special all over the country so far, what more do you need in an Ashes summer???