What is a DAB car radio? and common questions.
A guide to buying a DAB car radio and some common questions about DAB car radios.
What are DAB car radios?
DAB car radios allow you to get DAB quality from the inside of your car. As they are digital radios they are able to delivery a far superior quality signal.
Do I need to buy a new radio?
No you can use your existing radio as long as it receives FM frequencies. You can buy a converter such as the Pure Highway DAB. Once installed the device will choose a free FM frequency to transmit to and you will then need to tune your FM radio to this frequency to listen to DAB quality radio in your car. They cost about £70.
Is the signal quality any good?
On the most part yes it’s very good, just like home DAB radios. However in built up inner city areas with tall buildings the reception can suffer, if your signal is weak you may consider purchasing an external dab aerial, this attaches to your windscreen and gives an extra boost. On the most part motorway drivers will be unaffected.
What radio stations can I Iisten to on a DAB car radio?
You can listen to tons of stations such as:
6 Music, talkSport, Virgin Radio, BBC 5 live, Xfm, The Hits, Heart radio, Q radio, JazzFM, talkSport, Magic, Kerrang radio, NME radio plus many more, to see a full list go to ukdigitalradio.com and enter your postcode to find out what stations are available in for your area.
Does DAB work all over the UK?
Recent figures suggest that there is 90% coverage in the UK, mainly very rural areas such as the highlands of Scotland suffer from a lack of coverage. Most city areas and motorways have full coverage.
Will DAB car radios work in Europe?
You will not be able to listen to UK stations, however you may be able to recieve foreign stations depending on the type of radio you have most UK sold dab car radios are a band 3, European countries tend to use the L band frequencies, it is possible to buy dab radios which recieve both however the price tends to be higher.
How much are DAB car radios?
They from £60 for a Pure highway converter to over £400 at the top of the range these can also include features such as mp3 player compatibility.
Where can I find a DAB car radio review?
This site intends to bring together as many reviews as possible on the dab in car radio, so you are informed on which one to buy.