I have a Blaupunkt Woodstock, which requires a seperate aerial for the DAB frequencies. There are a few options available - exterior & glass-mounted interior, etc. However they are all a) quite expensive, and b) a great advert for what's inside the car. In my searches I have come across an adapter lead which enables you to plug the conventional aerial lead into both sockets on the set (ie, DAB & FM) simultaneously. It sounds too good to be true - and such things usually are - but has anybody tried this on a 44? (S2) Does it work?
DAB aerials
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My car has a DAB radio but I can't find the aerial anywhere so I didn't think they needed one but I'm not so sure now must be somewhere in the car
georgethackray
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When I was fitting my DAB head unit, I found this combined FM/DAB aerial - http://www.incarexpress.co.uk/view_product.php?partno=HAL2 but as I have a cabriolet, I couldn't mount it on the roof [
], but I also found this which may be what you're thinking of: http://www.nexxia.co.uk/Car_Stereo_fitting_kits/antenna_adaptors.htm - follow the link, and it's the last item on the page - DAB Aerial Splitter, part number 06-536. Bit steep at £41.45 + postage, but it's tempting as it will keep the windscreen clear of the foil aerial supplied with most head units, which I ended up fitting. I don't know how it will behave with the Porsche antenna booster though.![[FONT=verdana,geneva"]](/forum/styles/default/pcgb/space.gif ". [FONT=verdana,geneva\"]")
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], but I also found this which may be what you're thinking of: http://www.nexxia.co.uk/Car_Stereo_fitting_kits/antenna_adaptors.htm - follow the link, and it's the last item on the page - DAB Aerial Splitter, part number 06-536. Bit steep at £41.45 + postage, but it's tempting as it will keep the windscreen clear of the foil aerial supplied with most head units, which I ended up fitting. I don't know how it will behave with the Porsche antenna booster though.[FONT=trebuchet ms, arial, helvetica"]
georgethackray
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I've found a cheaper one here:
http://www.lowcostcaraudio.co.uk/shop/Autoleads-PC6-536-PC6536-DAB-Aerial-Splitter_productJJ1885ZZcategoryJJ/DAB/ - £19.99 - it looks to be the same thing judging by the part number.
http://www.lowcostcaraudio.co.uk/shop/Autoleads-PC6-536-PC6536-DAB-Aerial-Splitter_productJJ1885ZZcategoryJJ/DAB/ - £19.99 - it looks to be the same thing judging by the part number.
georgethackray
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I emailed nexxia (Technical at nexxia dot co dot uk ) who said that they would accept it back if it didn't work, but they're double the cost of the one from lowcostcaraudio.co.uk. I rang lowcostcaraudio.co.uk and they were pretty confident it would work.
I'm tempted to take a chance on it.
I'm tempted to take a chance on it.
georgethackray
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Well, the splitter arrived on Tuesday (bought it from LowCostCarAudio) and took about 3 minutes to fit! I turned the radio on, and the FM came through perfectly. DAB - Absolutely nothing. []
I've sent it back to LowCostCarAudio and they're going to check it to see if there is a fault - hopefully there is then I can have another go.
Watch this space!
]I've sent it back to LowCostCarAudio and they're going to check it to see if there is a fault - hopefully there is then I can have another go.
Watch this space!
georgethackray
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It's a good job there is!!
georgethackray
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The Shamen? PWEI? (Saw them in 1991) - I think I'll stick with my Pink Floyd.
I find DAB is very sensitive to aerial if you're in the wrong location (M4 for example is bad).
That said I have had it for 6+ years across 3 944s and several other cars. Internal aerials are rubbish in my experience - the one that Revo supply is useless, the Sony one I had inside the window of my 964 equally so. The amplified internal one I had in my 530d was better but still not good.
I have used Blaupunkt glass mount external versions with good effect but it was only after I lost the second one over the winter I remembered I hadn't sealed the base to the glass which then allowed water in which froze and prized the base off, so both are gone.
Also good is the roof mount type. You have to drill the roof but they fit a coupe where the 968 has its bee sting and look fine. I had one on the boot of my cab and it looked fine also.
DAB is so signal sensitive that I'm not surprised an FM antenna split is useless and I bet the combined ones are not great either, though I haven't tried one.
Basically you need an external mast in my experience though the Blaupunkt amplified stick on internal one I have is passably good.
There may be more to life than DAB Oli, but CD? How quaint! []
That said I have had it for 6+ years across 3 944s and several other cars. Internal aerials are rubbish in my experience - the one that Revo supply is useless, the Sony one I had inside the window of my 964 equally so. The amplified internal one I had in my 530d was better but still not good.
I have used Blaupunkt glass mount external versions with good effect but it was only after I lost the second one over the winter I remembered I hadn't sealed the base to the glass which then allowed water in which froze and prized the base off, so both are gone.
Also good is the roof mount type. You have to drill the roof but they fit a coupe where the 968 has its bee sting and look fine. I had one on the boot of my cab and it looked fine also.
DAB is so signal sensitive that I'm not surprised an FM antenna split is useless and I bet the combined ones are not great either, though I haven't tried one.
Basically you need an external mast in my experience though the Blaupunkt amplified stick on internal one I have is passably good.
There may be more to life than DAB Oli, but CD? How quaint! [
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