Guest jimnkatie Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Sillly question time, do our radios work on the same frequency. DAB and Normal radios. Thanks Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 AM and FM stations are in the same band as here and DAB will work anywhere ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benguin Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Actually, I don't think that DAB will work in Australia. Oz uses DAB+ standards (which are more recent), and unless your radio can receive both (or can be retrofitted/upgraded to do so), then DAB won't work. At least, that's what I understand. Would be happy to be told otherwise... ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 As above. Most UK DAB radios won't work here. Some newer UK radios can use DAB+ but most won't, so check AM/FM will work fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Yup. AM and FM are exactly the same--no problem. However, as has been said, the UK uses DAB while Australia has DAB+. Some newer UK radios may work on both standards (because there are frequent rumours the UK may adopt DAB+ in the future) but that's luck of the draw--the manual that came with your radio may give details. The other thing to note is that DAB+ coverage is pretty much restricted to the major cities--there's little or no digital radio out in the regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandJon Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Can defo confirm that DAB radios won't work in Oz, but normal do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I can confirm that ordinary DAB radios won't work--but any digital radio set up for DAB and DAB+ will. Ordinary AM and FM radios will be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GeorgeD Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yup, DAB didn't work. Pure Chronos iDock thingy. It's about 3 years old from the Uk and doesn't work with DAB. FM is fine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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