DAB Radio Navi 900

[1989arnie]

So I’ve never had a dab radio before but when trying to use it in the car it’s keeps dropping signal, which when I have checked I have good reception in my area and when I actually get signal the sound goes quiet like the volumes been turned down then goes back up and sometimes sounds like a speaker underwater, has anybody else experienced this

[kentishbloke]

Unfortunately DAB can be like that, the signal's very prone to being blocked by buildings, trees, hills etc. Sadly not as good reception as FM.

The signal can also be affected by USB chargers that you may be using to charge your phone, dash cam or other tech you're trying to charge. If you do use such a charger, try unplugging it from the ciggy socket when you're in what would otherwise be a bad area that you've found, if you get a good DAB signal & no distortion, the charger is the culprit. I found this with 1 charger I have.

Other members may also point out that the problem your experiencing may be a fault with the DAB signal amplifier, where that is depends on your model.

[Logosgil]

I had the navi 900,and found the dab pretty poor,
i could only get the bbc stations and they were a bit hit and miss.left it on fm.

[Neal_1974]

Never had a problem in my fl, worked just fine in dab mode :/

[bransoj]

Same with my old pre facelift, bar one dead spot in a bit where the road drops down into a bit of a valley on the way to Scarborough it was always fine.

[marko301]

Yeah it depends on the signal in different areas. I never had a problem with it around where I live in my facelift and no problems so far in this one.