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| jonny Member Since: 10 Mar 2013 Location: North Wilts Posts: 166  |
Yep - I've got a stick on spiral type one in my alpine window, works fine.
Because the window is curved the black box part doesn't sit flush against the glass, but it still works fine... |
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9th Sep 2020 7:31am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5864  
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Cheers. Mine has the black plastic DAB with an earth tag and a clear plastic with metal tracks built in that needs sticking to the glass. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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9th Sep 2020 7:45am |
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| jonny Member Since: 10 Mar 2013 Location: North Wilts Posts: 166 |
Sounds similar to the one I have:
https://www.halfords.com/technology/car-au...38357.html The black plastic bit is flat so only sticks to the curved window at the edges, but that could be easily cured with double sided sticky foam in the middle, I've just not got round to it yet. I moved it there from the windscreen after having a heated screen fitted and it seems to work just as well... |
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9th Sep 2020 9:04am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5864
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Cheers. Very similar to mine. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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9th Sep 2020 9:16am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5864
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Fitted the DAB antenna to the Alpine window tonight and so far, sat in the drive, the DAB signal is good and the reception is very clear. How this will work while up and down the hills of Wales or up the motorway remains to be tested. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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9th Sep 2020 6:07pm |
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| Tr90 Member Since: 06 Jan 2020 Location: Essex Posts: 135 
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I got an adapter that uses the existing wing top aerial. Picks up DAB brilliantly and loses it in the same place as my daily drive
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9th Sep 2020 6:56pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5864
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My existing FM aerial, at best is......well....useless and needs replacing. Sometimes the radio signal is spot on and other times the signal turns to mush,. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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9th Sep 2020 8:13pm |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 1035 
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I stuck my DAB aerial onto the bulkhead behind the radio. Really crap reception, so best put it somewhere else.
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10th Sep 2020 7:24am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5864
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I wonder why.?
 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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10th Sep 2020 7:39am |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 1035
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I know.
In my defence, my wife has just started to use DAB in her car (only took 5 years to try). All we get here in East Yorkshire is the same BBC crap you get on FM plus loads of hits of 80s/90s stations. |
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10th Sep 2020 8:30am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5864
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I am hoping for when I do my long trips I.e rallies into say your area I can get something other than the crap you get on BBC radio. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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10th Sep 2020 8:49am |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 1035
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I just stream from my phone most of the time. Data is cheap now.
If there's no 3/4G connection then chances are there's no DAB either. I reckon DAB will be turned off before FM! |
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10th Sep 2020 8:54am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5864
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I don't stream but I do normally have a USB pen drive handy with some tunes on. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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10th Sep 2020 9:10am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3772
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Mine has been on the Alpine window for a while now....
So much so behind the 'sticky' bit is a fly trap for loads of little flies |
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10th Sep 2020 10:51am |
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