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AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3709

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red

Dab Shark Fin Aerial

I have fitted one of these http://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/SharkFin_DAB_FM_Car_Aerial.html

I fitted it towards the front of the roof in a similar place to this but a bit further back. The reason for fitting it towards the front of the roof is the fact that the vehicle has a roof rack fitted so this was the only place it would physically fit.

Thanks for the pic Buccaneer

I drilled through the roof and also drilled a hole in the bottom of the rib big enough to allow a socket to pass through the hole to tighten the aerial fixing nut.

The sides of the rib are still in place so as far as I am concerned there is little impact on the strength of the rib.

The reception is very good in fact I get better DAB reception in the 130 than my Disco 4 130's have feeling's as well you know

5th Feb 2015 10:03pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10383

Dab's the future, purely for Radio 6!
I'm gonna get one soon.

5th Feb 2015 10:13pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17706

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Does it work under the roof rack then?

I fitted a 1/4 wave DAB aerial on a mag mount on a steel plate on the roofrack which worked pretty well until the rubbish Pioneer head unit decided that it had an aerial fault a few days out of warranty! Apparently this is a common fault with Pioneer DAB units and is actually caused by a non-replaceable internal fuse failing and is not really an aerial fault at all, and the unit must be sent back to Pioneer for repair at my expense.

Result - no DAB, and I'll never buy another Pioneer unit!

I did find that coverage is very poor in Dorset so in practice it is no great loss.

5th Feb 2015 11:47pm

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3709

Yes its under the rack

and its got great signal, not been to Dorset in the 130 yet so cant comment on reception there. I live on the Welsh border and there are 'black' spots with reception, well there is in the Disco 4. So far I have not encountered any signal loss. 130's have feeling's as well you know

6th Feb 2015 9:03am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17706

There are areas in Dorset where a wireless set with valves is still considered a bit too new-fangled, and where the latest 4WD tractor is an ox!

6th Feb 2015 10:20am

theorangebandit

Member Since: 03 Jun 2013
Location: Stowmarket
Posts: 862

Love my DAB I have an adaptor that allows the original antenna to be used for dab and fm. But my head unit has stopped receiving dab ! Its definitely a software fault I've tried a spare antenna the window one and still no signal 😞

6th Feb 2015 10:21am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17706

blackwolf wrote:

.... the rubbish Pioneer head unit decided that it had an aerial fault a few days out of warranty! Apparently this is a common fault with Pioneer DAB units and is actually caused by a non-replaceable internal fuse failing and is not really an aerial fault at all, and the unit must be sent back to Pioneer for repair at my expense.
....

The really annoying thing with the Pioneer unit is that with this fault it still receives DAB fine but when set to DAB the display says something helpful like "ANTENNA FAULT" and the controls are locked, so you don't know what it's tuned to and you can't retune it anyway. But is still receives a signal so clearly there's actually no antenna fault.

I think it is concerned with the circuitry used to power a powered antenna, but clearly it is moronic design.

6th Feb 2015 10:33am

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3709

I have powered my antenna from the vehicle not the radio

130's have feeling's as well you know

6th Feb 2015 11:01am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17706

Mine is passive, not powered, which makes me even happier about the internal fuse that's blown!

6th Feb 2015 11:18am

shaun.mobile

Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: England
Posts: 156

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Fuji White

Andrew S, really like the look of that. I have a wing mounted dab aerial from dab on wheels and the reception is rubbish. it isn't just the signal either because I have had courtesy cars with dab and they have been flawless.

how easy is this to fit? does the headlining come out easily and more importantly, doe it go back without it looking like it has been tampered with?

I have a jvc single din head unit with a jvc dab box.

I was originally put off the shark fin because it didn't get a good review.

6th Feb 2015 10:27pm

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3709

Yes lining out, its easy enough to remove the lining dependent on how 'stuck' the fasteners are.. A lot easier if you have a trim removal tool. Get a few spare lining fasteners before you start the job.

Even with a trim removal tool the fasteners are sometimes difficult to remove without damaging the head lining, I use a pair of these to get behind the head of the fastener to pull it out.

Or just snip the head off the fasteners that want to stay put. Once the lining is out you can easily remove the remainder of the 'stuck' fasteners. 130's have feeling's as well you know

7th Feb 2015 10:00am

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3709

Went into Deepest mid Wales yesterday no DAB signal

130's have feeling's as well you know

8th Feb 2015 10:09am

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

Plenty of Sheep thou

8th Feb 2015 10:13am

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

I live in Dorset what's DAB all about then?.......

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

8th Feb 2015 10:16am

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3709

Click image to enlarge 130's have feeling's as well you know

8th Feb 2015 10:46am

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