DeTector
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Hi all! Does anyone have a DAB capable radio at home or in their vehicles? And if so can you tell me where and what stations do you pick up?
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DAB Stations
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DeTector
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For future reference I bought a DAB capable radio and I am currently on holiday at Koppisol about 35km south of Johannesburg and I am picking up the following DAB stations:
5FM
LM Radio
Pretoria FM (not broadcasting)
Radio Today (not broadcasting)
Mix FM
Radio Veritas
Power 987
Classic DAB+
947
Y FM
Metro DAB+
Jacaranda DAB+ (not broadcasting)
Radio 2000
702
Ukhozi
JAfm DAB+ (not broadcasting)
KayaFM DAB+
Hot 91.9
Radio Pulpit
SAfm
5FM
LM Radio
Pretoria FM (not broadcasting)
Radio Today (not broadcasting)
Mix FM
Radio Veritas
Power 987
Classic DAB+
947
Y FM
Metro DAB+
Jacaranda DAB+ (not broadcasting)
Radio 2000
702
Ukhozi
JAfm DAB+ (not broadcasting)
KayaFM DAB+
Hot 91.9
Radio Pulpit
SAfm
Interesting do DAB stations need a license to operate ? What are the advantages vs disadvantage to FM?
No Cape Talk?
DeTector
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As far as I know there is test licence issued to a few in Johannesburg and Pretoria area only. From what I understand it is the same as anoloque vs digital tv. Better quality sound with less spectrum used and no snow just reception or no reception. Quality is good though
Do you get Cape Talk?
DeTector
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Nope only those that I have listed. As I understand it is currently limited to a test only in the JHB / PTA area
DeTector
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There is internet yes and I know what internet radio is, but this thread is about DAB which is replacing FM
I used DAB in the U.K. So easy to use and good clear reception. You search or browse by names of station rather by frequency, but wrt Cape Talk etc, reception is still down to coverage area so it’s unlikely you’d get it on the Joburg test area just like now on normal radio frequencies.
DeTector
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See my message a bit up in this thread. I have scanned in Somerset-West where I stay as well but not picking up anything there
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Thanks, it's a shame Cape Talk only broadcasts in cape town
Cant get it in my car either in JHB.
DeTector
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Is DAB though? Or on AM?Thanks, it's a shame Cape Talk only broadcasts in cape town
Cant get it in my car either in JHB.
It's AM/FM but would buy a DAB radio if CT was picked up
Have to listen on Dstv audio at home.
DeTector
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As far as I am aware there is only a trial of DAB and only in JHB / PTAIt's AM/FM but would buy a DAB radio if CT was picked up
Have to listen on Dstv audio at home.
It's AM/FM but would buy a DAB radio if CT was picked up
Have to listen on Dstv audio at home.
It's only on AM for me in Hermanus and the reception is terrible. I listen more often than not on the app on my phone, but I'd be all over DAB if they had it here.
Occasionally I'll use Tunein Radio, but it's not ideal.
Foxhound5366
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Whenever I watch international car reviews they talk about DAB radio, so I'm wondering whether modern cars sold in South Africa can be retrofitted in software only to support DAB.
DeTector
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I know you get converter kits for DAB on units where it has been disabled but it uses a different aerial and everything and I would always prefer not to fiddle with modern car electronics. As far as I am aware some newer cars sold in SA now support DAB on their audio units out of the box but I am not entirely sure. Would be nice if someone could confirm this for us?
This is the organisation, made of the broadcast industry and equipment manufacturers that are pushing DAB ...
www.sadiba.org
They did a trial some three years back, but it was a temporary licence from ICASA so they had to pull it after a time.
The trial is indeed in JHB and PTA only, and as far as I know you have to be a licenced ICASA broadcaster to be part of the trial. You will not see a KZN or WC station on the Gauteng trial, the same way you will not see most of these stations in those territories.
What it does do is put everyone on the same power, so some stations with a low power FM transmitter, and those on AM will sound just as good as everyone else on DAB, as it is from one transmitter.
Think of it like common UHF and VHF vs DStv .... You no longer tune to a frequency on DStv (or DVB on TV) ... all the stations are on one frequency in a multiplex, so once your radio has found that multiplex'ed frequency you get a list of all the stations on there.
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The trial is indeed in JHB and PTA only, and as far as I know you have to be a licenced ICASA broadcaster to be part of the trial. You will not see a KZN or WC station on the Gauteng trial, the same way you will not see most of these stations in those territories.
What it does do is put everyone on the same power, so some stations with a low power FM transmitter, and those on AM will sound just as good as everyone else on DAB, as it is from one transmitter.
Think of it like common UHF and VHF vs DStv .... You no longer tune to a frequency on DStv (or DVB on TV) ... all the stations are on one frequency in a multiplex, so once your radio has found that multiplex'ed frequency you get a list of all the stations on there.