Tried to listen to the match last night in the car driving down from Heathrow. The reception on 5-Live (or whatever it was) on AM is an absolute embarrassment. How the hell in 2012 can this country offer radio station reception like that? No better than it used to be listening to Radio Luxemburg all those years back.
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AM reception is crap and an absolute embarrassment
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TWOCHOICEStom
Well-known member
5 live is on DAB, it's just that YOU don't have a radio good enough to receive it.
Bit of a silly moan if you ask me.
Bit of a silly moan if you ask me.
Rich Suvner
Skint years RIP
Not really as to my knowledge dab doesn't work well in cars and few have it anyway.
disgruntled h blocker
Active member
Have just invested £125 on a DAB unit for my car (JVC DB42) along with fitment of a proper DAB car aerial. The aerial and fitment cost nearly double the cost of the unit itself but it means I can drive from home (Winchester) to the game and back with crystal clear Radio 5 and Radio Sussex (well in Sussex). It's buffered as well, so when I normally hit the Southwick Tunnel just as Gus is doing his press interview, I now miss only 10 seconds of it instead of the customary 30 seconds.
Albion Dan
Banned
It works absolutely perfect in my car. AM also works perfectly so if there are problems I'd suspect its a dodgy radio!
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Well, AM reception has never been anything but crap in any car I've driven. It's better away from the Southeast where there's less interference from continental Europe stations, but down in our corner of the country it is totally unacceptable.
In the USA they have loads of stations all on FM and reception always good as long as you're in range. Why the hell do we have to put up with this absolute joke of an excuse for radio reception?
In the USA they have loads of stations all on FM and reception always good as long as you're in range. Why the hell do we have to put up with this absolute joke of an excuse for radio reception?
ManxSeagull
NSC Creator
5 live on the Island is so poor it is virtually useless. I have to switch between 693 and 909 continuously to be able to listen to anything.
We pay a TV license on the Island to the BBC should get a better signal than we do.
We pay a TV license on the Island to the BBC should get a better signal than we do.
ManOnTheRun
Active member
I've often wondered about this ... It seems strange, surely the popularity of the Premiership commentaries alone would be enough to broadcast it on FM.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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are you really having a bitch about 100year old technology? you've highlighted the main problem, longer range means interference. FM range is limited as a trade off for quality.
you could use DAB, isnt this issue what it was intended to address. but it's shit in cars too so they say.
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beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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theres the question. lack of room i expect, you'd have to drop one of the other BBCs to get full national coverage.
Works fine in mine (Sony unit in Mondeo)
My latest car came with DAB and it is the tits I have to say, I now even listen to FM stations on DAB.
On my previous car, AM got worse & worse until someone explained that the aerial was attached to the inside rear window around the rear window heater element, and having carefully cleaned it so no not to damage the heater, normal service was resumed.
On my previous car, AM got worse & worse until someone explained that the aerial was attached to the inside rear window around the rear window heater element, and having carefully cleaned it so no not to damage the heater, normal service was resumed.
chimneys
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- Jun 11, 2007
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Presume you were listening on 909, as if you had it on 693 (which I think is wavelength for Brighton area?), then will be poor reception? Never had a problem with 5 live and travel round country all the time (albeit having to switch between 909 and 693 depending where I am).
Is that good or bad?
fire&skill
Killer-Diller
Yep - if chimneys had said 'the bollocks', I'd have understood. Confused by 'the tits' [story of my life].
Steveapps71
New member
There is a lack of space/willingness to give them an FM band thingy..
If you think of popularity of 5 live & talk sport & they aren't on FM, seems bit unfair.
ps little bit of trivia!! talk sport 1053/1089 frequency was the old frequency for radio 1 til they went FM in late 80's..
actually that is the most boring piece of trivia ever..i apologise
And I'd like to complain about the speed of computers. My Sinclair Spectrum takes ages to get going and it takes five days to load a single NSC page. It's 2012 for God's sake - what is this country coming to?
sorry for confusion, but i meant its good, damn good even.........