DAB abroad?

I just discovered that there is more than one way of
transmitting DAB radio depending on what country you
are in. Does that mean that a DAB radio bought in this
country will not work in other countries? (I know you
can't receive programmes broadcast OUTSIDE of the country
you are in, but I mean can you not pick up local stations
either?)

Sorry if this is an "old chestnut" and there is an obvious
answer somewhere on the web!

"Ronny" wrote in message
...
I just discovered that there is more than one way of
transmitting DAB radio depending on what country you
are in. Does that mean that a DAB radio bought in this
country will not work in other countries? (I know you
can't receive programmes broadcast OUTSIDE of the country
you are in, but I mean can you not pick up local stations
either?)

Sorry if this is an "old chestnut" and there is an obvious
answer somewhere on the web!

My DAB radio picks up European stuff in a lift.

Bill

PS I don't mean that I use it in an elevator, I mean when there are abnormal
weather conditions causing enhanced propagation.

PPS It's a mains radio so I couldn't use it in a lift anyway.

PPPS And lifts are made of metal so the signal wouldn't get in.

PPPPS And there wouldn't really be time to hear anything worthwhile. I mean,
the plays on Radio 4 last an hour. Who'd want to go up and down in a lift
for an hour just to listen to a play? This is a silly idea. I don't know why
you ask such damn fool questions.

Ronny wrote:

Does that mean that a DAB radio bought in this
country will not work in other countries?

Very likely not.

The answer you want is probably here, somewhere.
http://www.wohnort.demon.co.uk/DAB/

1) UK sets don't usually have L-band.
2) Also they often don't scan the whole of Band III, but only the
current UK channels.
3) Most countries don't have DAB at all.

"Ronny" wrote in message
...
I just discovered that there is more than one way of
transmitting DAB radio depending on what country you
are in. Does that mean that a DAB radio bought in this
country will not work in other countries? (I know you
can't receive programmes broadcast OUTSIDE of the country
you are in, but I mean can you not pick up local stations
either?)

Sorry if this is an "old chestnut" and there is an obvious
answer somewhere on the web!

UK DAB radios worked in Germany during this summers World Cup,a tie in with
Talksport!

Ronny wrote:
I just discovered that there is more than one way of
transmitting DAB radio depending on what country you
are in. Does that mean that a DAB radio bought in this
country will not work in other countries? (I know you
can't receive programmes broadcast OUTSIDE of the country
you are in, but I mean can you not pick up local stations
either?)

A DAB radio from the UK will work in any other country that uses VHF Band
III for their DAB services. However some UK DAB receivers do not support
L-Band (1.4 GHz) and some countries, (France for example) have their DAB
services in this band rather than Band III.

See:-

http://www.wohnort.demon.co.uk/DAB/

--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

Bill Wright wrote:
My DAB radio picks up European stuff in a lift.

Bill

PS I don't mean that I use it in an elevator, I mean when there are abnormal
weather conditions causing enhanced propagation.

PPS It's a mains radio so I couldn't use it in a lift anyway.

PPPS And lifts are made of metal so the signal wouldn't get in.

My mobile phone gets a very strong signal in an all-metal lift - somehow!

PPPPS And there wouldn't really be time to hear anything worthwhile. I mean,
the plays on Radio 4 last an hour. Who'd want to go up and down in a lift
for an hour just to listen to a play?

You'd be a piece of performance art then Bill, probably worth an award!

"Ronny" wrote in message
...
I just discovered that there is more than one way of
transmitting DAB radio depending on what country you
are in. Does that mean that a DAB radio bought in this
country will not work in other countries? (I know you
can't receive programmes broadcast OUTSIDE of the country
you are in, but I mean can you not pick up local stations
either?)

Sorry if this is an "old chestnut" and there is an obvious
answer somewhere on the web!

What makes you think you can't get foreign transmissions
on a DAB set under the right conditions?

Or a VHF/FM set
or a UHF TV
or a VHF TV
(especially a VHF TV!)

That aside, there is a chap called Steve who will be along
in a moment who will give you some bad news about
the ability of your new DAB receiver to receive anything
at all in *this country* in a few years time.
--

Graham.
%Profound_observation%

Mark Carver wrote:
Ronny wrote:
I just discovered that there is more than one way of
transmitting DAB radio depending on what country you
are in. Does that mean that a DAB radio bought in this
country will not work in other countries? (I know you
can't receive programmes broadcast OUTSIDE of the country
you are in, but I mean can you not pick up local stations
either?)

A DAB radio from the UK will work in any other country that uses VHF
Band III for their DAB services. However some UK DAB receivers do not
support L-Band


Some receivers? More like the vast majority of receivers.



--
Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info

Find the cheapest Freeview & DAB prices:
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/fr..._receivers.php
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/dab/dab_radios.php

Graham wrote:
"Ronny" wrote in message
...
I just discovered that there is more than one way of
transmitting DAB radio depending on what country you
are in. Does that mean that a DAB radio bought in this
country will not work in other countries? (I know you
can't receive programmes broadcast OUTSIDE of the country
you are in, but I mean can you not pick up local stations
either?)

Sorry if this is an "old chestnut" and there is an obvious
answer somewhere on the web!

What makes you think you can't get foreign transmissions
on a DAB set under the right conditions?

Or a VHF/FM set
or a UHF TV
or a VHF TV
(especially a VHF TV!)

That aside, there is a chap called Steve who will be along
in a moment who will give you some bad news about
the ability of your new DAB receiver to receive anything
at all in *this country* in a few years time.


Really?


--
Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info

Find the cheapest Freeview & DAB prices:
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/fr..._receivers.php
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/dab/dab_radios.php

DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
Mark Carver wrote:

A DAB radio from the UK will work in any other country that uses VHF
Band III for their DAB services. However some UK DAB receivers do not
support L-Band


Some receivers? More like the vast majority of receivers.

If you say so, I've not studied the specs of many. I've got two, one
does, the other doesn't.