I had to run 3 cables and I decided to put an in-line fuse holder with 500ma quick blow fuse on the 12v to the aerial from the ignition switched power line to the radio.

Eightwood DAB Aerial Car Aerial SMB Male Adapter Digital AM/FM Anlog Radio Aerial Glass Mount 300cm 9. then they work well as long as they are being provided with the power they need (sometimes 12v, sometimes different, sometimes up the centre conductor, sometimes through a separate wire depending on the design). Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). As long as you are happy passing through wires to your radio, the installation is relatively straightforward and we feel that anyone can install it themselves (as long as you follow the instructions). Some of the factors we took into consideration included the aerial’s build quality, ease of installation, provided hardware, cable length, warranty and value for money.There is no better antenna than one tuned to length, on the outside of the vehicle, in the middle of a metal ‘ground plane’ (normally the roof, but you have a pop top made of composite I assume), with a full 360 degree ‘view’, but inevitably compromises on one or more of these requirements is required in the ‘real world’. My problem now is that despite the strong signal I am getting crackling and break up across most of the stations and even FM. Extension Cable Glass Mount Compatible for DAB DescriptionEightwood DAB Car Aerial DAB Aerial SMB Plug Digtial Car Radio Glass Antenna SMB Antenna with 3M 9. I tightened the aerial nut on with a 2-25Nm torque wrench, 5nm is not very tight and easy to over do it. Avoid damaging your radio's SMA antenna connector as you will need to use antennas for the base, mobile devices or any style other than the antenna.

As a interim update I took it back to Halfords and had them put the DAB aerial on the roof of the car as designed. Their DAB antenna kit is one of the most expensive in this article but it’s a universal kit that promises brilliant reception. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It occasionally cuts out but that’s the same on my daily drivers fully built in DAB system, just certain spots. They are ‘active’ so need power to allow the signal amplifier (the black box at the antenna end) to operate.Antenna Connector: SMA/SMB Male with DIN Male Fully electronic car radio combination roof aerial for the digital DAB/DAB + and analogue AM / FM radio reception. The previous NC I had to fiddle about adding ferrites to the cabling as I got interference from my dash cam when it fired up. The option of either an SMB or SMA connection is also another great bonus that many other brands don’t offer. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

There is nothing worse than poor reception from your DAB radio or adapter but this can be easily resolved with a quality aftermarket aerial. I have disconnected the earth wire from the ( home made) aerial mounting bracket which seems to have solved the problem. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .

Also found the lack of evidence via photos or videos is annoying, so today I put together on my amateur radio forum a small review with photo evidence, this is just the first part, I still need to do a driving test at speed but Im sure those that are looking to purchase a DAB for the car will find it interesting and very honest. UNSUITABLE for replacement of bee-sting aerials incorporating GSM, GPS or rear-screen washer jet (some Vauxhalls etc).