Freelander 1 Got a dab radio

Got me self an alpine single din dab radio I know I have to buy leads, facia ect but if I get an aerial splitter can I use or has anyone used the aerial that is already there ? I do not want one of those glass things or having to replace the one I have if so can anyone recommend a spilter thanks

DAB works at a frequency much higher than FM, and much lower power than too. This generally means a standard whip antenna for FM won't work. You really need a dedicated DAB antenna and the booster amplifier to go with it.
I use FM in our family Ford Kuga, because DAB reception is pants.

Thank you nodge doesn't sound to good for dab at the mo most of the stations I listen to are on dab we have a dab radio in the house and other than the football I never listen to fm must admit there is never a prob with the one in the house .Which reminds me I must pick you brains about your sub install

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Thank you nodge doesn't sound to good for dab at the mo most of the stations I listen to are on dab we have a dab radio in the house and other than the football I never listen to fm must admit there is never a prob with the one in the house .Which reminds me I must pick you brains about your sub install

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FM is better suited to vehicle use as it's lower frequency transmission passes through ground based objects. DAB surfers dreadfully from shadowing from man made structures (buildings) and natural barriers (hills). This means that the signal is continually dropping out as you drive. You can get in idea of this simply by looking at your mobile phone signal strength. You'll notice the signal strength changing as you move about. Phone signals are much the same as DAB, being very high frequency. High frequency signals don't travel very far without significant degradation. Being digital, means the transmission will drop out when the signal degrades. FM being lower in the frequency spectrum, travel much further with little degradation. Also being analogue means less drop out, just more background static.
MW travels further still, many times as far as FM. LW travels the furthest of all. It's frequency is so low that it's can (bounce) between the ground and ionosphere. This enables LW to travel round the globe, with modestly sized transmission powers.

Subs are one of my many hobbies.

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Your not kidding well I have it now so at some stage it is going in I just hope it doesn't drop out to much

We have 3 Pioneer Dab radios in the family,all aftermarket.
Never have a problem for signal even when we travel out of the county.
Two cars have windscreen aerials and the Freelander has a roof mounted jobby.
I never listen to FM as I don`t like the station choice.
The family car with its built in radio, I connect to my phone and use Radioplayer app.
This of course is much more likely to drop out but I cannot be bothered to fit an upgrade to it(The built in radio that is)

So the roof mounted jobby is that an original or did you have to fit a new one

It's a new one,magnetic.
It came with the radio.I ended up sticking it on with silicone.
If I were you I would use a screen mounted one.They work well here (Lincolnshire Woods) if you don't like ,it's quick to change.
You won't have a problem around Nottingham.

I know the woulds well I was based at a place called binbrook and live in new Waltham if you can get reception there then fingers crossed Nottingham should be no problem

No problems with my Pioneer aftermarket DAB either. Reception is great most of the time, other than a few challenging places up in the fells.

I fitted a DAB/FM aerial in place of the original in the roof. If you search my threads and this topic, I have listed the model number, which did already have a key and hole (something like 4mm and 10mm), similar the the original Land Rover one, so was a good fit, and meant I didn’t have to cut a much larger hole out, which may require. It just needed a little filing out, and dab of rust protector to make it fit properly.

Dedicated roof aerials will give a much better reception than the glass mounted things.

it was quite straightforward to feed through the roof lining and down the pillar to the dash.

Good luck and enjoy!

Jim