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DAB Radio Reception problems
I have an ongoing poor reception problem with my retro fitted DAB radio.
My reception is pants alongside the works one that I used to drive. Johnmed asked me if I'd managed to improve this after a number of conversations about this and the similiar problems that he has. I hadn't thought about it for a while, just suffered quietly and used the AMI. This started me thinking along the lines that maybe the spring contact between the preamplifier and the window might be dirty. So this morning I took the preamp out and compared it with the original that luckily I'd forgotten to throw away (dumped it now). Theory wrong again. I was expecting to see an extra spring on the preamp circuit board. No extra spring. It looks like the DAB aerial is actually part of the circuit on the board. Look at the extreme right hand end of the two preamps below. The square zig=zag is what I believe to be the DAB aerial element. In this photo the lower board is the "fitted with DAB" one. Note that the DAB FAS connector is the one nearest the right hand end and that this is missing on the upper non DAB preamp. If you look closely at the upper board you will see that the square zig-zag is connected to the DAB connector pads. I am now wondering if there are different levels of DAB receiver and that the later ones perhaps have better reeption. I believe that I have the latest software update on my receiver thanks to JulianHicks. I have previously tried a generic DAB frequency preamp between the Audi preamp and the receiver input but this made no difference, though I was expecting an increase in noise as well as the hoped for improvement.
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do. Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter) |
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Interested to see others' thoughts re: this. My DAB has been great till the last week or so. Don't know why, I did remove (VanStyle) shades from the windows, all I can think that has changed.
(P.S. This thread needs a bigger photo)
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Ray, as a simple indication of signal strength, what strength number is displayed in your MMI?
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Matt 2004 A8 3.7q, 1998 A4 2.8q, 1994 Coupe 2.8q SORN, |
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DAB radio reception
Hi there,
I retrofitted a factory DAB tuner, but used an external aerial (see dab on wheels web site). This is a mag mount which I attached behind the bee sting aerial with a number plate pad (magnets don't work on aluminum bodies) and ran the cable down the rear window gap and around the hinge to the dab tuner in the music rack in the boot. Gives excellent reception for £26, if you can live with a none OEM aerial. Regards Richardracer
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I also have a non-oem aerial, mine is passive so not even amplified, without reception problems.
Here is my HW and SW Address 0F: Digital Radio Labels: None Part No SW: 4E0 910 563 C HW: 4E0 035 563 Component: DAB-Tuner H41 0830 Revision: 00000001 Serial number: KE1276W7100089 Coding: 0000001 Shop #: WSC 02152 785 00200 VCID: 2447F597E7C9F362EA-8070 No fault code found.
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Matt 2004 A8 3.7q, 1998 A4 2.8q, 1994 Coupe 2.8q SORN, |
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Hi Matt, how does one find that, is it in the hidden menu? I’m sure I’ve seen it previously, I had a look for it briefly the other day while driving and gave up.
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k. |
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Hi mate. It's on the info bar at the base, number '7' in my picture attached.
It may need to be selected via the green menu. Let me check and I'll post back.
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Matt 2004 A8 3.7q, 1998 A4 2.8q, 1994 Coupe 2.8q SORN, |
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Yes, just looked, it's in the green menu > Tuner > Tuner Settings > Show DAB Quality Level, where you can tick / untick it
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Matt 2004 A8 3.7q, 1998 A4 2.8q, 1994 Coupe 2.8q SORN, Last edited by mattylondon; 13th September 2017 at 09:39 AM. |
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