Did a return trip to Glasgow today, two hours fortyfive minutes each way, non stop. Had a few hours in Glasgie, had a great dinner. Drive was really grand apart from horrendous downpour at Preston during the return but the 8 coped beautifully.
DAB radio report.
- North bound we had Smooth on, really good, DAB as far as Carnforth then nothing. After panicking realised that Smooth does not have cover that far north.
- Southbound listened to Radio 1, did not like the racket but the reception was good till we reached the hills north of Beatock, where it transferred to FM for a very short time. Then nothing till Lockerbie where it came back in FM. Gretna area DAB reappeared but after a while I could not take the so called music so muted it until Smooth came back north of Lancaster. Then had DAB the rest of the journey. The heavy downpour did not affect reception at all.
Final result, I like DAB and think it was good value, not perfect but then neither am I.
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31st August 2015, 09:52 PM
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