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pessimizer
18 hours ago
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dingaling
14 hours ago
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... on a patchwork off different frequencies across the UK due to the poor propagation of VHF
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fredoralive
10 hours ago
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Doesn’t RDS mostly solve that for the most common case where frequency changes becomes an issue (car radios).
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KaiserPro
7 hours ago
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Yup, and DAB also still works.
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K0balt
7 hours ago
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Umm mostly. IMHO DAB is a failure, at least for vehicles.
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hdgvhicv
6 hours ago
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I listen almost exclusively on dab in the car. It auto fails to FM but it’s rare I go somewhere where that happens.
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K0balt
6 hours ago
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It’s probably highly variable depending on location and the quality of your radio/antenna. It’s useless where I am.
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