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Forgot to mention (re DAB reception loss in nothampton) I am NN3 postcode area, eastern side of the town. Many thanks anyone who can shed light on this, would be interested to know when reception might return also? :).
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Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) Full Freeview transSaturday 29 October 2011 11:55PM
Northampton
Hi Brian,
Thank you for your reply.
The postcode is NN3 8NG, Weston Favell area, Northampton. Radio is on second floor of house. Has been in exactly same position, aeirial untouched for two years and workd 8 hors a day or so no problem. Suddenyl mid last week, nothing, could not find any station. Tried retuning different rooms, aerial positions etc etc...
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... but nothing made any difference, so bought ao=nother (Pure, Mi). Put it in same place, with aerial in same position as old radio, nothing, could not find a single station simply, no signal. Tried again in different parts of house, aerial positions etc, makes no difference. I am puzzled as to whats changed, we are a pretty major town after all and should receive it pretty constantly i would guess. There have been occasional outages before but only for a matter of hours, never days. Thanks again for your help and speedy response, am hoping i can listen again soon :).
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Reading this again i see it might be worth mentioning that the radio has worked for two years with the telescopic aerial attached to the set being the only aerial used. This aerial was in the same position all those two years. The new radio we tried (the Pure, Mi model) also had a telescopic aerial, initially we tried this with aerial in exactly same position as worked with older radio. Also tried many room/aerial position variations, makes no difference. Seems something has changed somewhere and seems unlikely its the radio or aerial, unless i should buy another radio just in case? :) Any help appreciated and thanks in advance :).
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To add to this DAB radio tale... the signal is back again though slightly weaker. Whatever changed in the middle of last week has changed again either yesterday or today. Reception is noticeably and definately not quite as good as before the 'event' but it is quite listenable-to. Would still be fascinated to know what happened, if anyone is in-the-know enough to comment, and why its not quite so good anymore afterwards (thought its really quite acceptable with the reduced quality still). Good to have reception back though!
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Saturday 29 October 2011 9:23AM
Something changed in Northampton around middle of last week. Suddenly no DAB signal, where has been quite useable last few years. A full scan brings back no stations. Just bought a new radio thinking it might have died, same result. Anyone know whats changed?