DAB radio aerial

[Rafiki]

In process of fitting a music player which includes DAB radio as well as the usual FM etc. I already have a small powered device which enables the existing masthead VHF aerial to be shared with the FM radio, but the music player also requires a DAB aerial - it has a short piece of cable with instructions to plug this into a DAB aerial (not supplied). I cant recall any of my fairly basic home DAB music systems having a separate DAB aerial so I'm a bit confused about this.
Do I need to get a separate DAB aerial ? will it work with that aerial below deck? Or should I get yet another adapter so that DAB and FM share the same aerial as the VHF, which is also used for AIS reception via the VHF set. Am I asking too much of one aerial?

I'm sure others have had this issue -- what would you advise?

 

[Malish]

Hi
A separate aerial is needed. You can get one to stick onto the inside of a window (see for examples: http://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/dab_car_aerials.html). My understanding is that a lot of car DAB setups tend to be relatively power hungry compared to VHF, which is not an issue in a car but might be to you.

 

[Rafiki]

You are right DAB uses more power, but are unlikely to have the DAB radio on for many hours at a time, worth keeping on power useage though.