Re: Problems with a Pocket DAB radio

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 14:22:04 -0000, "Slartibartfast"
<slarti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>We recently bought a Roberts table-top DAB radio which is able to pick up a
>large number of stations and give good reception on most, especially the
>BBC.
>
>I therefore decided to buy my wife the Roberts pocket DAB RD14 radio for
>Christmas as she spends a lot of time outside. It is called "Sports" which
>conjures up images of people running and doing all sorts of other things,
>but when I tried it out yesterday I found that, while it was OK if I kept
>still, every time I moved around, I would get that "burbling" which I
>normally associate with poor reception, to the extent that it was impossible
>to listen to it.
>
>I'm wondering whether this is a common complaint with Pocket DAB radios
>(possibly because the earphones act as the aerial), or whether maybe it is
>just the Roberts model, and maybe I should try out a different brand. Has
>anyone else experience of this?

No experience with pocket radios. However, a friend did have problems
with a Roberts RD12. It would only work in one part of the flat, and
was unable to pick up some of the stations. I returned it for
replacement with an Evoke, which picked up all the stations and worked
in other parts of the flat. To me this suggests that Pure has a
better chip; the same may apply to the pocket versions.

Scott
.