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Patrick
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AUG 18, 06:42 PM
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DAB has been mentioned 17 times so far in this thread. For those of you who may be in the same boat as me, and have no freakin' idea what the hell DAB is, may I present the following. 
DAB - "Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital radio standard for broadcasting digital audio radio services in many countries around the world, defined, supported, marketed and promoted by the World DAB organisation. The standard is dominant in Europe and is also used in Australia, and in parts of Africa and Asia; as of 2022, 55 countries are actively running DAB broadcasts.
DAB was the result of a European research project and first publicly rolled out in 1995, with consumer-grade DAB receivers appearing at the start of this millennium. Initially it was expected in many countries that existing FM services would switch over to DAB, although the take up of DAB has been much slower than expected. As of 2023, Norway is the first country to have implemented a national FM radio switch-off, with others to follow in the next years. In recent years, DAB has become the most popular radio listening platform in Norway, Switzerland and the UK, and has become a requirement for all new cars sold in the EU since 2021." More at the above link.
No wonder I had no idea what DAB was/is.[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 08-18-2024).]
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Cliff Pennock
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AUG 19, 06:02 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cyrus88:
I tried to warn you Cliff. |
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You know how it works on AliExpress... The base unit is $75. If you want the "special edition" with fan, you pay $20 extra for a $1 fan... 😄 Same with the GPS antenna. If you order one with GPS antenna, you pay about $20 extra, and you get a GPS antenna that costs about $3.
I have too many 12V fans laying aroud. So I'm glad I found some use for them. 😁
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Cliff Pennock
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AUG 19, 06:10 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
DAB has been mentioned 17 times so far in this thread. For those of you who may be in the same boat as me, and have no freakin' idea what the hell DAB is, may I present the following.
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Yes, not to be confused with
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formulaWA
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SEP 01, 05:10 PM
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If you want a hi quality yet stock looking 1.5 DIN.
Fiero retrosound
I have 2 of these units. They work really well.
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IMSA GT
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SEP 01, 06:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
DAB has been mentioned 17 times so far in this thread. For those of you who may be in the same boat as me, and have no freakin' idea what the hell DAB is, may I present the following.
DAB - "Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital radio standard for broadcasting digital audio radio services in many countries around the world, defined, supported, marketed and promoted by the World DAB organisation. The standard is dominant in Europe and is also used in Australia, and in parts of Africa and Asia; as of 2022, 55 countries are actively running DAB broadcasts.
DAB was the result of a European research project and first publicly rolled out in 1995, with consumer-grade DAB receivers appearing at the start of this millennium. Initially it was expected in many countries that existing FM services would switch over to DAB, although the take up of DAB has been much slower than expected. As of 2023, Norway is the first country to have implemented a national FM radio switch-off, with others to follow in the next years. In recent years, DAB has become the most popular radio listening platform in Norway, Switzerland and the UK, and has become a requirement for all new cars sold in the EU since 2021." More at the above link.
No wonder I had no idea what DAB was/is.
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AKA Sirius or XM radio 
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Raydar
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SEP 01, 06:28 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by IMSA GT:
AKA Sirius or XM radio |
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I refuse. I absolutely loathe their business model.
We have four vehicles that are XM ready. In about a week, after my Jeep's free trial runs out, none of them will be active.
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