Curious

[237SJ]

I`ve just been cooking in the kitchen and listening to a DAB radio in there. Someone phoned (phone`s in the living room) and every time it rang, it severely affected the reception on the radio. Why would that be?

[percypineapple]

If you have cordless phones it may be that the radio frequency is similar, but my dab radio loses signal if I start the microwave, so it appears that it doesn't take much for dab to fade away.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe because DAB reception is crap and easily disrupted ?

[gingejbee]

Don't normally agree with OG - but do on this. DAB radio is a big disappointment as far as I'm concerned.

[HowardKennitby]

I don't have a DAB radio but I listen on Freeview and I find that it is often disrupted by a light being switched on or off.

[237SJ]

Thanks for the replies. I did think it might be something to do with frequencies. Seems strange though and it`s never happened before. It must have just been that one channel. DAB`s ok if you live in the right area. If you live in a hilly, rural area like my mum did, you`re stuffed though. I bought her a DAB radio and all she could get was Radio 2 and that was only in one room and upstairs.