layton1985 5 Posted January 19, 2012 Hi I have bought a new Kenwood headunit, it has a built in parrot hands free via bluetooth, ipod ready the lot awesome unit, it's DAB though and someone mentioned I might need a different arial to recieve the DAB stations? Is this true and if so is there an arial similar to the original 205 arial that I can buy? Thanks Lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Monty 2 Posted January 19, 2012 I think DAB signals are slightly higher frequency than FM, so if you want absolute perfection, the aerial will need ton slightly shorter. However, that's to achieve perfection - if you're in a decent reception area, the standard one should work . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyepan 291 Posted February 15, 2012 Hi I have bought a new Kenwood headunit, it has a built in parrot hands free via bluetooth, ipod ready the lot awesome unit, it's DAB though and someone mentioned I might need a different arial to recieve the DAB stations? Is this true and if so is there an arial similar to the original 205 arial that I can buy? Thanks Lee which one did you get out of interest? as i've been looking at a few! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
layton1985 5 Posted February 15, 2012 I haven't got one yet and a friend says you have to change the ariel as fm is radio waves and DAB are digital waves totally different?????????????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Monty 2 Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Your friend is talking s***t. They are both radio waves, the only difference being FM is frequency modulated with an analogue signal, DAB is digitally modulated. If you live in a decent reception area the standard ariel will be fine - with one exception - if you've got an external head amplifier, that might not work due to be DAB being at a slightly different frequency. Edit - I ought to say that if the DAB heads use a different aerial input you'll need to swap the plug over . Edited February 15, 2012 by P_Monty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites