Radio

[Wookie]

Wook has to start somewere me auld puddin 

[O.C.]

Wook has to start somewere me auld puddin 

   

[davetherave]

Lol its BBC radio 2 and Sally does the traffic anouncements ...she has a voice of a sexy angel ..but she is a BIG girl ..but vocals to make you wea at the ankles 

Bobby Prior or B.P as Johnie Walker used to call her is much sexier in real life and her voice just melts me.................................back in two minutes 

[O.C.]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5v6BckMV30vKyTpF7YVsqmb/bobbie-pryor 

[Phill_York]

Bugga and fanks for trying .. what was the brand and did u recess it into the plastics or how was it mounted .
You may be my sanitys saviour 

It was a Sonichi (Halfords brand I think)
http://www.halfords.com/technology/car-audio/dab-car-stereos/sonichi-s100-digital-radio-adaptor

I stuck it with double sided Velcro to the blank bit of the fairing to the left of the clocks.  I powered it from the 12v socket (hard wired it in eventually with a mini USB), ran the aerial to a bracket on the back I already had (but the front would be fine; just needs something metal to stick to (you could use the pannier lock)) and a cable from the line out to the Autocom.

It worked very well indeed :-)

[Wookie]

Now this looks promising and thankyou for the link ... now then ! Does the unit need to be mounted onto metal to create a ground plane ?
How weather proof was it or how did u manage to keep it dry .
WoOKs got an excited tingle going on now 

[Phill_York]

Now this looks promising and thankyou for the link ... now then ! Does the unit need to be mounted onto metal to create a ground plane ?
How weather proof was it or how did u manage to keep it dry .
WoOKs got an excited tingle going on now 

The radio was mounted using Velcro onto the plastic at the front; it's obvious where to put it when you have the unit in your hand.  The aerial has a magnetic base so I stuck it onto an existing antenna plate I had on the bike but you could dismantle it and put it anywhere, stick it onto the pannier locks with the magnet or put a bit of metal tape anywhere to mount it. Aerials don't need a ground plane; they are used for antennas when they transmit.

The box isn't weather proof but it gets nothing when moving and the screen comes down to cover it when stationary. I took it off if I was leaving it outdoors overnight but often forgot and I had it for a couple of years with no problem (although the charging cable got rusty).  You could wrap it in cling film if you prefer.  If you're worried about weather, I have a DAB Highway unit in a waterproof otterbox which you can buy off me, but I'd recommend trying this Halfords one first as the performance was better.

I've tried lots of DAB solutions so let me know if you need any more advice.

[Wookie]

Thanks Phil . I am picking the unit up tomorow so will report back