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| Pan-European Specification |
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To be capable of working anywhere in Europe, a "pan-European" radio needs to be able to receive DAB, DAB+ and DMB-A in Band III and L-band.
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DAB+ and DMB Radio (DMB-A) pocket radios
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These pages were originally conceived in the days when there were far fewer receivers available than there are today.
The pages have not been updated for some time and many of the receivers listed here will probably no longer be available.
The pages have been retained in case they are still of use or of interest. In due course, they may be updated again, but will probably confine themselves more to specialist receivers, USB tuner sticks and software-based receivers.
In the meantime, enjoy, but follow any links with caution.
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When comparing internet retailers, remember to include the cost of delivery in your calculations.
Retailers with low headline prices can often have higher delivery charges. Price comparison websites usually list the lowest headline price first, but the best deal may be lower down the list.
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Only receivers known to receive DAB+ are listed on this page. There may be certain conditions that need to be fulfilled, for example following a firmware upgrade. The DAB+ capability may exist in certain countries only. We try to make that clear. The intention is that there should be no links on this page to suppliers of non-DAB+ versions, because this is a page of DAB+ receivers. Manufacturers, you have a role to play here in making it absolutely clear, on your websites and in your documentation, whether a receiver is DAB+ or not. If you make a DAB+ receiver and it isn't here, or there is no link for your receiver for a particular country that may be because your website and your documentation, or the website of the seller, doesn't say it's DAB+. Please send updates or corrections. Suggestion:- Why not make your receivers the same everywhere?
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Some of the receivers on this page (the ones so marked) will also receiver the system selected as the official standard for France. It has far too many names! DMB, DMB-Radio, DMB-R, DMB-A and DMB-Audio are some of the technical ones. France refers to its digital radio services, collectively as Radio Numerique Terrestre, but that alone doesn't explicitly define a technical standard. If France chose to use DAB+, then RNT would apply equally to those broadcasts. From a consumer's point of view, what the letters RNT tell us is that if a retailer describes a receiver as being suitable to receive RNT, then that MUST include DMB-A, since that is currently the only standard officially permitted (test transmissions excepted). Pure have advised Wohnort that DMB-A capable versions of their receivers are sold only in France. Be aware that certain French websites such as amazon.fr source their radios from the UK. This is especially true of some of amazon.fr's third-party vendors. The affected products will generally be described as "Import Royaume-Uni", but the buyer should be alert in any case. One last thing, just when you thought you'd finally gotten your head around all those abbreviations, and were now happy that the little DMB receiver you had spotted in Korea would be OK to take back with you to France. It won't. DMB Radio uses the AAC codec. In Korea, their DMB services use BSAC. Caveat emptor! I hope the guidance on these pages will be useful to you. |
BUSH
A venerable British name associated with radio and television receivers, the brand is now owned by Home Retail Group, who are behind the Argos and Homebase stores in the UK. It's products are produced primarily in China. In Australia and other countries in the Far East, Bush products are distributed by Harvard International plc.
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BUSH Pocket
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DAB+ and FM personal radio
Band III only
Headphone cable acts as antenna
Can be powered from a PC via a USB connector.
Battery operation requires three AAA batteries which can be rechargeable. The unit will recharge them in situ when powered by USB. Do not attempt to recharge non-rechargeables.
Download the User Manual from the BUSH Australia website.
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Other links to sellers...
Australia:
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BUSH Walker BPR07DAB
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DAB+ and FM personal radio
Band III only
Headphone cable acts as antenna
Battery operation requires two AAA batteries
Download the User Manual from the BUSH Australia website.
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Cowon
A South Korean company that started out making portable audio players and now makes multimedia players. A DAB version of the D2 is already available. A DAB version of the D2+ receiver is scheduled to be in the stores soon that will be upgradeable in the future for DAB+ reception.
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Cowon D2+
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Portable multimedia player with DAB and FM radio tuner
Record as WMA
DAB+ reception enabled by means of firmware upgrade
Formats supported:
Audio: mp3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, APE
Video: AVI, MPEG4, WMV, WMV9
Band III only
Internal antenna
Most Windows, Mac and Linux variants supported
(Pentium 200 MHz or higher)
SD, SDHC or MMC card slot
Internal Lithium battery rechargeable via USB cable or external AC adaptor
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Deutschland
In Germany, the D2+ DAB is available from internet retailers such as amazon.de in a Black 4Gb version and in Silver 4Gb, 8Gb and 16Gb versions.
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United Kingdom
In the UK, the D2+ DAB is available from internet retailers such as amazon.co.uk in Black 4Gb, 8Gb and 16Gb versions and in Silver 4Gb, 8Gb and 16GB versions.
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Dual
A German name associated with audio products since the 1920s.
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Dual Pocket Radio
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DAB, DAB+ and FM pocket radio
Band III only
Earphones cable services as antenna
Battery operation uses 2 "AAA" (LR03) batteries
Download the User Manual from the Dual website.
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Deutschland
(Angabe) €79,97
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España
(Guide) €68,66
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Sverige
(Guide) SEK 799
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Although not advertised as supporting DMB-A, a French correspondent reports that the pocket receiver from Dual, purchased in a Migros store in Switzerland, where it sells for CHF 129, does receive the French DMB radio stations (in France of course!).
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Dual Pocket Radio 3 SD
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DAB, DAB+ and FM pocket radio and mp3 player
Band III only
Manual DAB tuning possible
Earphones cable services as antenna
MicroSD card reader
4Gb Micro SD card included
Mains operation uses external power adaptor over a USB cable
Battery operation uses internal Akku which can be recharged while connected to mains
Download the User Manual from the Dual website: Deutsch | Français | Italiano
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Deutschland
(Angabe) €89,99
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FULL-JOIN ppm01
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DAB, DAB+ and FM pocket radio
Earphones cable services as antenna
Band III only
Battery operation
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China | 中国
(Guide) ¥ 350
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Grundig
A German company now owned by the Turkish group Koç Holding, the Grundig name is synonymous with such products as the Satellit radio receiver and V2000 video cassette recorders. The Grundig brand name is also used by companies in the USA and Spain to market their own products.
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Grundig GPR800 "Roam"
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DAB, DAB+ and FM handheld radio
Band III only
Manual Tuning possible
Retractable antenna
Integral rechargeable battery
External AC power adaptor
Download the User Manual from the Grundig Australia website.
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Australia
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Imperial Dabman 50
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DAB, DAB+ and FM handheld radio
Band III only
Integral Li-Ion rechargeable battery
USB recharging cable
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iRiver
A South Korean company manufacturing all manner of portable players for the Korean, European, Australian and Asian DAB, DAB+ and DMB markets.
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iRiver B20
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*The latest versions of firmware are reported to support DAB+ and DMB-A.
Upgrades are available from the iRiver website.
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DAB, DAB+, DMB-A, FM radio and mp3 player
Band III and L-band
Telescopic antenna
AC operation
Download the data sheet from the iRiver website.
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