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richard.cs:

--- Quote from: M0HZH on May 12, 2020, 07:49:36 am ---Digital radio is prevalent in the UK with a 58% share at the end of 2019 (source) and virtually all new cars sold in the UK have a DAB receiver (source).

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Careful there - that source gives you minimal information about DAB specifically. It defines "digital" as all digital radio services including internet streaming.

--- Quote ---In terms of reach, 36 million adults or two thirds of population aged 15+ are now tuning in to radio via a digitally enabled platform (DAB, DTV, Online or App) each week

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The same survey actually showed AM/FM at 49.1% and DAB at 36.8% of all radio listening (remainder other digital streams). That puts the Analogue:DAB ratio at 57%:43%. Still higher than I would have expected from my personal experience in the UK.
https://www.rajar.co.uk/docs/2018_03/RAJAR%20Q1%202018%20-%20Chart%201%20-%20All%20Radio%20Listening%20-%20Clean.pdf

Generally, there seem to be a lot of UK articles conflating "all digital radio services" with DAB, when DAB is only about 70% of digital listening. I think it's probably deliberate given the UK government plan of setting a switchover date once 50% is met.

Side note, whilst looking for numbers I stumbled across this (now rather dated) document:
https://www.parliament.uk/documents/documents/upload/stevegreen.pdf
It's an interesting read. The issue of cars is declining, but the fundamental problem of having adopted DAB rather than DAB+ has not changed. Worth noting that new DAB radios sold in the UK since 2013 have been required to support DAB+ - maybe someone, somewhere is thinking long term for once. I suspect the wider issue is that there's an increasing number of people who simply don't listen to radio at all, and that many of the people who might favour DAB for the variety just use online streaming instead.
tggzzz:

--- Quote from: Fred27 on May 12, 2020, 08:02:12 am ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on May 11, 2020, 10:33:55 am ---
--- Quote from: treez on May 09, 2020, 09:14:16 am ---I have been offered the chance to invest in a company making reliable, small  DAB radios in UK…”British designed and built, with full warrantee”
How can I find out whether or not the company is simply middle-manning  them in from China?

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I see you've found a way to introduce (yet again) one of your two topics.
Are you planning to bring SMPSs into this thread, or to create another?

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What does anyone even reply to this obvious troll?  ::)

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I wouldn't class him as a troll per se - although he does display some of the characteristics in https://www.eps.mcgill.ca/jargon/jargon.html#troll
He appears to be more of a fanatic, in the sense of somebody that can't change their mind and won't change the subject.

Both can be irritating. Ignoring them is a useful response, but it is occasionally alerting newbies to their previous posting history.
MK14:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on May 12, 2020, 09:44:57 am ---I wouldn't class him as a troll per se - although he does display some of the characteristics in https://www.eps.mcgill.ca/jargon/jargon.html#troll
He appears to be more of a fanatic, in the sense of somebody that can't change their mind and won't change the subject.

Both can be irritating. Ignoring them is a useful response, but it is occasionally alerting newbies to their previous posting history.

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Are they ever going to come back to this thread, and reply/update it ?
Or are they trolling us, and/or not telling the truth ?
I'm getting fed up of their antics. Thanking some posts, does not really count as replying.

tl;dr
Their lack of posts after the opening one, despite many on-topic replies (many off-topic as well, e.g. me), means they are probably wasting everyone's time again.
coppice:

--- Quote from: AndyC_772 on May 12, 2020, 09:12:16 am ---If every car already comes with DAB, and people can stream any station they like using the phone or laptop they already have, who exactly is going to go out and buy a DAB radio today? Where's the compelling use case? Why would anyone consider investing in DAB now?

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Huh? People have invested in DAB if they bought a recent car. The sales problem with stand alone radio sales is not whether they are FM or DAB, but that people don't need them at all. People walk around the house with their phones, and can use things like the BBC sounds app. from their house wi-fi. Its becoming like this with TV, too. We bought a new TV a few months ago, and placed it where we do not have a TV aerial socket. Watching TV from the internet has served us well enough so far, that I can't see me even bothering to add an aerial socket when we decorate the room.
ebastler:

--- Quote from: MK14 on May 12, 2020, 10:00:12 am ---Their lack of posts after the opening one, despite many on-topic replies (many off-topic as well, e.g. me), means they are probably wasting everyone's time again.

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And nobody gets "thanked" either... disappointing.  ::)
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