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| WHY is DAB in a D4 so rubbish? |
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In all the other Land Rovers I’ve had, DAB is stable and reliable.
It’s billed as being better than FM in every respect and yet, in the D4 it’s patchy, screechy and spends half its time saying No Reception.
What is it about this particular model that makes it so poor?
(Yes I’ve checked the aerial connections) 1998 Defender 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
2016 Discovery 4 HSE
1982 Series 3 2.25 Petrol Hard top- Oscar, as featured in Classic Land Rover Magazine for 7 months
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 12th Nov 2024 10:42 am |
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pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2608
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Nope....its even worse in the VW. I can move 5ft in traffic and have no reception, then move another 15ft and its back.....why?
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| 12th Nov 2024 12:08 pm |
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LRD4GAB
Member Since: 05 Nov 2020
Location: Tamworth
Posts: 505
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Never been a problem in mine rock stations seem fine
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| 12th Nov 2024 1:02 pm |
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Alex3025
Member Since: 14 Oct 2020
Location: Striling Scotland
Posts: 45
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Mines fine always have a great signal 😎🏴
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| 12th Nov 2024 6:39 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8243
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pjm-84 wrote:Nope....its even worse in the VW. I can move 5ft in traffic and have no reception, then move another 15ft and its back.....why?
DAB is poor around buildings and trees or anything else that blocks the signal, but connected to a mobile phone via Bluetooth it works well  It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 12th Nov 2024 7:19 pm |
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kevofcov
Member Since: 06 Nov 2007
Location: Other end of M69
Posts: 571
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Yep poor in mine.....
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| 12th Nov 2024 8:09 pm |
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waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2929
 
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Very poor in both our D4s, yet FM/AM are both fine in the D3 Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
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| 12th Nov 2024 8:35 pm |
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pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2608
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M3DPO wrote:pjm-84 wrote:Nope....its even worse in the VW. I can move 5ft in traffic and have no reception, then move another 15ft and its back.....why?
DAB is poor around buildings and trees or anything else that blocks the signal, but connected to a mobile phone via Bluetooth it works well
I was thinking of changing the unit, its that annoying. Oddly we dont have the drop outs in the BMW in the same locations.
What's really odd is that I regulary take the VW to Wales, and the radio drops for LBC around junction 16 on the M4 and then that's it. (Phone / Bluetooth option). On he way back I usually re-establish signal with LBC about 5miles east of Abergavenny.....WTF? The difference is the carriage width and direction of travel
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| 12th Nov 2024 11:31 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14482
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I never had any DAB issues in my old D4. In my Defender it's brilliant.
Maybe use your phone instead of DAB if it's patchy. When I'm abroad I use my phone to link to radio stations via Carplay but I also did this in my old D3 and D4s via bluetooth. Works a treat.  D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 13th Nov 2024 9:58 am |
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mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2531
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mostly ok but can have some bad days even in same locations MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle
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| 13th Nov 2024 10:22 am |
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PJ D4
Member Since: 06 Apr 2022
Location: Northants
Posts: 43
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DAB in my MY2015 D4 is dreadful.
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| 13th Nov 2024 3:26 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
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DAB reception and also rear camera quality varied considerably on all of my D4's.
I assumed, wrongly or rightly, that LR had used different spec./quality components at different build times. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 13th Nov 2024 4:31 pm |
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TheGreenMachine
Member Since: 05 Nov 2023
Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 75
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Works spot on in mine
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| 13th Nov 2024 9:18 pm |
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edwardandtubs
Member Since: 23 Jun 2012
Location: Glossop
Posts: 462
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Yep, its unusable in my MY12 D4, where as the in the other car (Mini) its fine. I often wondered if it might be a connector but wouldnt know where to look. Discovery 4 HSE Luxury Santorini MY12
Discovery 3 GS Manual Java MY07 ( gone )
Mini Cooper S
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| 14th Nov 2024 6:45 am |
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faulksy
Member Since: 24 Dec 2023
Location: powys
Posts: 344
 
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added a DAB + unit to mine off a 2017 range rover. absolutely amazing coverage had a d1 ,d2 a land mark d4 for 3 days now have awsome d4 in orkney grey hse sdv6 my12
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| 14th Nov 2024 8:21 pm |
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