Does the Qashqai J11 has DAB+?
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gloucester
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I was listening to Classic FM yesterday and heard this.
I've never heard of DAB+ before - the announcer was suggesting people go out and buy a new radio !!!!!
I've never heard of DAB+ before - the announcer was suggesting people go out and buy a new radio !!!!!
(2015 Nissan Qashqai Tekna DIG-T 1.2 sold 15/6/18) ~ 2018 Suzuki Ignis SZ5 - 2018 Yamaha MT-07 ~ (2024 Volvo EX30 ordered)
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gloucester
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- Joined: Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:04 am
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- Qashqai Model: Mk.2 Qashqai - J11 (2013–2017)
https://getdigitalradio.com/faqs/what-is-dab/
DAB+ is an upgraded version of the technology used to bring you DAB digital radio. It is more spectrum efficient than DAB, therefore enabling more radio stations to be broadcast within the same amount of capacity, and depending on where you live in the UK, you could receive up to 60 additional stations with a DAB+ digital radio. Check your available DAB+ stations using our Postcode Checker here.
DAB+ uses exactly the same transmitters and broadcast technology as DAB, it simply converts sound to digital in a different way and therefore to receive DAB+ stations you must have a DAB+ enabled radio. It is compatible with DAB and can be introduced alongside existing DAB services and existing DAB radios will continue to receive all the DAB stations broadcasting.
Whilst many older DAB digital radios will only receive DAB stations, the majority of newer devices can receive DAB+ stations as well as DAB, and there are lots of DAB/DAB+ radios available which will give you access to DAB and DAB+ stations, including from leading manufacturers Pure, Roberts, Ruark and VQ. If you are buying a new digital radio, look for the Digital Radio Tick Mark as this means the radio is DAB+ enabled and will receive the available DAB, DAB+ and FM radio stations. If the product does not have the Tick Mark, then read the product description carefully and check that it specifies DAB+.
Some DAB-only models are upgradeable to DAB+ via a firmware download and DAB+ capability can generally be checked with the manufacturer.
The UK’s first national DAB+ stations launched on 29 February 2016 on the second national DAB commercial multiplex, Sound Digital, and in June 2019, Smooth Extra and Heart Extra switched to DAB+ from DAB to became the first stations to broadcast in DAB+ on the national commercial Digital One multiplex.
There are now over 180 stations broadcasting on DAB+ in the UK, including 25 national stations – Fun Kids, JazzFM, Forces BFBS, Virgin Radio Anthems, Virgin Radio Chilled, Smooth, Smooth Chilled, Heart, Heart Dance, Heart 90s, Heart 80s, Heart 70s, Capital, Capital XTRA, Capital XTRA Reloaded, Capital Dance, Boom Radio, talkSPORT2, talkRADIO, Radio X, LBC News, Gold, GB News Radio, UCB1 and UCB2 – and a number of local commercial stations, plus around 150 ultra-local community and commercial stations on small-scale DAB. (Updated 04 March 2022)
DAB+ is an upgraded version of the technology used to bring you DAB digital radio. It is more spectrum efficient than DAB, therefore enabling more radio stations to be broadcast within the same amount of capacity, and depending on where you live in the UK, you could receive up to 60 additional stations with a DAB+ digital radio. Check your available DAB+ stations using our Postcode Checker here.
DAB+ uses exactly the same transmitters and broadcast technology as DAB, it simply converts sound to digital in a different way and therefore to receive DAB+ stations you must have a DAB+ enabled radio. It is compatible with DAB and can be introduced alongside existing DAB services and existing DAB radios will continue to receive all the DAB stations broadcasting.
Whilst many older DAB digital radios will only receive DAB stations, the majority of newer devices can receive DAB+ stations as well as DAB, and there are lots of DAB/DAB+ radios available which will give you access to DAB and DAB+ stations, including from leading manufacturers Pure, Roberts, Ruark and VQ. If you are buying a new digital radio, look for the Digital Radio Tick Mark as this means the radio is DAB+ enabled and will receive the available DAB, DAB+ and FM radio stations. If the product does not have the Tick Mark, then read the product description carefully and check that it specifies DAB+.
Some DAB-only models are upgradeable to DAB+ via a firmware download and DAB+ capability can generally be checked with the manufacturer.
The UK’s first national DAB+ stations launched on 29 February 2016 on the second national DAB commercial multiplex, Sound Digital, and in June 2019, Smooth Extra and Heart Extra switched to DAB+ from DAB to became the first stations to broadcast in DAB+ on the national commercial Digital One multiplex.
There are now over 180 stations broadcasting on DAB+ in the UK, including 25 national stations – Fun Kids, JazzFM, Forces BFBS, Virgin Radio Anthems, Virgin Radio Chilled, Smooth, Smooth Chilled, Heart, Heart Dance, Heart 90s, Heart 80s, Heart 70s, Capital, Capital XTRA, Capital XTRA Reloaded, Capital Dance, Boom Radio, talkSPORT2, talkRADIO, Radio X, LBC News, Gold, GB News Radio, UCB1 and UCB2 – and a number of local commercial stations, plus around 150 ultra-local community and commercial stations on small-scale DAB. (Updated 04 March 2022)
(2015 Nissan Qashqai Tekna DIG-T 1.2 sold 15/6/18) ~ 2018 Suzuki Ignis SZ5 - 2018 Yamaha MT-07 ~ (2024 Volvo EX30 ordered)
OMG
Can via a firmware upgrade or some workaround have my J11 Qasqai receive the BBC Classic FM ??????. I only hear that station and now I have to be without it because of technology advances (= regression!) !
Hop there is a solution
Thanks Andy for replying.
Exactly, and how are we supposed to do that for the dashboard radio of our cars ????gloucester wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:44 am I was listening to Classic FM yesterday and heard this.
I've never heard of DAB+ before - the announcer was suggesting people go out and buy a new radio !!!!!
No upgrade on firmware eaither. Get one of these if you need dab+
https://www.halfords.com/technology/car ... =undefined
