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aerial for dab radio ?

:confused:
I've got a dab radio already which has an aerial socket on the back which I have attached to my TV aerial and it works fine and I have 50 plus channels.
I also had a portable DAB radio for Christmas which only has a telescopic aerial and picks up virtually no channels........Here's my question to you very intelligent techies :-
Is there any way I can attach an external aerial to it as I'm not going to use it as a portable. It will stay in one place in the kitchen.
I can get an aerial lead to it, but if it's possible where do you attach it ?
I tried touching the aerial from the other one onto the telescopic aerial but all it did was make it crackle.
Please help !!!!
Thanks
bill

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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Often the telescopic aerial simply unscrews, to reveal an F-type connector that you can connect your downlead to!
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • Flimber
    Flimber Posts: 736 Forumite
    If it helps, DAB antennas w/10m coax are £12 in B&Q.
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