Any - DAB Radio - no sound for a few seconds on the hour

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Thu 13 Jun 2013 09:51
Any - DAB Radio - no sound for a few seconds on the hour - csgmart

This is the first car I've had with a DAB radio. I've noticed that almost always on the hour the sound is muted for a few seconds. This invariably cuts out the 'pips' and the beginning of the news.

Is this something that is common on DAB radios or a peculiarity of my radio?

I did wonder if the pause in sound allowed the DAB signal to 'sync' itself with the FM signal - not sure why that would be needed though....

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Thu 13 Jun 2013 10:15
Any - DAB Radio - no sound for a few seconds on the hour - John Boy

Is it connected to the Signal Delay paragraph on this page?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting

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Thu 13 Jun 2013 12:49
Any - DAB Radio - no sound for a few seconds on the hour - csgmart

Is it connected to the Signal Delay paragraph on this page?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting

Possibly - I wouldn't know tbh. It's a Mercedes Benz fitted radio (2012 model) - just curious to know how they work and if this is a 'feature' of DAB radios...

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Thu 13 Jun 2013 13:28
Any - DAB Radio - no sound for a few seconds on the hour - bathtub tom

Could you have TA (Traffic Announcements) turned on, but at zero volume?

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Thu 13 Jun 2013 13:42
Any - DAB Radio - no sound for a few seconds on the hour - csgmart

Could you have TA (Traffic Announcements) turned on, but at zero volume?

It's possible but the silence only lasts for about 5 seconds which would be too short for a TA?

Edited by csgmart on 13/06/2013 at 13:43

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Thu 13 Jun 2013 13:56
Any - DAB Radio - no sound for a few seconds on the hour - NARU

I don't get that on any of my DAB radios (three around the home, all from different manufacturers). I don't have one in the car, so can't comment on that.

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