Your Digital radio/hi-fi tuner will come with an indoor aerial, either a ribbon dipole or a standard telescopic aerial.

The aerial supplied should work well if you're within DAB coverage area, however if you're listening in a basement, or your building is steel-framed, or reinforced concrete, you might need an external aerial. As a rule of thumb, if you already have poor FM or mobile phone reception, chances are you'll need an external aerial. But first, see if placing the radio near to a window improves reception.

To obtain the best results from an external aerial, either use a dipole (omnidirectional aerial - should work well for moderate to strong signal levels provided it is vertically polarised) or, in exceptional circumstances, a Yaggi (which has a much higher gain than a dipole, but is directional - best suited where reception is poor and all transmitters are in the same direction). The Yagi aerial must be pointed at the transmitters.

All DAB Di-pole aerials must be vertically polarised. The higher the aerial is mounted, the better reception you will receive. You should find a qualified aerial installer in your local Yellow Pages or we can recommend one, but make sure they understand you want a DAB aerial, not an FM or TV aerial.