The two that I have now are both generic and cheap Asda brand ones one of which is in use every day and both of which have lasted longer than the crappy Pure one. It could be that they are cheap that makes them so prone to interference in DAB mode but they work fine in FM - its not what I expected having owned portable radios since the early 1960s and grown accustomed to any radio of any quality or price (even home made ones) being able to at the very least pick up a radio signal without having excessive interference in the manner of listening to Radio Luxembourg late at night on AM in the late 1960s - I thought it might be better than this.

Another question though - does anyone know if are there any plans to switch off or discontinue AM and FM broadcasts - I'd love to purchase a vintage radio, maybe even a valve radio, but there wouldn't be much point if all you could receive was static in a couple of years time.

I'm suprised to hear you're having problems with DAB reception. I've got four DABs: a Pure in the Kitchen, a Roberts in the office, and Roberts in the living room, and a Pure Highway in the cars. Even the Pure highway, relying on just a windscreen aerial and of course being mobile, rarely has reception problems. There are some stations only in particular regions of course, and mine are almost permanently tuned to Planet Rock. Perhaps it's just Planet Rock has a a good signal?

It'll probably all be replaced by internet radio (which the Roberts both do) soon anyway

Quote: JerryChicken "...Another question though - does anyone know if are there any plans to switch off or discontinue AM and FM broadcasts - I'd love to purchase a vintage radio, maybe even a valve radio, but there wouldn't be much point if all you could receive was static in a couple of years time.'" Apparently, only 80% of people are in DAB coverage at the moment and "details" of future coverage are here ... www.ukdigitalradio.com/coverage/ ... nsmitters/ ... which tells you precisely nowt beyond the fact that new transmitters are needed. Mind you, by typing in my postcode to that website, I now know that I have jumped the gun a bit as we don't have coverage in our area. The DAB set does work, but only up in the attic. Right, it's worth getting an aerial set up for me old NAD hi-fi FM receiver then, I'm glad I didn't chuck it out now.

Quote: JerryChicken "...Another question though - does anyone know if are there any plans to switch off or discontinue AM and FM broadcasts - I'd love to purchase a vintage radio, maybe even a valve radio, but there wouldn't be much point if all you could receive was static in a couple of years time.'" Apparently, only 80% of people are in DAB coverage at the moment and "details" of future coverage are here ... www.ukdigitalradio.com/coverage/ ... nsmitters/ ... which tells you precisely nowt beyond the fact that new transmitters are needed. Mind you, by typing in my postcode to that website, I now know that I have jumped the gun a bit as we don't have coverage in our area. The DAB set does work, but only up in the attic. Right, it's worth getting an aerial set up for me old NAD hi-fi FM receiver then, I'm glad I didn't chuck it out now.

My Pure One is around 6 years old and still works fine.

Don't know about the LED lights interfering with the radio but I fitted two stop and tail LEDs in my car and found out that when one had a bad connection neither worked so I have reverted back to the standard filament type