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DGTEC DAB+/FM Rechargeable Radio (Save $12) $12 + Delivery ($0 C&C /In-Store) @ BIG W

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Clearance.

Another good item to get for your upcoming camping holiday. Rechargeable too which is handy. On clearance so availability is limited, but there seemed to be quite a lot of stock in most states.

Never be without a radio, either at home or out and about with the DGTEC DAB+/FM rechargeable Radio. With rechargeable batteries, dual alarm and 20 station preset option, this small portable radio will cover all your needs.

Product Features:

  • Rechargeable Battery
  • LCD Display
  • Dual Alarm
  • 20 Station Preset
Electrical & Electronics DAB+ Radio DGTEC Radio

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  • cristtos on 22/09/2020 - 12:25
    +2

    Shows $24 to me… Am I doing something wrong?

  • hambuger on 22/09/2020 - 12:26
    +2

    Showing $24 for me

    • gibbo_au on 22/09/2020 - 12:34
      +1

      Shows $12 for me after you select a location

      • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 12:39
        +1

        Which location? Must only be some, selected several locations and still get $24.

        • gibbo_au on 22/09/2020 - 12:46
          +1

          SA

          • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 13:07

            @gibbo_au: Fun. If you pick a location that is $24, it will never update to $12 if you then choose a store that is supposed to be $12. Looks like it excludes QLD/WA anyway.

            • robinCTS on 25/09/2020 - 10:53
              +1

              @[Deactivated]: Just checked and it currently comes up at $12 for both QLD and WA.

              • [Deactivated] on 25/09/2020 - 18:24
                +1

                @robinCTS: Thanks, does for me too now, must have taken a day to work through all their stores for some reason.

  • redcreek200 on 22/09/2020 - 12:35
    +5

    Re: the comment on using it for camping holidays, dab's absent from most of rural Australia.

    • Coastie on 22/09/2020 - 12:41

      backyard camping?…

    • Rorzaborg on 22/09/2020 - 13:21
      +1

      Seems to have FM which is useful, I don't ever use AM.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 12:43
    +1

    Price is $12 in S.A

  • GG57 on 22/09/2020 - 13:17
    +1

    Showing as $12 in (my area of) Victoria

  • Arthur Dunger on 22/09/2020 - 13:25

    No stock near me in Sydney.

    • Coastie on 22/09/2020 - 13:26
      +1

      Go north young man

  • INFIDEL on 22/09/2020 - 14:07
    +2

    To check whether you have DAB+ digital radio coverage in your area
    Only Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,
    Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Darwin, Canberra and Mandurah.
    Happy camping!

    • Coastie on 22/09/2020 - 14:10

      That explains why there is so much stock in my local!

      • INFIDEL on 22/09/2020 - 14:12
        +1

        Yes - stock sometimes is sent to areas beyond the DAB+ reception. Still it has FM!

    • GG57 on 22/09/2020 - 14:24

      Such a shame, and that linked site suggests that the commercial radio broadcasters are defining the expansion target areas.

  • INFIDEL on 22/09/2020 - 14:10
    +2

    I checked this DAB+ radio in store - could barely hear it over the background music!

    20 Station Preset = 10 FM, 10 DAB+

    In glorious Mono through 1 small speaker, but has stereo out via headphone socket.

    Previously sold at this price
    See past discussions https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/453437 & https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/380706

    • Thrifty McGifty on 22/09/2020 - 20:09

      Agreed. I bought this when it was half price a while ago (do a search if you're keen, I posted it) but it ended up in a cupboard. Sound was very weak.
      The Aldi one I got was sufficient.

  • KevCol on 22/09/2020 - 14:55

    Is there some trick to using the presets as I have several similar dab radios and can never preset a station and I guess they all use the same dab chip.
    Dab radio seems to be crippled in Australia with low bit rates and poor signal strength such that the quality is below parr. On a bad day my Dab radios pop and splutter or just cut out all together so it sure is a half baked implementation of digital radio.

    • INFIDEL on 22/09/2020 - 15:36
      +1

      The tuner circuit board / chip in this is used in a number of DAB+ radios.

      Check the manual for setting presents - I've never had a problem with a few different DAB+ units.

      The political decisions made early on, limits it's sound quality.
      Sampling rates are low, so multiple stations can be broadcast.

      Most DAB+ radios only have mono sound & a basic speaker. Feeding the stereo output from the socket to a stereo amplifier does improve the sound - but the sampling rate still is the limitation.

  • Postal Dude on 22/09/2020 - 15:04

    Wouldn't image battery lasts long but good backup if power goes out

  • Windows7forever on 23/09/2020 - 05:53

    Still waiting on DAB where I live.

  • Leonard on 30/09/2020 - 14:27
    +1

    Bought one today at BigW Macarthur Chambers (Brisbane CBD). There is still one left - the sales asst confirmed it's a clearance item.
    This unit has a headphone socket for stereo; the inbuilt speaker is about 2cm, so poor sound. It seems to work okay, receiving all Brisbane stations.

    • INFIDEL on 01/10/2020 - 11:18

      It's was this price 17 months ago & was still stocked.

      Unfortunately, crappy sound (low sampling rate transmission + small speaker), low volume, & mono sound defeats the purpose of stereo Digital Radio.
      Larger DAB+ radios with better & larger speaker in similar priced past Deals had a better sound. Fed through a stereo amp, this model sounds lifeless compared to some other DAB+ radios.
      (Am using a $10 one from a Target Deal, fed into car stereo with reasonable sound.)

      Some areas of Brisbane don't receive DAB+, or it's patchy - behind hills.

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