On 22/06/2017 14:47, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
Internet and DAB both take an age to get going. The big advantage of the
simple AM/FM transistor radio is that it runs a long time on batteries.

as the advert SHOULD say.... if you love radio don't buy a DAB .......

Another black and white type.

I have DAB in the car. In general, *reception* is far superior to AM or FM
in the SE of England.

Until you go south of Horsham when it it is bubbly mud, as it is
in many places away from big towns and a bit hilly.

FM just works.