My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad.
The voltage is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have
a 50Hz supply.
Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

On 27/12/2019 12:03, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad.
The voltage is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have
a 50Hz supply.
Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

Where abroad?

60 Hz should be OK but IIRC DAB standards vary

On 27/12/2019 12:03, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad.
The voltage is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have
a 50Hz supply.
Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

In general yes, even if its got a real base frequency iron cored
transformer in it, it will only work better at 60hz whereas a 60hz
transformer of low spec may not work well on 50hz.

If it's SMPS it wont really notice the difference at all.

However does DAB in other countries follow UK standards?

I don't know. And 60hz suggests a LONG way away towards the Americas.

Europe is 50hz locked.

FM is pretty standard.


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On Friday, 27 December 2019 12:03:33 UTC, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad.

Might be better to obtain one on the local Amazon or equivalent.

Assuming there is such a thing of course.

Owain

In article ,
Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad. The voltage is
ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have a 50Hz
supply. Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Of much greater concern is " Does this unnamed country" use the same
wavebands for DAB as we do in the UK?"

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On Friday, 27 December 2019 12:08:23 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 27/12/2019 12:03, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad.
The voltage is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have
a 50Hz supply.
Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

Where abroad?

60 Hz should be OK but IIRC DAB standards vary

Philippines.

In article ,
Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
On Friday, 27 December 2019 12:08:23 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 27/12/2019 12:03, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad. The voltage
is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have a
50Hz supply. Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

Where abroad?

60 Hz should be OK but IIRC DAB standards vary

Philippines.

Wikipedia doesn't show a DAB service there

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charles wrote:
In article ,
Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
On Friday, 27 December 2019 12:08:23 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 27/12/2019 12:03, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad. The voltage
is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have a
50Hz supply. Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

Where abroad?

60 Hz should be OK but IIRC DAB standards vary

Philippines.

Wikipedia doesn't show a DAB service there


It seems they might use a €œHD Digital€� service but I doubt DAB radios made
for the UK market will be compatible.

https://radioonlinenow.com/2018/06/2...all-in-on-dab/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Radio

Tim

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On 27/12/2019 13:00, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
On Friday, 27 December 2019 12:08:23 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 27/12/2019 12:03, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad.
The voltage is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have
a 50Hz supply.
Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

Where abroad?

60 Hz should be OK but IIRC DAB standards vary

Philippines.

Has no DAB .



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"Arthur Ravenscroft" wrote in message
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My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad.
The voltage is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we
have
a 50Hz supply.
Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Yep, it will work fine. But are you sure that they
have DAB there ?

Well Id expect so but who uses 220 at 60 hz? I thought us used a 110v.
More to the point the DAB frequencies are different in some countries and
it has to be DAB plus, while FM is more orless OK except in some eastern
European countries where it goes down to nearly 70Mhz as well.
Brian

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"Arthur Ravenscroft" wrote in message
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My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad.
The voltage is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we
have
a 50Hz supply.
Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

No I don't think they have. They do have some weird thing they broadcast
along with fm which I think they have in some parts of the states though. I
don't think any UK radio will allow them to be heard in anything but fm.
If they are interested in short waves, there do seem to be more stations
using digital modes, either DRM O mondial. Don't know. I'd have thought the
best bet if they have Internet access was an Amazon Echo dot booked on
either a us or uk account.
Brian

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In article ,
Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
On Friday, 27 December 2019 12:08:23 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 27/12/2019 12:03, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad. The voltage
is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have a
50Hz supply. Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

Where abroad?

60 Hz should be OK but IIRC DAB standards vary

Philippines.

Wikipedia doesn't show a DAB service there

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I think the original plan was to go with dab plus, but I have no idea how
far they got.
Also is the psu with this thing a wall wart? You may need an adaptor and if
its switch mode it will most probably be ok.
Brian

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charles wrote:
In article ,
Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
On Friday, 27 December 2019 12:08:23 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 27/12/2019 12:03, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad. The voltage
is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have a
50Hz supply. Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

Where abroad?

60 Hz should be OK but IIRC DAB standards vary

Philippines.

Wikipedia doesn't show a DAB service there


It seems they might use a "HD Digital" service but I doubt DAB radios made
for the UK market will be compatible.

https://radioonlinenow.com/2018/06/2...all-in-on-dab/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Radio

Tim

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On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 07:38:13 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

The voltage is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we
have
a 50Hz supply.
Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Yep, it will work fine. But are you sure that they
have DAB there ?

His question was answered by several people already, you trolling senile
Ozzie pest! Just what in hell makes you believe anyone's answer only will
become valid when YOU repeat it? Your senility?

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In article ,
Brian Gaff \(Sofa 2\) wrote:
Well Id expect so but who uses 220 at 60 hz?

the Philipines

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In article , lid
says...

On 27/12/2019 13:00, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
On Friday, 27 December 2019 12:08:23 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 27/12/2019 12:03, Arthur Ravenscroft wrote:
My wife wants to give a DAB/FM radio to relatives abroad.
The voltage is ok at 220/230 but it was made for the UK market where we have
a 50Hz supply.
Will it be safe to use on a 60Hz circuit?

Thanks.

Arthur.

Where abroad?

60 Hz should be OK but IIRC DAB standards vary

Philippines.

Has no DAB .

There is a member of the Golbourne Vitage Radio forum who
spends the winter in the Phillipines so, if he responds to the
post I've just put on there, we should get an up to date
answer/confirmation.

https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/f...hread.php?tid=
7743

Sorry about the line wrap but it is an easy one to splice
together!

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As promised, I put out a feeler to our man on the spot in the
Philipines. Here is his response:

"Hi Terry.

Sorry for the lengthy delay but for some time I have been
unable to access the forum from out here for some reason
unknown.

As nobody here seems to use a radio at all I will have to make
enquiries as to the FM frequency band or search the net for
the info.

The mobile smart phone has totally eclipsed all other media
here, many people carry 3 around!

Mains voltage is very variable in the Visayas where we are and
I have no reason to believe it is significantly different in
other areas.
We are subject to frequent "brown outs" which we would call
power cuts and very low voltage is common. Most sensitive
equipment is run on stabilisers. Anything between 210v and
240v @ 60 Hz of course is possible.

I find

https://www.freeradiotune.com/philip...popular-radio-
stations-in-philippines/

Which lists the followong:-
106.3 Hot FM

702 DZAS

882 DWIZ

90.3 Energy FM

Easy FM 97.9

https://www.freeradiotune.com/philip...-9-home-radio/


So there are stations at 90.3 MHz and 106.3 MHz Which would
suggest that 88 to 108 MHz is to be expected?

I can find no reference to DAB in the 'pines. I have never
seen a straight forward radio of any persuasion for years. If
there are networks I don't know who would us them. Metro
Manila being a massive city must have some radio coverage
hence the stations listed but I never go there.

Practically everything is streamed to a smart phone, music,
video, games Youtube etc. The wifi connections here are
everywhere. The mobile networks in the main Globe and Smart
are extremely good even in the busses

Sam"

So an FM radio will work ok but the DAB sedtion will be
redundant

So, if Charles' guess of the Phillipines is correct, yes it
will work but, if the radio has yet to be bought, an AM/FM set
would be more suitable and probably cheaper.


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