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(Message started by: Andycan on Dec 12^th, 2013, 9:30am)

Title: Radio for the scorpio
Post by Andycan on Dec 12^th, 2013, 9:30am

Hi I just heard that our wonderful government are going to turn off FM radio so does anyone know if there is a digital radio that will work with all the functions in the scorpio? Also will we need to rewire the loom or aerials?

Title: Re: Radio for the scorpio
Post by a900one on Dec 12^th, 2013, 5:37pm

I think you will find that the date for the fm turn off has been put back, not sure to what though. I had the blaupunkt dab 53 in the scorp until I moved the sony system out of the Granada into the scorp, sony has a dab unit in boot. Around cornwall dab is hit and miss, everywhere, need a good aerial. You would need a dab aerial as well as the roof one, or get one that will pickup dab and fm. The wiring loom has the plugs that fit most radios but you will need something so you can use the control on the steering wheel.

Title: Re: Radio for the scorpio
Post by amigafan2003 on Dec 12^th, 2013, 11:12pm

Just install a DAB fm transmitter then you can listen to DAB radio on your Scorpio FM Stereo - something like this:-

http://www.pure.com/product/highway-vl-60905/

Title: Re: Radio for the scorpio
Post by Tompion on Dec 13^th, 2013, 10:28am

There are ones that integrate with the display via RDS & use the cars remote. It would appear on some cars you could change channels that way but I suspect with the Scorpio you’d have to use the supplied handheld remote for channel changing.

http://www.autodab.com/product/productWizard.aspx

http://www.justconnectme.co.uk/justdrive-digital-radio-dab-car-adaptor/

http://www.carcommunications.co.uk/car-accessories/dab-digital-car-radio/ford_3550/connects2-ford-dabdab-receiver-digital-oem-radio-tuner-plug-n-play-adl-fd2

Title: Re: Radio for the scorpio
Post by Andycan on Dec 13^th, 2013, 12:58pm

Thanks wish the government would leave things alone when they are already working well.

Title: Re: Radio for the scorpio
Post by Glyn on Dec 13^th, 2013, 12:58pm

An indication of the changeover date is expected to be given at the "Go Digital Conference" on 16th Dec. Favoured date at the moment seems to be 2018.

Title: Re: Radio for the scorpio
Post by Andycan on Dec 13^th, 2013, 9:43pm

So we got a while yet then lol. Always good to find things out well in advance to find a replacement.