Digital radios should provide good performance within the service area using the wire aerial supplied with the set. In-car sets will probably require a separate digital aerial that will normally be supplied with the set. The instructions supplied with several of the current domestic sets are not particularly good on how to install the aerial. All digital radio transmissions are vertically polarized. The aerial should be installed with the elements vertical and not horizontally as was the norm with FM.
Each SCORE transmission network employs multiple transmitters operating in a single frequency network that is designed to provide robust reception, even in the city centres. The internal aerial should be installed as high as possible and away from sources of interference particularly computers and other digital devices.
Reception of all the available digital radio services might not be possible using the supplied aerial and in such cases an external Band III DAB aerial may be required. SCORE recommends that the external aerial should be a simple dipole or folded dipole to ensure reception of all the signals from the various sites used for digital radio transmission. The use of multi-element directional aerials should be discouraged.

In exceptional circumstances, where the location is on the edge of the reception area and all of the transmitters are in the same direction a multi-eliment aerial may make a difference.
We plan to offer a list of aerial contractors in the near future, but in the meantime if you require advice on the installation of DAB aerials eMail to dab@srh.co.uk.
If you are considering DIY installation then low cost DAB aerials are readily available.

Check out the following links:

Nevada - DAB Omni - GO>

PURE Digital - PURE DAB Tuner Rod Aerial DAB2301 GO>

Simply - DAB Omni - GO>

These model numbers represent the dipole and not the multi-element aerial.

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Simply DAB1 - Indoor DAB aerial

A flexible flat profile aerial for indoor use suitable for DAB Digital radio reception in the UK, it has to be hung vertically on a wall or behind a curtain.

If you are in a poor reception area it cannot be guaranteed that this device will improve reception. Simply claim that tests have proved that the aerial performs slightly better than most supplied telescopic aerials and up to 16% increased sensitivity in some cases. However the DAB1 can be more convenient as it is possible to conceal it.

The DAB1 is only available in black and measures 1 metre in length, 25mm wide and 2mm thick with a 2 metre cable terminating in a F-Type plug suitable to connect to most DAB radios.