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Pure Highway In-Car DAB Radio With FM Transmitter - Black | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pure
Category: CE
Buy New: £55.00
New (8) from £55.00
Rating:  56 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 2.8 x 1.1
nv: Aerial: Windscreen mounted high sensitivity aerial
Audio Output Connections: 3.5mm Jack
Bluetooth: No
DAB Frequency: Full Band III (174 - 240 MHz) reception. Fully compliant with ETS 300 401.
DAB Presets: 20 Station Presets
Depth: 2.9cm
FM Tuner: No
Height: 7cm
Manufacturer Warranty: 2 Years
Power: 2 AA batteries (included)
Power supply: 12V car connector
Rechargeable Battery: No
Weight: 156g
Width: 12.3cm
MPN: VL-60905
Model: VL-60905
UPC: 759454809058
EAN: 0759454809058
Release Date: January 14, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 51 more reviews...
 Pure Highway - Pure Magic February 5, 2008
David Murray (Galston)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
Fantastic piece of kit, really well designed, superb full sound. Planet Rock and the Arrow fill the car, even mono stations like Talksport are well presented. I've been a fan of DAB for ages and to get it in the car where I spend a lot of time is a great leap forward. I've yet to experience any drop off of signal when travelling. Brilliant!!!
Decent DAB in the car August 3, 2008
Simplywhite (London, UK)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I got this for my birthday in April, and its first outing was my journey home from the Lake District to London. I had the aerial bluetacked to the dashboard as I didn't know where I wanted it and the reception was great all the way home apart fom a short section near Birmingham. I didn't bother with the windscreen holder, I bought a cheap USB lead to power it and use velcro to stick it on the dashboard where I can easily reach it to change channels. The sound is great, I'd really recommend it.
A great idea from Pure. February 9, 2008
lebigmec (Norfolk, England.)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Wow! This really is a great little gadget. I am already a DAB fan, but have been put off using DAB in the car until now because of the need to replace the factory fitted stereo with some non standard item. Pure have come up with this great solution. The sound quality is impressive, the reception quality is equally impressive, & the unit itself seems well made & is very easy to operate. All in all it's excellent value for money & a great addition to any in car entertainment system.
Pure have included some really useful features such as REVU & live pause which allow you to listen to anything that you want to hear again or to pause what you're listening to if, for example, the phone rings or whatever, then you can pick up where you left off. Go on! Treat yourself to one!
It simply does what it says April 23, 2008
R. H. Stokes (UK)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Ordered from Amazon said it would be 2-4 weeks arrived n less than a week.
2 minutes to install and really is as simple as the instructions 5 easy steps.
Dependant on the area is the number of stations you receive 80 in the Midlands, 57 in Yorkshire.
Talksport is now worth listening too!
60 well spent
Brilliant August 26, 2008
Dave
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Excellent bit of kit, simple to install and set up. From box to fully installed and working should take no more than five minutes.
Most of the negative reports on the "Highway" seem to be related to DAB coverage issues, which can't really be blamed on the "Highway". Unfortunately significant areas and some major roads in the UK still do not have DAB coverage at the time of writing. A useful website for "Highway" users giving coverage maps (although the map detail isn't too fantastic) is http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/digital.html (usual disclaimers). However read carefully the planned on-air dates for the multiplexes as some are not yet operational.
Now if you're a Techie and want to improve reception read on:
I brought the "Highway" so I could listen to a particular station during my daily commute to and from work. The supplied adhesive screen mounted antenna works in areas with good signal coverage. However my journey is through a rural area and is on the edge of one of the signal contours. To compound matters, the route also take me along a river valley which is screened on either side by hills and with the supplied antenna I was getting some fairly bad and prolonged signal drop-outs.
So in an attempt to improve matters, I tried an old quarter-wave Band 3 Trunked-Radio mag-mount antenna placed on the middle of the car roof. WOW - the difference is phenomenal - no drop-outs whatsoever - solid signal for the whole of my journey - and I haven't even trimmed the antenna for the DAB frequencies.
The mag-mount approach may not be to many people's liking but if you want to listen to DAB in the car and if you travel in an area with mediocre reception an external antenna really does significantly improve reception.
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