Ferguson FRG-120D Reviews

Bob Metcalf's review has yet to be rated - Be the first!
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I get no response at all on Digital - other than, for every programme, "not available". At first, my area (L18) was not digital and thought that explained it, I thought, but now we are, and there's no digital service on the radio. I borrowed someone else's small digital radio and it works perfectly in the same room as the Ferguson FRG 120D fails. FM is OK, but digital is non-existent.
It looks good and would make a pleasant piece of furniture, but the performance is just non-existent.
It may be an internal fault in the radio, but can a I find a dealer to check and repair a Ferguson DAB radio - not at all either through Yellow pages or on the internet. No-one can be found to advise.
I'm disappointed.

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Used this Ferguson FRG-120D radio O.K on the mains, subject to the shortcomings listed below. However, when I tried used it in battery mode down the allotment the batteries were flat the following morning, regardless of the battery quality used and only using them for about 2 hours.
Obviously something is draining power, but what??

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After a few months I have the power hum everyone else gets, but lose the front display and the ability to turn the thing on even with the power hum still humming...
A bit of dismantling the displayed came back, but I'm taking it apart more frequently... so what a £10 of ebay who cares apart from the display playing up it works ok... I recommend the Ferguson FRG-120D.

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I was given this radio while in isolation after a bone marrow transplant to pass the 5 weeks more enjoyably. It did not work any better then but I thought it was because I was in a hospital building and I did not want to upset the person who gave it me so brought it home with me when I was recovering. But my regular channels (radio 2, 3 and 4) are "not available".
After reading the comments on this website I am amazed this product was not recalled and it is still being advertised this Christmas! ...

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The Ferguson FRG-120D DAB and FM performance is terrible. Is not easy to operate. It hums quite loudly when switched off. Now it has gone pop and won't work at all, it still hums though! Complete waste of money, DO NOT BUY!

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For us - totally unsatisfactory!! We only bought it to receive DAB, and that doesn't work at all.

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The Ferguson FRG-120D is a nice looking radio, I really like the retro look to it. But I cant seem to tune the dab side of the radio in, so it is not worth £49.99 I think more like a miesley £10.00.

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Good enough DAB radio if you disconnect the aerial supplied with it and connect it to a external/loft Dab aerial via co-axial cable. The aerial supplied can be disconnected by unscrewing the nut of the aerial where it is attached to the radio, you will need a box spanner to do this. Pass the aerial up through the box spanner and unscrew the aerial, connect the co-axial fitted with correct connector and attach to a DAB aerial. Only drawback is that it is no longer portable.

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It is a shame as Ferguson used to be famous for quality electrical products, though we probably still had an Empire then. Although the sound quality, when consistent, on this radio is clearer than FM. However, overall it is a wretched introduction to DAB.

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Wouldn't buy another Ferguson after owning this Ferguson FRG-120D DAB radio - I've had several Roberts Radios which are still going strong after 35 years.

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Very unreliable. Now I know why Currys were so keen to off load this advertised at 49.99. I can't believe anyone would have paid full whack for this junk.
My advice: DON'T BUY IT!

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I have owned this DAB radio for around 3 years. At first I was very patient with its temperamental sound quality, as I understood this to be due to ongoing improvements in DAB signals, as the disclaimer on the box stated. However, I am now fed up with having to jiggle the aerial about to try and get a decent sound. At times the sound is very clean, and without interference. Unfortunately, most of the time it is as if I am listening underwater or someone is sanding in the radio studio. I had to t ...

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The DAB on this Ferguson FRG-120D radio is useless. The sound breaks up frequently, but maddeningly gets better when you go to the radio to adjust it. I finally lost patience a couple of days ago when I wanted to listen to Radio 6 - I took the radio up to the loft room where I thought the signal would improve - It would only work if I lay rigid in bed; as soon as I moved it broke up again.

Only one good thing to say - Currys gave me my money back without any problems!

G0GCD's review has yet to be rated - Be the first!
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DAB sensitivity is good, but on the technical front the set buzzes at a very low level all the time that it is connected to mains power, indicating a poorly designed power supply inside the box. The DAB receiver sensitivity is acceptable, but FM is quite poor. I also found tuning it quite awkward - it's fine if you only have 4 FM and 4 DAB favourites and use the presets.

Particularly at low volumes, the audio quality is quite 'boxy' or muffled. The display lighting, on during the 'sleep tim ...

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I received the Ferguson FRG-120D DAB Digital radio as a birthday present. Luckily my girlfriend kept the receipt so I could change it for a decent DAB radio. It looks nice enough, but the reason it was half price soon becomes apparent. If you keep it in the bedroom as an alarm clock the hum/buzz it makes in standby mode is very noisy, almost like having a fridge in the room. I thought powering it with batteries instead of mains may have kept the buzz down, but the 2700 mAh rechargeable batteries ...

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Poor quality, The main problem I have is with Dixons in Kettering the manager thinks she is a repair engineer!!!!! would not refund me, She could not hear the Ferguson FRG-120D buzzing in a noisy shop, so it must be OK.
Went to the Currys nearby who tried to listen again but did refund me.
So if you want a cheap DAb and not bothered about using the alarm in a bedroom it is perhaps OK. I would not recommend it.

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I got no satisfaction from Currys. They just did not want to know and could not even suggest someone who might be able to look at it, never mind fix it.
I have e-mailed Ferguson and I look forward to their reply. If I have any good news I will do another review retracting my comments.Maybe we will all get a new radio for Christmas!!!

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This Ferguson FRG-120D was a Christmas present I could have done without. Poor reception with less than half the advertised stations available. Batteries ran down within two days whilst on standby. Avoid it!

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I have just bought this erguson FRG-120D for use in my kitchen. Plugged it in got a nice loud hum and absolutely no DAB reception whatsoever throughout the house! Pretty poor FM receiving too!. Can anyone recommend a good DAB receiver, reasonably priced?

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If I had bought my Ferguson FRG-120D DAB digital radio from a shop rather than on eBay I would take it back due to the hum, but otherwise it is OK.