anybody know of a dab radio that you can record from then transfer it to an mp3 player via your computer?

Its very likely the station(s) you wish to record have a web stream. Can you not capture that? Save buying a radio.

its bbc7 i want it for. dont think you can do that with bbc stuff(i might be wrong)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio7/

radio 7 is now radio 4 extra

you could record to a NAS hard drive with ethernet, get a £150 ish DAB/ internet radio that will connect to your network

Try

http://www.nerdoftheherd.com/tools/radiodld/

works with bbc stuff

I also like listening to Radio 4 Extra.
I record the programmes on my Freeview DVD recorder using SEP as only the sound is needed, (the sound is 128kbps AC-3 at this point)
I copy the VOB files to the hard drive on my computer and use: http://www.mediacoderhq.com/start/we...819&build=5135
to make mp3 files at 128kbps, these are then copied to my mp3 player.
I end up with high quality audio that I play from the car radio on the way to and from work. (DAB Radio 4 Extra is in mono, Freeview is in stereo).
I always add a few minutes to the timer at the start and end of each programme because Radio 4 Extra does not transmit exactly as shown on the EPG.
I wish there was a radio with a timer that would record directly to mp3, but I find that my method does not take much of my time.

If the radio station is also on Freeview then use your Freeview PVR to record it, copy it your computer, rip the audio to MP3 (I use MPEG Streamclip) and save to your MP3 player. Job's a goodun.

Radio Downloader is all you need

If all else fails....

Get one of those digital wireless thingys with a stereo audio output on it. Then use a lead to plug said output into the Line In socket of your computer. Use something like Audacity to record the audio feed then edit out the bits you don't want and save as an mp3.

I have tried doing it this way, but you have to set up the correct audio levels and then monitor the start and stop of the progamme.
I prefer to use a timer and record it digitally so that I can forget about how the programme is recorded.

"thingys"

http://audials.com/en/one/index.html

download a trial version of Audials One 8, select "Capture" option, select option 1 or 3, start BBCi Player select Radio channel of your choice and it records and convert on the fly to any type of file you choose. Worksa for me.

It does mean you will have to eventually have to pay for the software, but it does so much more.
also check on Google and you can find it cheaper

If you have a Playstation 3 you can get Play TV add on box which can record radio from freeview & then can convert radio to mp3 (got mine when they were selling them for about £25 from currys (not sure whether there is any cheap deals for Play TV about at the moment)). You can set the timer up for the program (best to add 1-2 minuites to begining/end of program like previous poster said)) and then once it has recorded you can transfer it to the home menu which will convert it to mp3 (at a bitrate of 160kps) and then you can copy onto a memory stick to transfer it to your PC.

Alternatively there is the PURE EVOKE-3 (about £160 from Amazon) that will record to a SD card (not sure what format it records in) that might do what you want. A link to it on the pure radio site is below. There may be other similar radios on the pure site or other manufacturers as well

http://www.pure.com/products/product...0954&Category=

Update
just had a quick look at the Pure Evoke-3 manual (the manual can be found in the support section of the site) and it records in MP2 format so you might have to convert the file from MP2 to MP3 on your PC to be playable on a MP3 player (or for a small file size)

Undoubtedly the Pure Evoke-3 is a great price of equipment at a price. But reading the following review it mentions that it is not possible to add extra minutes to a scheduled recording, so it is possible to miss part of it. I found that Radio 4 Extra often overruns the EPG slot allocated to a program.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/Pure-E...b-radio_Page-3