Improving car radio FM reception ? - Advice needed
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Improving car radio FM reception ? - Advice needed
My last car had a huge FM antenna as standard and was great for receiving 88-108 but my new car is extremely poor with even strong local stations coming through weak
The question is then, is there any easy device or antenna that can be purchased to improve the signal received by a car radio?
Thnks in advance
The question is then, is there any easy device or antenna that can be purchased to improve the signal received by a car radio?
Thnks in advance
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If the radio is not up to much, adding a pre-amp/signal booster will probably cause overload and stations will appear in places where they shouldn't.
The simple answer might be to change the radio. Second hand Blaupunkts often go cheap on eBay.
Car radios are not usually a problem so it could well be a fault.
Don't anybody do what we did and stick one of those little ping-pong ball sized smiley faces to the top of the aerial. This has caused a break in the connection over a short period of time on both my own and my wife's car.
The simple answer might be to change the radio. Second hand Blaupunkts often go cheap on eBay.
Car radios are not usually a problem so it could well be a fault.
Don't anybody do what we did and stick one of those little ping-pong ball sized smiley faces to the top of the aerial. This has caused a break in the connection over a short period of time on both my own and my wife's car.
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Re: Improving car radio FM reception ? - Advice needed
try this im shure it will work my stepdad had this problem he got a brand new ariel with coax already wired i fitted it plugged it in and the signal was fuzzy and crap even local stations i dunno if its an antenna thing or a head unit thing?? Im guessing its a head unit problem but heres what to do.
Instead of using both inner and outer coax shields just use one the inner one i think is the one thats needed leave the outer shield without contact to the plug.
and you should then get it clear as a bell.
worked for my stepdad when i installed his.
Instead of using both inner and outer coax shields just use one the inner one i think is the one thats needed leave the outer shield without contact to the plug.
and you should then get it clear as a bell.
worked for my stepdad when i installed his.
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Re: Improving car radio FM reception ? - Advice needed
PoisoN wrote:try this im shure it will work my stepdad had this problem he got a brand new ariel with coax already wired i fitted it plugged it in and the signal was fuzzy and crap even local stations i dunno if its an antenna thing or a head unit thing?? Im guessing its a head unit problem but heres what to do.
Instead of using both inner and outer coax shields just use one the inner one i think is the one thats needed leave the outer shield without contact to the plug.
and you should then get it clear as a bell.
worked for my stepdad when i installed his.
That indicates you have a short between earth and antenna, either in the cable, the mount or sometimes the fitting cage of the head itself.
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Re: Improving car radio FM reception ? - Advice needed
is there an earth on the radio.... some have an additional earth connection on a spigot on the rear ....
its possible...
its possible...
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Re: Improving car radio FM reception ? - Advice needed
Have you tried it out of the car? With just a simple antenna from halfrauds or dare I say a coathanger which should pick up more than adequate , that will tell you if the fault lies within the radio or the car antenna system or even borrow someone elses antenna if it's one o the unscrew jobbies