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Offline Khare

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Crap radio reception
« on: 08 February 2011, 01:26 »
Any ideas on how to improve it?

I don't have a taxi driver antenna  :grin: It's a stubbly short-ish one (about 25cm long), I know it's not the best but I expect better reception from it.

Obviously antenna cable is plugged into head unit  :laugh:

Any more ideas?
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Re: Crap radio reception
« Reply #1 on: 08 February 2011, 06:23 »
listen to a different station?


move?
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Re: Crap radio reception
« Reply #2 on: 08 February 2011, 07:52 »
Run a second aerial off the original one with a splitter and hide it beneth the scuttle panel or reroute the original cable to a widow mounted amplified aerial instead.
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Re: Crap radio reception
« Reply #3 on: 08 February 2011, 07:59 »
Run a glass mount amp aerial and leave the roof aeriel as a dummy.
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Re: Crap radio reception
« Reply #4 on: 08 February 2011, 08:54 »
Fit an amp to the aerial, think GSF do one.
Maybe check the cable has no cuts or breaks etc. but that means a fiddly headliner job.
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Re: Crap radio reception
« Reply #5 on: 08 February 2011, 10:49 »
I've got a wing mounted aerial by the way guys  :smiley: I think I may get an amplifier for it, how much do GSF sell them for?
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Re: Crap radio reception
« Reply #6 on: 08 February 2011, 11:00 »
I listen to talk sport alot and my arial was pants but bought one of these signal amps and its perfect now get all the stations and there easy to fit.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Antenna-Radio-FM-Am-Signal-Amp-Amplifier-Booster-/170593652801?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27b82c9041
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Re: Crap radio reception
« Reply #7 on: 08 February 2011, 11:05 »
Guessing blue connects to remote and job done?
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Re: Crap radio reception
« Reply #8 on: 08 February 2011, 11:17 »
Is that what you call it  :grin: yeah if you put the radio on just before you connect the blue wire and you will hear the difference straight away.I think Halfords do them aswell but there silly money about £13 just check which type of connector you need for your radio as theres 2 types which im sure your aware of  :smiley:
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Re: Crap radio reception
« Reply #9 on: 08 February 2011, 11:23 »
Nope didn't know there were two types  :grin:

50/50 chance I guess  :grin:
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