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Antenna signal is bad
Is there anything to boost the signal for my radio reception? The antenna works but I get lousy reception! I lose lots of channels will driving around.
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Father of 5 sons and 1 daughter Subaru SVX for fun Hyundai Veracruz for the wife. Susuki SX4 for my older son Ford Ranger for work Mercedes Benz Sprinter for vacation trips, EZ GO Golf cart for driving kids around gated community. |
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Re: Antenna signal is bad
do you have a aftermarket radio or factory?
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I have a Panasonic stereo. I get about 4 clear channels. I thought it was normal all these years being that I live in the Poconos. It wasn't until I started using other vehicles to go to work, that I was able to get better reception. The antenna is factory and it does go up but the signal drops alot and with much static on the dead channels. I know the previous owner did swap out the antenna once before. Maybe a bad connection?
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Father of 5 sons and 1 daughter Subaru SVX for fun Hyundai Veracruz for the wife. Susuki SX4 for my older son Ford Ranger for work Mercedes Benz Sprinter for vacation trips, EZ GO Golf cart for driving kids around gated community. |
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It's possible the aftermarket stereo is hooked up to the defroster antenna and not to the mast antenna.
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David C. 1996 Laguna Blue Pearl SVX L AWD See my home page for SVX radio install/removal instructions and wiring harnesses |
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What are the specifications of your receiver? The oem panasonic is horrendously bad. I just shopped around for reasonably priced stereos and Pioneer's supertuner 3D is the best. Alpine and some Kenwood/JVC recievers are almost as good. But you have to be careful and check the specs because, model to model, the reception can vary wildly.
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Tony 1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads 2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil 2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil 1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything |
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How do you get that clip closest to the dash, on the piece on the side of the hump, back in? It is a bear!
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Tony 1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads 2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil 2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil 1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything |
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Your words came into my mind as I pulled out the radio. I noticed another antenna wire (unpluged). The original SVX radio has two antenna wires, while my after market radio only uses 1 antenna wire.
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Father of 5 sons and 1 daughter Subaru SVX for fun Hyundai Veracruz for the wife. Susuki SX4 for my older son Ford Ranger for work Mercedes Benz Sprinter for vacation trips, EZ GO Golf cart for driving kids around gated community. Last edited by dannmarr; 06-18-2013 at 08:27 PM. |
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I'm going to reinstall the original SVX radio with the 2 antenna wires. Maybe this will help my bad reception.
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Father of 5 sons and 1 daughter Subaru SVX for fun Hyundai Veracruz for the wife. Susuki SX4 for my older son Ford Ranger for work Mercedes Benz Sprinter for vacation trips, EZ GO Golf cart for driving kids around gated community. Last edited by dannmarr; 06-18-2013 at 08:28 PM. |
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also, here is what solved my problem Check the 18 inch extenstion cable if you have a aftermarket radio my was bad, one of the end was came seperated from the end of the cable. from pulling on it too hard when installing, i had absolutely no reception. In other words check the cables First!
Last edited by kjoyes; 06-11-2013 at 11:39 PM. |
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