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Radio reception worse than factory radio, antenna adapter?
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I installed a low-end Aiwa CD/Radio stereo in my car as I was getting tired of the factory tape/radio. When I was buying the necessary supplies to install this stereo in my car, the list they have at stores said harness and a dash kit. It didn't mention antenna adapter, but there's something questionable about it. The factory radio have two antenna connections on cord rather than directly into the unit. A female banana jack like you see on all after-market stereo and a male banana jack. There's a matching set on the car side as well. Since the manual at the stores didn't call for "antenna adapter" I did the only way possible. I plugged the male plug from car into female jack on my stereo and left the female plug from car abandoned. Well my reception isn't as good as factory radio now and I think this might have something to do with it. There's a whip antenna at front and a window antenna that looks exactly like a defogger with just one connection on one of the rear window. I'm guessing each jack connects to its own respective antenna. I've been given mixed instructions about it. One store says I need an adapter to consolidate them into one. Every other source says leave the extra one dangling. If I need an adapter to combine the two, what is this called? Is this likely the cause of bad reception? |
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Radio reception worse than factory radio, antenna adapter?
What kind of car?!
David UnderTheDash.com "AC/DCdude17" wrote in message ... X-No-Archive: Yes I installed a low-end Aiwa CD/Radio stereo in my car as I was getting tired of the factory tape/radio. When I was buying the necessary supplies to install this stereo in my car, the list they have at stores said harness and a dash kit. It didn't mention antenna adapter, but there's something questionable about it. The factory radio have two antenna connections on cord rather than directly into the unit. A female banana jack like you see on all after-market stereo and a male banana jack. There's a matching set on the car side as well. Since the manual at the stores didn't call for "antenna adapter" I did the only way possible. I plugged the male plug from car into female jack on my stereo and left the female plug from car abandoned. Well my reception isn't as good as factory radio now and I think this might have something to do with it. There's a whip antenna at front and a window antenna that looks exactly like a defogger with just one connection on one of the rear window. I'm guessing each jack connects to its own respective antenna. I've been given mixed instructions about it. One store says I need an adapter to consolidate them into one. Every other source says leave the extra one dangling. If I need an adapter to combine the two, what is this called? Is this likely the cause of bad reception? |
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Radio reception worse than factory radio, antenna adapter?
If you have the small black "Fuba" antenna on the roof then it needs a 5vdc
input (usually fed thru the antenna cable from the head unit) for AM signal amplification. These antennas have a habit of blowing the amplifier and the requisite symptom is a total loss of AM signal and weak FM reception. This is usually caused by corrosion at the base of the antenna (also the ground) nesessating the replacement of the antenna or as a preemptive measure replacement of the rubber gasket at the base of the antenna.This is usually available as a kit from your stealership parts dept. VW/Audis have this and when you get an aftermarket stereo you need an adapter that has a lead that comes off the side that you have to connect to the "blue" amplifier/power antenna turn on lead that comes off the stereo connector. That other non-standard connector may be the 5vdc input or a separate AM antenna lead. My guess would be the 5vdc input to the antenna. Scott, the Model Hobbit Model Building is FUN!.........model building is fun.......model building is ?$#!!*?##!%$?&%$##!! |
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Radio reception worse than factory radio, antenna adapter?
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By the way, the factory unit says "diversity" on the front. The system's a dual antenna system that switches back and forth automatically. This was common on 90's Mazdas as well as Nissans. You can find Nissan Diversity adapters everywhere, but I can't find one for Mazda anywhere. |
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