Car radio reception

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Hi,

my father's car had a casette radio that came with it (car purchased
new). But the radio has terrible reception and can't hold any station
more than a few seconds (it has a digital scanner which then proceeds
to scan for 'better' reception).
We had the same problem in a previous car of the same make (and
persumably same radio make, that came with it)
and I am considering buying a CD-radio to replace the one we have.
My father doesn't listen to CD's, all he cares about is radio, and I
would like to know how to make sure that the model we get has good
reception? is there some sensitivity index or brands notorious for
good/bad performance in this regard?

I know it is not an external problem because it happens all over the
country, and in other cars we didn't encounter such a problem, also in
fixed home sets, which work fine.

The manufacturer of the car, Skoda, isn't likely to be the solution as
this is already the second car with the same problem, i.e. this is
plaguing their stock of radios.

I heard about some new development called "satellite radio" when is
that becoming relevant..?

[Vivek]

Head Units today focuss mainly on CD media and processing functions. Radio
in a unit is almost the same as in other unit.
- Good antenna (there is a very good discussion on this board on antenna),
- Easy access to frequent radio function
- Number of presets should be your criteria in selecting the system.

If you are intended on satellite radio, you may be able to use the existing
head unit. Personally, I have never had the need to open the antenna
(sliding one) for FM reception in Pioneer HU. Reception is good. The specs
defining the tuner section is almost the same across all units.

--
The best is yet to come
V


> wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
>
> my father's car had a casette radio that came with it (car purchased
> new). But the radio has terrible reception and can't hold any station
> more than a few seconds (it has a digital scanner which then proceeds
> to scan for 'better' reception).
> We had the same problem in a previous car of the same make (and
> persumably same radio make, that came with it)
> and I am considering buying a CD-radio to replace the one we have.
> My father doesn't listen to CD's, all he cares about is radio, and I
> would like to know how to make sure that the model we get has good
> reception? is there some sensitivity index or brands notorious for
> good/bad performance in this regard?
>
> I know it is not an external problem because it happens all over the
> country, and in other cars we didn't encounter such a problem, also in
> fixed home sets, which work fine.
>
> The manufacturer of the car, Skoda, isn't likely to be the solution as
> this is already the second car with the same problem, i.e. this is
> plaguing their stock of radios.
>
> I heard about some new development called "satellite radio" when is
> that becoming relevant..?
>

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Vivek wrote:
> Head Units today focuss mainly on CD media and processing functions. Radio


Thanks for your advice!

[Agave]

Sirius Satellite Radio: http://www.siriusradio.com/
XM Satellite Radio: http://www.xmradio.com/

wrote:

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>I heard about some new development called "satellite radio" when is
>that becoming relevant..?
>

[Brandonb]

You also may want to check out WorldSpace Satellite Radio at
www.worldspace.com as your IP seems to be based in Israel.

Brandonb


wrote:

> I heard about some new development called "satellite radio" when is
> that becoming relevant..?

[[email protected]]

Brandonb wrote:
> You also may want to check out WorldSpace Satellite Radio at
> www.worldspace.com as your IP seems to be based in Israel.
>

er, how do you know my IP, if I may?

[Andrew Dumaresq]

Each message to news groups, or mail contains message headers, the
headers generally contain the ip addresses and host names of the source
ip and mail/news servers involved in the communication. It is possible
to fake these headers or use a news/mail posting service to hide the
real source, but generally it is very easy to figure out where someone
is posting from.

--Andrew

wrote:
> Brandonb wrote:
>
>>You also may want to check out WorldSpace Satellite Radio at
>>www.worldspace.com as your IP seems to be based in Israel.
>>
>
>
> er, how do you know my IP, if I may?
>