FM Reception Question

[mabatzis at gmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

i've actually found the opposite to be true; poor-mediocre fm
reception with no am.  that being said, i have both an amplified and
non-amplified (aka fake) fuba available if you determine that that's
the cause.  lmk off-list if interested.
-m

On 3/14/07, Allyn <amalventano1@tds.net> wrote:
> If you mean the amplified center roof mounted antenna, when the amp loses power, or the amp itself fails, you lose FM reception,
> though AM will still work somewhat.  With thise symptoms, and with 12v verified at the base of the antenna, you will need to replace
> the FUBA itself.  I've also seen people gut the amplifier portion out of the antenna and bypass the whole thing.  Modern car stereos
> are significantly better at compensating for the weaker signal resulting from a choke antenna, so the amplifier has been a moot
> point for the past 10 years or so.
>
> HTH
> Al
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Singer [mailto:myturbo6@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 9:20 AM
> > To: Scirocco Mail List
> > Subject: FM Reception Question
> >
> > I guess this morning I'm full of questions, so heres another
> > one.  I'm getting pretty poor reception with my car radio.
> > The car looks like it has the original bee stinger looking
> > antenna and I've checked the positive connection on the
> > antenna cable on the radio side as well as the cable going
> > into the radio.  Is the reception just poor on these antennas
> > or should I check the antenna end?
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >
> >   Eric
> >
> >
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