[audi20v] Re: Poor radio recepation.

[Chris Covington]

You mean it's OK to needlessly replace things that are perfectly fine when
you think they are the problem but they are not, because that's not
"fixing" it?  I guess you didn't fix what wasn't broke, you just
replaced things that weren't broke.  Isn't that more of a sign of a Bernie
fat wallet?

Chris
'91 200q20v


On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Bernie Benz wrote:

> Didn't fix it, so must assume (to perpetuate the immage) that they both were
> broke.
>
> Bernie
>
> > From: Chris Covington <malth at umich.edu>
> > Reply-To: malth at umich.edu
> > Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 22:50:29 -0400 (EDT)
> > To: "Audi 20V" <audi20v at rennlist.org>
> > Subject: [audi20v] Re: Poor radio recepation.
> >
> > Let me get this straight Bernie, you fixed the rear antenna amplifier when
> > it wasn't broke?
> >
> > Chris
> > '91 200q20v
> >
> > On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Bernie Benz wrote:
> >
> >> I live in a rural area notorious for poor over the air radio and TV
> >> reception.  But my 90Q-20V has always been worse than any other car that
> >> I've owned, AM being really bad, FM poor.  With an after market head unit,
> >> I've been using only the rear window AM/FM antenna.  Besides the usual
> >> voltage and continuity checks, I have replaced the rear antanna amplifer,
> >> with no improvement.  I have suspected that the rear window traces are the
> >> problem, but the rear window heater, the FM antenna, works.  The AM antenna,
> >> the upper two traces on the window, show ohmeter continuity from their far
> >> ends to the amplifier connection, but AM reception sucks unless I am in a
> >> strong signal, metro area.  Just short of throwing a rock through the rear
> >> window and having my comprehensive replace it as a trial solution, I found a
> >> super performing replacement for only $28.  I was skeptical, but it is so
> >> good that I'm going to dump the Audi system in my 200Q-20V also.
> >>
> >> It is Antenna World's AW 276E,
> >> <http://www.antennaworld.com/eshop/Default.ASP?WCI=ItemDetails&WCE=AW-276E>
> >> It is an amplified, small folded dipole that sticks on inside the
> >> windshield, fiting easily behind the rear view mirror on the blackend area
> >> of the glass, up against the head liner moulding.  If anyone wants more
> >> specifics on this straight forward installation, ask.
> >>
> >> Bernie
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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