am/fm

[urq]

... one caveat to add ... if you have a car which has the "diversity" setup 
(radio antennae in both windshield and rear window) the diversity mode is 
only used for FM reception ... which means that only one antenna is 
optimized for AM operation.  In the type 44s this is the rear window 
antenna.  If you happen to use the antenna lead from the windshield on a T44 
for your new ubertuner ... even though you have the amp properly powered ... 
you may well find AM reception sucks.

I've got to say that from my experience, the old factory Blaupunkts can do a 
respectable job ... when the antennae are working.  When I bought my first 
V8 in Colorado, I used a news program on KGO radio (a San Francisco AM 
station) on the old Delta to keep me awake across Utah and Nevada.  That was 
my all time record drive ... awake for over 24 hours, and I was able to keep 
my mind alert the whole way back ... starting in Denver and hitting the 
pillow in my old room at my parents' house in Sacramento ... with a stop at 
the museum at the base of Pikes Peak in the morning ...

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)
>
> A couple things w/ regard to Audis- if the car has an in-glass antenna, 
> you
> have to correctly hook
> up the amplifier, otherwise you'll get pretty much zero reception with any
> radio. That's not exactly straightforward-
> I had to do it at least twice or three times to get it right.