[Vwdiesel] Radio

[Robert L. Coyle, Jr.]

--- Al Stumbaugh <alstum at visuallink.com> wrote:
> Loren Wrote:
>      The radio has generally poor reception and
> the image rejection is some of the worst I've seen.
> It'll pick up one
> station in several locations.  It's the factory
> "premium" AM/FM/Cassette
> with Panasonic CD changer.
>
>      Living way out in the country, I have found a
> good CB antenna can
> be hooked into the car radio and give much better FM
> reception. You
> could try it with a magnetic mount first and see if
> that helps. Will
> need to put the car radio connector on it or
> get/make an adapter.

That's interesting. Since the CB antenna is actually
cut for a longer wavelength (27 MHz vs. 98 MHz), I
would think it would cause the AM reception to
improve. In either event, I always thought the
antennas on cars designed for both bands were too much
of a compromise, seeing that the frequency ranges are
so far displaced.

You can also buy an inexpensive amplifier for FM,
which significantly improves reception especially out
on the fringe.

Robert


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