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#24772 - 09/09/05 05:58 PM Radio Reception
GPLink Offline
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Loc: Illinois
I'm getting poor FM radio reception on a few stations and would like to know if you have tried anything to boost reception (i.e., signal amplifier)? Any suggestions? Thanks.
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#24773 - 09/09/05 07:19 PM Re: Radio Reception
ReDgie the WeDgie Offline
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Loc: Ottawa Ontario Canada
tin foil wrapped around your head...my radio does the same thing..other than buy a better radio...I dunno
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#24774 - 09/09/05 08:45 PM Re: Radio Reception
northtnguy Offline
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Registered: 04/07/05
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Loc: Nashville, TN
It depends. Is your antennae in the back window? Do you have tinted windows? Is it metallic tint?

From what I've read, if you have metallic tint and have the antennae in the rear window it WILL reduce the reception of your radio. Other than that, I have no idea. You might try a signal booster.
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#24775 - 09/09/05 09:57 PM Re: Radio Reception
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Loc: Illinois
Yea, I have tinted windows so that must be the problem because I see the knucklehead above, walking around with aluminum foil on his head, has tint too. lol
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#24776 - 09/09/05 11:00 PM Re: Radio Reception
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Its better then the aluminum pot I had on first withstupid
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#24777 - 09/09/05 11:26 PM Re: Radio Reception
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Quote:
Originally posted by GPLink:
I see the knucklehead above, walking around with aluminum foil on his head, has tint too. lol
He's special.
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#24778 - 09/10/05 08:53 AM Re: Radio Reception
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Loc: Gananoque, ON, Canada
The aluminum foil trick might work, but I highly advise against walking around in a lightning storm lol lol
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#24779 - 09/15/05 07:15 PM Re: Radio Reception
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Registered: 11/17/04
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Loc: Kansas (Redneck Country)
just have somebody ride along with you and when your reception starts to get bad, make them crawl out and put one hand on the roof, the other pointing upward to the sky, homemade redneck antenna, guaranteed to work till you drive under a tree branch and lose it cause it fell out of the window!!!!!! (or lightning hits it) lol lol lol
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