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Apr 3rd, 2021, 16:39 | #11 |
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...I replaced the standard aerial with a roof mounted amplified one from DAB onwheels...
https://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/produc...-car-aerial-2/ Works a treat, even here in mid Wales where the signal is not too good.
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Apr 4th, 2021, 20:12 | #13 |
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Radio worked fine today, no problems, sounded good. A very random fault.
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Apr 9th, 2021, 10:15 | #14 |
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John, when your aerial amplifier was failing did it result in poor reception at times? My issue is binary - either nothing or a crystal-clear sound, always with a clear signal when tuned.
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I went for the aerial amplifier simply because I couldn't think of any other causes. The CD multichanger and tape were absolutely fine - sounding beautiful in fact - so it was obvious there were no problems in the pre-amp / power-amp circuitry. That left just a possible problem on either the tuner/radio circuitry or aerial. I reasoned that as the damned thing worked sometimes that the aerial wires in the window must be fine and that the radio circuitry was probably ok but the aerial amplifier might be breaking down. Searching through multiple forums it seemed it's not uncommon for these to breakdown over time. Regards John
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Apr 9th, 2021, 21:43 | #16 |
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OK, thanks John. My symptoms are slightly different in that I don’t get any static. I know that my CD player doesn’t work, haven’t tried the tape deck.
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