radio signal

[john170277]

can`nt get a good signal bought new aerial base and aerial but still nothing is there a signal enhancer somewhere in the car that may be at fault

[steve_earwig]

If there is one it only seems to be in the aerial base Perhaps your radio's kerplunked.

[Gary406]

yes its a known fact standard radios are crap wen it comes to radio signal..

highlander here said this the other day. he installed his standard radio back to his saloon and his signal quality was much much lower than the aftermarket stereo

[highlander]

I think it's something to do with R/F shielding on the built-in amp on the HU. On the standard HU, it's a P.O.S. - on a decent aftermarket unit, the HU is better shielded and suffers from less interference, leading to a better-quality signal. The amp itself is typically better on most aftermarket HUs.

I'm still waiting for a bit of decent weather so I can put my Sony HU in the Coupe; as the Sony HU won't be using its amp (I'm using phono-to-ISO blocks to take the pre-outs from the HU to the ISO block wiring to the JBL amp in the boot), I'll be expecting some interference.

I don't have a ground loop isolator though - I am expecting to get noise from the alternator without this. If it doesn't cause any excessive noise, then I'll not buy a GLI, if it does, then I will.

[FarmerPug]

wow there was quite a few acronyms in there.
But if you like the standard radio you can get a signal booster, it needs a power supply and plugs into the aeriel and boosts it. I found signal improved but the quality of the radio stations was rubbish.