Rubbish radio reception

[BruceT]

My radio signal (FM) is pretty patchy in certain areas when driving, especially when stuck in traffic next to a high sided vehicle for example, also I sometimes get a high pitched whine!

Do you think i'd need an entire new aeriel base and mast, mast or just base?

Cheers guys

[DaiRees]

Hmmm, there are people here who know more than me about this but I seem to remember that some models had a signal amplifier in the base that tends to fail with age.....

[BruceT]

Interesting, i've not taken it apart yet to see whats what, so I thought id check to see if anyone else has experienced similar.

Im on a mission at the moment fixing the little things you see lol

[jasper5]

Check the aerial earthing as well.

[BruceT]

Thanks, Jasper.

I'll take a look after work tomorrow as its now lighter on an evening.

Just gotta take the light and that little fan out before I can to the underside of the aerial base!

[poddack]

Mine's rubbish too, Jack FM is patchy everywhere I go, haven't bothered to be honest, I might get a new aerial from the Peugeot scrapper in Brislington.

[BruceT]

I'll probably end up getting new a base and mast at some point, if it stills remains patchy, ill put it down to Bradley Stoke been in a patchy area for FM.

[barryj75]

just replaced mine base £4.59 and long mast £4.59 from main dealer.mine was letting in water but what a difference to the radio lot louder

[BruceT]

I took mine apart earlier, I think ill probably replace the mast and base and take it from there