Radio reception
Submitted: Saturday, Jan 18, 2020 at 17:37
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Danny C3
Hello..
We recently purchased a new caravan with a fusion radio.. despite putting a bigger external antenna I get next to no reception once I leave town .. I get around 10 stations in the Ute here in
Mildura and 1 in the van..
Can anyone recommend a car radio that actually works out of town??
Cheers Danny
Reply By: Phil G - Sunday, Jan 19, 2020 at 23:22
Sunday, Jan 19, 2020 at 23:22
I had the same issue with our caravan which had a Clarion radio and a rubber aerial on the side.
So I replaced the aerial with an Aerpro AP46. This is extendable with a boost coil built in. When replacing the aerial I noted there was so much silicone inside that it might not have being making contact with the groundplane.
At the same time I replaced the Head Unit with a Kenwood Media Player because I've heard that Kenwood were good for AM reception (and I don't need a CD player).
This combination has worked very
well and is equal to any other radio I've had in a car. Can listen to 891
Adelaide from over the borders. And the Troopy has the best radio I've ever had in a car - better than the 200series - it helps having an old style electric aerial that can be extended and not one of those in glass aerials found in modern cars.
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