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Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can help or explain why i have bad radio reception in my r34 and if it is a common thing.

Atm i have a jap radio system with one of those aeropro frequency expander. The radio seems to be alright when the car is sation, but when your driving the reception is very poor.

Any ideas as to why??? :P

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Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can help or explain why i have bad radio reception in my r34 and if it is a common thing.

Atm i have a jap radio system with one of those aeropro frequency expander. The radio seems to be alright when the car is sation, but when your driving the reception is very poor.

Any ideas as to why??? :D

If you don't have an external "whip" type antenna, then the existing antenna may be integrated into the rear window, and appear to the eye as part of the rear demister. (usually at the top) This type of antenna does not receive as well as the traditional vertical whip.

some_cs_student Veteran

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Sorry to side-track the thread, but I have an R33 with really bad radio reception. I have an adapter I bought from Autobarn, and my radio reception works but is extremely weak (I can't always receive Nova/Fox in most areas).

I have a Pioneer headunit and I have disconnected the rear aerial unit because of this, I'm starting to think that maybe I should plug the aerial power back into it and disconnect the head unit to aerial wire.

Would the aerial power cause issues like this? Really bad reception?

I read a tip off here that you can disconnect it to stop it going up all the time due to the issues with Pioneer head units (always up even when using USB or CD)

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Sorry to side-track the thread, but I have an R33 with really bad radio reception. I have an adapter I bought from Autobarn, and my radio reception works but is extremely weak (I can't always receive Nova/Fox in most areas).

I have a Pioneer headunit and I have disconnected the rear aerial unit because of this, I'm starting to think that maybe I should plug the aerial power back into it and disconnect the head unit to aerial wire.

Would the aerial power cause issues like this? Really bad reception?

I read a tip off here that you can disconnect it to stop it going up all the time due to the issues with Pioneer head units (always up even when using USB or CD)

Pioneers dont always do that, some use amp turn on wires, some use antenna power wires, both blue on the radio?

or you can put in a relay to put the antenna up with a switch ?

all diversity antenna setups, have reception issues, mutipath, and signal drops, add hills and big buildings and its worse. and a lot of people hack the cables up instead of using the adapters. making it much worse

a simple antenna seems to work the best or amplified one like VW or BMW uses?

some_cs_student Veteran

some_cs_student

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Pioneers dont always do that, some use amp turn on wires, some use antenna power wires, both blue on the radio?

or you can put in a relay to put the antenna up with a switch ?

all diversity antenna setups, have reception issues, mutipath, and signal drops, add hills and big buildings and its worse. and a lot of people hack the cables up instead of using the adapters. making it much worse

a simple antenna seems to work the best or amplified one like VW or BMW uses?

I listen to 90% USB anyway, I have to make a switch for the ATTESA controller, might wire up one for the antenna at the same time.

There is an antenna power wire, the amp turn on wire is separate, I have used an adaptor for the aerial...

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Re-plugged in the antenna in the rear, I somehow accidentally removed my antenna trigger wire at some point, probably during the amp wiring....

Anyway, I've got half decent reception with the aerial down, it will stay that way :P

Just don't disconnect your aerial in the boot because it makes reception really bad...

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Re-plugged in the antenna in the rear, I somehow accidentally removed my antenna trigger wire at some point, probably during the amp wiring....

Anyway, I've got half decent reception with the aerial down, it will stay that way :)

Just don't disconnect your aerial in the boot because it makes reception really bad...

I have a pioneer head unit as well and i get better reception after i cut the trigger wire for the elec antenna and leave the antenna down.

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