no am radio
97 crv fm works fine but the am frequencies are very faint. any ideas?
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Re: no am radio
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:34:51 -0700, bigjcw1023 wrote:
> 97 crv fm works fine but the am frequencies are very faint. any ideas? Turn the knob marked "Volume" in the clockwise direction. -- "Bother!" said Pooh, as a vole stole his honey |
Re: no am radio
On Jun 16, 9:50 pm, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:34:51 -0700, bigjcw1023 wrote: > > 97 crv fm works fine but the am frequencies are very faint. any ideas? > > Turn the knob marked "Volume" in the clockwise direction. > > -- > "Bother!" said Pooh, as a vole stole his honey That is not the problem. FM comes in loud and clear AM vol has to be way up for any station. |
Re: no am radio
bigjcw1023@gmail.com wrote:
> On Jun 16, 9:50 pm, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote: >> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:34:51 -0700, bigjcw1023 wrote: >>> 97 crv fm works fine but the am frequencies are very faint. any ideas? >> Turn the knob marked "Volume" in the clockwise direction. >> >> -- >> "Bother!" said Pooh, as a vole stole his honey > > That is not the problem. FM comes in loud and clear AM vol has to be > way up for any station. Drive closer to the AM station's tower. a |
Re: no am radio
<bigjcw1023@gmail.com> wrote in message news:5b8381ac-32af-4a3c-af06-a7c2d261f82d@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... > 97 crv fm works fine but the am frequencies are very faint. any ideas? Poor AM reception is usually an indication of an antenna problem. Could be a ppor connection at the radio, a cable that has absorbed water, a poor ground at the outside mount, a broken cable, etc. Chances are a new antenna and cable will improve things (assuming it is not an internal radio problem). Ed |
Re: no am radio
On Jun 17, 9:56 am, a <a...@a.ca> wrote:
> bigjcw1...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Jun 16, 9:50 pm, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote: > >> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:34:51 -0700, bigjcw1023 wrote: > >>> 97 crv fm works fine but the am frequencies are very faint. any ideas? > >> Turn the knob marked "Volume" in the clockwise direction. > > >> -- > >> "Bother!" said Pooh, as a vole stole his honey > > > That is not the problem. FM comes in loud and clear AM vol has to be > > way up for any station. > > Drive closer to the AM station's tower. > > a well thanks for nothin guys. all of this is common sense crap. |
Re: no am radio
"C. E. White" wrote
> Poor AM reception is usually an indication of an antenna problem. Could be > a ppor connection at the radio, a cable that has absorbed water, a poor > ground at the outside mount, a broken cable, etc. Chances are a new > antenna and cable will improve things (assuming it is not an internal > radio problem). If the AM antenna is one separate from the FM, and into its own jack into the radio, that sounds likely. The OP said FM works fine. But since it's one antenna working well on FM, then no, I don't think that's the solution. HOWEVER... ;-) If it were my car I would reach back behind the radio and jiggle the connector to see if something's come loose. If there is no change, then it may very well be an internal radio problem. I'd bang on it gently to see if the reception improves even momentarily. |
Re: no am radio
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:44:04 -0700, bigjcw1023 wrote:
>> >> Turn the knob marked "Volume" in the clockwise direction. >> > That is not the problem. FM comes in loud and clear AM vol has to be >> > way up for any station. >> Drive closer to the AM station's tower. > well thanks for nothin guys. all of this is common sense crap. No problem. Would you like your money back? -- "Bother!" said Pooh, as Piglet stepped on the land mine. |
Re: no am radio
"Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message news:9ZGdnRKqKOITwsXVnZ2dnUVZ_vOdnZ2d@posted.dakot acomip... > "C. E. White" wrote > >> Poor AM reception is usually an indication of an antenna problem. Could >> be a ppor connection at the radio, a cable that has absorbed water, a >> poor ground at the outside mount, a broken cable, etc. Chances are a new >> antenna and cable will improve things (assuming it is not an internal >> radio problem). > > If the AM antenna is one separate from the FM, and into its own jack into > the radio, that sounds likely. The OP said FM works fine. But since it's > one antenna working well on FM, then no, I don't think that's the > solution. HOWEVER... ;-) If it were my car I would reach back behind the > radio and jiggle the connector to see if something's come loose. If there > is no change, then it may very well be an internal radio problem. I'd bang > on it gently to see if the reception improves even momentarily. AM reception is much more dependent on a good antenna than FM. A broken antenna cable can actually make a decent FM antenna while providing poor AM reception. I've had lots of practice with these sort of problems on my farm tractors. I mostly listen to FM, but sometimes a sports even is only on an AM station. More than once I've had to clean the outside ground connection in order to pull in the AM signal. I've never had a problem with the FM signal. Ed |
Re: no am radio
"C. E. White" wrote
> AM reception is much more dependent on a good antenna than FM. A broken > antenna cable can actually make a decent FM antenna while providing poor > AM reception. I've had lots of practice with these sort of problems on my > farm tractors. I mostly listen to FM, but sometimes a sports even is only > on an AM station. More than once I've had to clean the outside ground > connection in order to pull in the AM signal. I've never had a problem > with the FM signal. Well, you're right. I was initially thinking of a broken connector at the antenna jack. Of course, then he'd get no reception at all. It can get a little tricky depending on where a cable might be broken (if it is) and we're just speculating anyway. Jiggling the wire while it's connected to the radio, and/or pulling out the connector and just touching the center tip to the center of the jack is also part of the diagnosis. If there's a bad/shorted ground, doing the latter should give an improved signal. |
Re: no am radio
On Jun 18, 10:44 pm, "Howard Lester" <heyles...@dakotacom.net> wrote:
> "C. E. White" wrote > > > AM reception is much more dependent on a good antenna than FM. A broken > > antenna cable can actually make a decent FM antenna while providing poor > > AM reception. I've had lots of practice with these sort of problems on my > > farm tractors. I mostly listen to FM, but sometimes a sports even is only > > on an AM station. More than once I've had to clean the outside ground > > connection in order to pull in the AM signal. I've never had a problem > > with the FM signal. > > Well, you're right. I was initially thinking of a broken connector at the > antenna jack. Of course, then he'd get no reception at all. It can get a > little tricky depending on where a cable might be broken (if it is) and > we're just speculating anyway. Jiggling the wire while it's connected to the > radio, and/or pulling out the connector and just touching the center tip to > the center of the jack is also part of the diagnosis. If there's a > bad/shorted ground, doing the latter should give an improved signal. has to be something. I got in the car this morning and it worked fine. About an hour later same situation arose. |
Re: no am radio
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:49:06 -0700, bigjcw1023 wrote:
>> Well, you're right. I was initially thinking of a broken connector at the >> antenna jack. Of course, then he'd get no reception at all. It can get a >> little tricky depending on where a cable might be broken (if it is) and >> we're just speculating anyway. Jiggling the wire while it's connected to the >> radio, and/or pulling out the connector and just touching the center tip to >> the center of the jack is also part of the diagnosis. If there's a >> bad/shorted ground, doing the latter should give an improved signal. > has to be something. I got in the car this morning and it worked > fine. About an hour later same situation arose. Are you even reading the replies you get? How about the one you just quoted, above? It's almost certainly a bad antenna/wire/connector. Figure it out and fix it. Sheesh. -- "Bother!" said Pooh, as the antimatter containment vessel ruptured. |
Re: no am radio
On Jun 19, 9:31 am, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:49:06 -0700, bigjcw1023 wrote: > >> Well, you're right. I was initially thinking of a broken connector at the > >> antenna jack. Of course, then he'd get no reception at all. It can get a > >> little tricky depending on where a cable might be broken (if it is) and > >> we're just speculating anyway. Jiggling the wire while it's connected to the > >> radio, and/or pulling out the connector and just touching the center tip to > >> the center of the jack is also part of the diagnosis. If there's a > >> bad/shorted ground, doing the latter should give an improved signal. > > has to be something. I got in the car this morning and it worked > > fine. About an hour later same situation arose. > > Are you even reading the replies you get? How about the one you just > quoted, above? It's almost certainly a bad antenna/wire/connector. > Figure it out and fix it. Sheesh. > > -- > "Bother!" said Pooh, as the antimatter containment vessel ruptured. go suck canal water, just lettin people know whats going on. if you aint got nothin better to do than dont bother |
Re: no am radio
<bigjcw1023@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ab1edb3b-800f-430b-9e7c-20006bf87887@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > On Jun 19, 9:31 am, Dan C <youmustbejok...@lan.invalid> wrote: >> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:49:06 -0700, bigjcw1023 wrote: >> >> Well, you're right. I was initially thinking of a broken >> >> connector at the >> >> antenna jack. Of course, then he'd get no reception at all. It >> >> can get a >> >> little tricky depending on where a cable might be broken (if it >> >> is) and >> >> we're just speculating anyway. Jiggling the wire while it's >> >> connected to the >> >> radio, and/or pulling out the connector and just touching the >> >> center tip to >> >> the center of the jack is also part of the diagnosis. If there's >> >> a >> >> bad/shorted ground, doing the latter should give an improved >> >> signal. >> > has to be something. I got in the car this morning and it worked >> > fine. About an hour later same situation arose. >> >> Are you even reading the replies you get? How about the one you >> just >> quoted, above? It's almost certainly a bad antenna/wire/connector. >> Figure it out and fix it. Sheesh. >> >> -- >> "Bother!" said Pooh, as the antimatter containment vessel ruptured. > > go suck canal water, just lettin people know whats going on. if you > aint got nothin better to do than dont bother Posting to this newsgroup is not a magic bullet. While you will get some good direction here, it does not absolve you from helping yourself. Start by learning more about AM radio signals, what they are and how they propagate. See if the problem truly is random, or does it have any type of pattern, then try to clearly articulate the problem. We have no way of originally knowing if it used to work, what type of terrain, how far you are from the transmitter, and how many stations are affected (all or some). The better the description of the problem, the more likely you will get some meaningful help. |
Re: no am radio
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:34:51 -0700 (PDT), bigjcw1023@gmail.com wrote:
>97 crv fm works fine but the am frequencies are very faint. any ideas? Any cell phone chargers plugged in? That would cause interference. Doesnt effect FM, but can effect some AM. |
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