Poor Radio Reception

[Guest]

Hi Guys,

I finally put my new "Aussie" radio in the other night so I can listen to the radio, however my FM and AM reception is VERY poor...? Any thoughts as to why? I connected the aerial wires at the back (both large and small) but the reception is average to say the least!

Thanks in advance for any help!

Marc

 

[weeaazz]

most people find they get poor reception,someone will most likely know the answer why but you'll notice that a few people have new aftermarket arials attached to the roof for better reception.maybe you should look into that

 

[Peter_D]

Marc this is a common issue and has been covered elsewhere in this forum. As James has pointed out to get the best reception you will need to use an after market antenna. In the Legnum the antennas are in the rear side glass and only really work well when your in close proximity and have virtual line of sight to the transmitting antenna.
Please use the SEARCH function and see what others have written on this topic.

 

[bradc]

Reception is bad, an extra antenna would be the only option

 

[Hotwire]

Marc - did you source the H/U from the Mitsi clearance shop or a wrecker?

 

[Guest]

was the recepetion poor with the original stereo?

i think ALOT of people forget to wire the antenna up/power from the stereo,
to the legnums factory signal booster.

 

[pu-11-me]

was the recepetion poor with the original stereo?

i think ALOT of people forget to wire the antenna up/power from the stereo,
to the legnums factory signal booster.

Agreed, mine is crystal clear..... Yeah don't forget to do that lol.....

 

[Guest]

was the recepetion poor with the original stereo?

i think ALOT of people forget to wire the antenna up/power from the stereo,
to the legnums factory signal booster.

Hard to say as it only picked up a community radio station in Adelaide due to freqency differences between Australia and Japan. So how is this done Gly? I am using a Mitsubishi head unit so all I did was plug into the harness and connect the two aerial cables. There were both sides of a white splade connector there as well and I connected this into itself??? Was this wrong? Can you shed some more light on how to power the signal booster?

 

[pu-11-me]

Hard to say as it only picked up a community radio station in Adelaide due to freqency differences between Australia and Japan. So how is this done Gly? I am using a Mitsubishi head unit so all I did was plug into the harness and connect the two aerial cables. There were both sides of a white splade connector there as well and I connected this into itself??? Was this wrong? Can you shed some more light on how to power the signal booster?

What bandwidth range has the head unit got?

 

[Guest]

The new one is fine 87-108 on the odd (i.e. 91.9, 92.7, 107.1 etc...). I can't believe it's how it's meant to be and I need an extrnal antenna though, as I'm in metro adelaide and the reception is rubbish! I think Gly is on the right track...

 

[Guest]

oh ok, if its a misti unit it should be fine,

maybe its just crap signal where you are

 

[Guest]

hmmm... So what about other Legnum drivers in adelaide??? Do you guys have the same issue?

 

[Guest]

ok just did some more reading. By the sounds of it I just need to get a converter and use the small aeriel plug in the large hole instead of the large one - Will head to Jaycar tomorrow and report back if it works or not...

 

[Outlanded]

ok just did some more reading. By the sounds of it I just need to get a converter and use the small aeriel plug in the large hole instead of the large one - Will head to Jaycar tomorrow and report back if it works or not...

If you find one of the plug converters can you please give me the part number... i tried a few jaycars but with no luck...

 

[mallen]

hmmm... So what about other Legnum drivers in adelaide??? Do you guys have the same issue?

Yeah mine's crap... Only in the city really but I'm pretty sure I didn't wire mine up to the factory booster flux capacitor thingy...

 

[SiliconAngel]

LOL yes Doc I thought you had a VR4 Matt, not a Delorian??

 

[Hotwire]

Marc mine is ok, but not great.
I tend to just listen to CD's or USB (MP3) so can't comment anywhere else out of the city either. With the SP23 I can usually get reception well past Pt Wakefield on the way north, but I would imagine the legnum would struggle past Gepps X..

 

[damian]

Mine works Ok but again like Lee said I usually only travel around the city areas. Ive got a cheapo Pioneer head unit and just used a converter plug to wire it up and have only the large antenna socket plugged in.
The reception does seem to struggle when im under overhead power lines though, and the reception is always really bad where Portrush Rd meets Glen Osmond road at the traffic lights there.

 

[Guest]

Well I can confirm that using the smaller plug has fixed my issues! I couldn't find an adapter so I just cut the small plug off and connected a larger plug that I bought from Jaycar for $2.

Happy days!

 

[Sydo]

Well I can confirm that using the smaller plug has fixed my issues!

Happy days!

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