Charles: some 4 or 5 years ago I received a powered antenna booster from Crutchfield. While it doesn't do a thing when you're camping out in the boonies, because there are no radio waves to pick up, it does allow radio reception quite a bit further from the transmitters than without. For example, I can receive a particular station some 40-60 miles beyond where I would lose it without the booster. For that reason I have left it in place. The downside is it can mess up the scan feature on some radios. Because it boosts everything picked up by the antenna, some lesser radios merely have louder, stronger static between stations, so if you hit the scan button, it goes up one click and stops, playing static. Not a big deal if everything is already programmed, but just something to be aware of. I have it powered from the antenna lead on the radio. Steve '85 westy kent, wa
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Charles McGehee Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 5:01 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: antenna boosters Has anyone had any experience with antenna boosters powered or non-powered? I'm sick of poor reception in the boonies and mountains. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Charles '85 Westy |
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