On 23 Sep 2005 at 18:57, Chris Renz wrote: > I do receive FM stations, although very patchy at best. I can sit and > scan > and find a station one minute, then it will be gone for the next 10 > attempts > to scan and locate that channel again.
Ok. That strengthens the argument almost to 100% that you have an antenna problem. Whether it's a connection, cable or the antenna itself, we don't know. The ones I'm familiar with come with the cable already attached. You can try wiggling the cable at the base of the antenna while the radio is on; if you hear anything change, even if you're off a station, then you probably have a broken connection and might as well go for a new antenna. You can get a cheapy at the local FLAPS for a few bucks to be sure before buying a quality one from an on-line vendor. Please let us know how you make out. (A note: It helps everyone for people to come back and tell us what was *really* wrong after getting advice from the list. We can all learn something new if we guessed wrong.) //Jack |
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