Date:         Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:24:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?
Comments: To: jbclem1 <jbclem1@CHARTER.NET>
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Is it picking up a lot of interference or just not picking up much of
anything? jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "jbclem1" <jbclem1@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?


> Does your new radio have a limiter button somewhere...something designed
for overpowered AM
> stations.  If it's on then the normal AM stations might disappear and
you'll only hear the really
> high powered ones.
>
> John
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Renz" <aircooledchris@EUCASAFARI.VENDIOWEB.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 12:47 PM
> Subject: stock antenna - no AM stations?
>
>
> > I had an old baywindow before and the stock antenna on that seemed to
pick
> > up AM stations great.
> >
> > Im on my third tape deck and I still can't seem to get anything on the
AM
> > dial.
> >
> > Does anyone else have better luck, should I replace my antenna, or is it
> > mostly the radio that would be at fault?
> >
> > I just switched to a brand new Sony tape deck and while I can pick up
one or
> > two now, I dont understand why this massive extended antenna on my van
> > OUTSIDE can't fair as well as the clock radio in my bedroom with
basically
> > no antenna whatsoever.
> >
> > thoughts, suggestions, tomfoolery welcomed.
> >
> > best,
> > chris
>