Date:         Mon, 17 May 2010 14:08:13 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Radio Reception Fix or Upgrade
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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Thanks DB.  Will pul it and make sure antenna is in all the way and talk to
the stereo guy. Like I said, it only happens once in awhile and I still have
not got the hang of all the features on the receiver.  C ya.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
73 Beetle


On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 2:02 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 02:49 PM 5/17/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>
>> Anyway, seems sometimes the station is not coming in clear enough.  Will
>> run by the stereo shop when I get a chance. I
>>
>
> I just saw that this is happening "since I replaced the receiver with a
> better one."  More expensive or more powerful receiver doesn't always
> correspond to better, or even equal FM reception.  Sony receivers of various
> types, for example, tend to be quite sensitive but not very resistant to
> overloading or adjacent-channel interference when receiving a weak station
> located adjacent to a strong one.
>
> Without a better description of "clear enough" that's the best I can do.
>  Might be the best even *with* a clearer description.  But I wouldn't be at
> all surprised if this was a matter of receiver specs (or how well the
> receiver meets its specs).
>
> Yrs,
> d
>