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07-05-2007, 07:52 PM
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Antenna Trouble
Ok here goES
The other day i was listening to a program on a AM staion when i suddenly lost the station not only that one station, but the whole am band. Thinking my aftermarket unit went belly up I swaped in the stock unit and to my suprise there still is no AM signal getting to the radio the FM band work fine but no AM does anyone have any idea what is bad. Don 
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07-05-2007, 09:22 PM
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Only a guess that there's something wrong between the antenna tip and radio. Appearently we're known for poor AM reception. That you were listening to it when it stopped working is kinda indicitive that it USED to work fine though. Good stuff.
But doesn't give you much direction, sorry. 
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07-06-2007, 01:03 PM
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Well
once again I stumped the org seems when ever I have a problem I cant figure out no one else can either o well looks like I have a couple of hours of troubleshooting ahead of me.
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07-07-2007, 01:39 AM
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I've brought this up many a time. Same prob. Got FM, AM nada!
Dealer wanted to swap the radio for $340  I went and bought a $10 hand-held SW radio for my traffic reports, and I'm laughing...
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07-07-2007, 02:51 AM
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If I had your issue, I'd get a really inexpensive antenna and plug it into the back of my audio head and see if I had an issue with the head unit (I said "head unit", heh-heh). That way, I'd be much closer to isolating the problem...
Goog luck there...
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07-07-2007, 04:18 PM
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07-07-2007, 05:23 PM
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07-07-2007, 05:31 PM
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update
OK guys i dove into my problem today and figured it out. First I disconnected the cable from the antenna base with the cable disconnected I had a good FM signal I then tune in a AM station and touched the center wire on the cable and bingo the station cam in loud and clear. cable and head unit are fine. Next I removed the antenna base and started to look everything over and what to my surprise did I find when some underpaid Mexican installed the antenna they pinched the cable coming out of the base over time it wore through till the wire broke. So it looks like i am in the market for a new base.
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07-08-2007, 12:10 AM
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 You might have solved a very old and perplexing issue for many of us! Please keep us updated 
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