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Old Jun 6, 2002
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How can i improve antennae reception?

My reception stinks on both fm and am...well AM is horribly horrible.
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Mine does too! My old 91' Accord didn't have this problem. Anyone?
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Buy a portable radio......No really, my reception sucks too......Its a sacrafice we make for our clean looks........I felt bad at a funeral a while back because afterwards they gave out ribbens to put on your antenna in memory of our buddy......I was the only one that didn't do it....[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]
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Get XM Radio...
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Radio recpetion depends on signal strength at your location. First you have to find out whether it is your radio that has a problem or you are located in a noisy/weak signal area. AM is more susepctible to interference, esp. if your spark plug wire is not connected properly.

For AM/FM Dxing the GE SuperRadio is the best. Does the job inexpensively.
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u could get one of those "rat-tails".. if u know what i mean.. the lil strip that u drag around with a reflector on it..if this doesn't apply to anything, then just forget this post
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XM radio
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yea i heard xm radio is very good but dont u have like pay monthly? i am sure though tell me anyoneknows
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XM isnt going to be around that long. They are having a hard time geting enough subscribers. There were some questions about that at a DishNetwork meeting, and we were all told not to expect much from them.
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You can get an amplifier for the antenna from radioshack
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02Celica-gts....Dont listen to this *****. My good friend is a pioneer rep and deals mainly with XM. It is becoming so popular they have talked about putting another satellite up. They can not keep up with the demand of users. It's 10$ a month, with a one time 10$ setup fee if you do it over the net, or 15$ over the phone. I have it, and it ROCKS!!!!
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Hey APS- does your deck come with the option or did you get that little radar detector thing that you can bring inside and hook up on your home radio?
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what about sirius? it seems to be about as popular as XM, and I don't want to be in the wrong boat when one of them takes over. I think Ii'll wait.

how about getting one of those little antenna booster things and sticking it on your back windshield?
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what about sirius? it seems to be about as popular as XM, and I don't want to be in the wrong boat when one of them takes over. I think Ii'll wait.

how about getting one of those little antenna booster things and sticking it on your back windshield?[hr]



[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] isnt sirrus the name for xm radio?



Thos fm boosters work good, but can make some station more fuzzy-- I have one in my prelude, although i have never tried it in my civic( i think i will try it and see if it is better) - ill let u guys know when i try it
 
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