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IandI · 07-27-2007, 10:48 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by JasonMK

So, I've been working on it and trying to isolate the issue. Pulled the radio antenna to the side away from the wiring harness trying to eliminate the two crossing over. No luck. But I have noticed two things, if they are helpful to anyone reading this with any suggestions.

The higher the AM frequency the better the reception (AM 680 does not come in at all, but AM 1500 comes in ok, with AM 1090 coming in weakly) But this could be a coincidence.

I've also notice that screen will say "1090" but the voices on the radio identify the station as "1190". Other times 1090 will come in, but with interference. I've been in the Baltimore area 2 years and never had these two stations competing before. Anyone else having something like this? Is it possible that the radio can't find AM 680 and I should be looking for it closer to 580?

I just tested my G4 on the AM band and the channels are dead on. I am actually surprised at the quality of reception I get throughout the whole AM band. The tuner in the G4 is really good IMO. I did notice that the scan function does not stop on most channels with a signal, but that's not a big deal.

I would try hooking up a different antenna (or piece of wire) to compare with. Also, make sure you use the latest SD update with the newer G4 install CD that you can obtain from MP3Car. The tuner driver may have been tweaked since the first release.

07-27-2007, 10:48 AM	#4
IandI Low Bitrate Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Dimas, Cali Posts: 76	Quote: Originally Posted by JasonMK So, I've been working on it and trying to isolate the issue. Pulled the radio antenna to the side away from the wiring harness trying to eliminate the two crossing over. No luck. But I have noticed two things, if they are helpful to anyone reading this with any suggestions. The higher the AM frequency the better the reception (AM 680 does not come in at all, but AM 1500 comes in ok, with AM 1090 coming in weakly) But this could be a coincidence. I've also notice that screen will say "1090" but the voices on the radio identify the station as "1190". Other times 1090 will come in, but with interference. I've been in the Baltimore area 2 years and never had these two stations competing before. Anyone else having something like this? Is it possible that the radio can't find AM 680 and I should be looking for it closer to 580? I just tested my G4 on the AM band and the channels are dead on. I am actually surprised at the quality of reception I get throughout the whole AM band. The tuner in the G4 is really good IMO. I did notice that the scan function does not stop on most channels with a signal, but that's not a big deal. I would try hooking up a different antenna (or piece of wire) to compare with. Also, make sure you use the latest SD update with the newer G4 install CD that you can obtain from MP3Car. The tuner driver may have been tweaked since the first release.