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View Poll Results: Are you having Radio Reception Issues | |||
Yes - FM Issues | 20 | 45.45% | |
No - FM Issues | 6 | 13.64% | |
Yes - AM Issues | 12 | 27.27% | |
No - AM Issues | 6 | 13.64% | |
Yes - TMC Issues | 6 | 13.64% | |
No - TMC Issues | 4 | 9.09% | |
Yes - RDS Issues | 8 | 18.18% | |
No - RDS Issues | 7 | 15.91% | |
Yes - All of the above | 4 | 9.09% | |
No - I have NO ISSUES AT ALL | 15 | 34.09% | |
I AM using a Splitter | 9 | 20.45% | |
I am NOT using a Splitter | 17 | 38.64% | |
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7th February 2011, 13:46 | #141 | |
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Thanks for all your efforts in working out a solution. In my case, I don't think this is optimal. I am currently running the standard aerial (from the OEM amp in the C-pillar) to the DD and have removed the splitter to the TMC altogether. I can now get a lot of FM channels put the reception is by no means perfect. I regularly drive from Berkshire to Cleveland and a lot of other places across the country, and there a number of areas where I can't get good national radio reception, such as R1. I never had such issues with my old Kenwood. Now, I still have one of those in line filter/amplifier things fitted. I will try removing this in case it is introducing another issue, but I think the solution would be better external amplification of the signal or support from the factory on improving the radio 'electronics', which I gather is unlikely. Did you try running the aerial through your amp into the radio input, without considering the TMC? Did it give any noticeable difference? I guess this is difficult if you are already in a good reception area. I'm not convinced the TMC needs as much amplification as the radio. When the splitter was installed my TMC was working fine but I could barely pick any FM channels up on the radio. Cheers, Rich
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7th February 2011, 14:09 | #142 | |
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Is what you have something like this... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/12V-Amplified-...item5d2d4c9120 As we have all found out, you get what you pay for !...and with that it's nowt !... I have mine in the glovebox, soon to be bin as it's worse than useless.. You should make sure that all your connections are solid and the amp in the pillar is getting the 12v feed as that could be one of your problems. As with everything in my job ( I work in I.T. ) it's hard to diagnose fully without seeing the problems 1st hand.. I have the amps available to order, but it's hard to say it's going to work if you have other issues going on also. It may be that you need one of the two amps I have available to boost your aerial signal. I did run the aerial straight into the DD without going anywhere near TMC and it's nigh on perfect, hence finding the fix for those of us who paid for an RDS / TMC model, only to find we couldn't use it to it's full potential due to splitting the signal between the two.. In my case the reception was good enough with just the aerial into the DD, it was when I introduced the splitter to enable the TMC use that I started having issues My solution does away with that and I did find when going through all the steps that I did need the 22db Amp to boost the TMC using the method I have detailed in my posts.. All I know is the current "fix" works for me ! I hope this helps somewhat !?!
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Cheers, Rich
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Well I have two versions available... see this post... http://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/sh...ad.php?t=77691 Like I said though, without seeing your problem 1st hand, it's a bit difficult to say if either of these will do the trick... PM me if you want one though and I can add you to the list...
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Hi Guys, Can we start a list of how many of these will be needed?
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