Weak fm reception

[wewoy_romero]

My wife and i listen to the radio 90% of the time when we are in the car. The problem is mahina makasagap ng signal. Just a few stations lang, luckily kasama yung favorite station namin. Pero outside the metro walang masagap.

So i replaced the stock headunit and still ganun pa rin.

Is there a way to make the reception stronger? Yun ba yung mga fm antenna na binebenta ok? How about tv antenna, will it also increase fm signal aside from getting analog tv signal?

[yebo]

so since napalitan ang hu i assume ok ang connection ng cable sa hu.

check mo yung cable na nakakabit sa antenna. baka naman putol, grounded or nahugot dun sa antenna. pag nahugot sa antenna side yan mahina talaga ang reception kasi shielded cable di gaano makakasagap ng signal.

o yung antenna what type ba? kung yung telescopic na may motor baka naputol yung connection sa loob. pag antenna ang problema palitan mo na lang ng rubber duckie imbes na telescopic. also consider relocating the antenna. baka pwede ilagay sa roof para mas mataas.

[Vodka]

don't forget to plug in the antenna booster circuit! mahina talaga pag disabled yung booster

[wewoy_romero]

My vehicle is a gen1 crv. Hindi motorized yung antenna. Manual siya na hinahatak. Hmmm might have a look kung naputol nga sa loob.

Although i'm not so sure if i can do that kasi iba yung screws sa antenna. Parang hex na star. Siguro my alternative is to use a different antenna.

Thanks for the help. You gave me an idea.

[oj88]

Check your HU if it has a DX setting. Turning it on allows it to pickup distant or weak stations.

You can also get an active antenna and stick it on the windshield or on either of the third-row windows.

Universal Car Windshield Electronic Am FM Radio Non Directional Antenna 12V | eBay

[wewoy_romero]

Yung katulad sa link ni oj88 ang iniisip ko if putol na yung connection sa antenna ko. Malakas talaga kutob ko yun ang culprit. Are those types of antenna good?

[wewoy_romero]

i tried checking the antenna kung putol yung connection pero hindi ko mabuksan talaga kasi iba yung screws ng sa gen1 crv. looks like i'll have to buy yung mga universal antenna.

are they any good?

[dr. d]

i tried checking the antenna kung putol yung connection pero hindi ko mabuksan talaga kasi iba yung screws ng sa gen1 crv. looks like i'll have to buy yung mga universal antenna.

are they any good?

you replaced your HU and it's still weak..
it's probably the antenna connection, as the others already say. after all, your ride is 25 years old..
if you can access the antenna jack end, you can check whether the connection is ok or not, using an ohmmeter.

universal antenna ? replacing your old antenna with a new, generic one (200 kesos siguro) may be, in my opinion, a better option. i have this negative thing about inboard antennas... they clutter the dash..
sometimes, when the old antenna is removed, the break in the connection may be easily seen and remedied.

hex screws? you can easily purchase these from the mall. they're not expensive. even from the 66 or 88 pesos japan stores..
if you are not sure whether it really is a hex screw or not, you may make a clay indentation of the ones screwing your antenna, and show them to the salesman. he'll know what to give you. btw, these specialized screws are usually and best bought, as a set. it's not easy to eyeball the size, kasi. (and star screws may sometimes be mistaken for hex screws.)
good luck.

[wewoy_romero]

you replaced your HU and it's still weak..
it's probably the antenna connection, as the others already say. after all, your ride is 25 years old..
if you can access the antenna jack end, you can check whether the connection is ok or not, using an ohmmeter.

universal antenna ? replacing your old antenna with a new, generic one (200 kesos siguro) may be, in my opinion, a better option. i have this negative thing about inboard antennas... they clutter the dash..
sometimes, when the old antenna is removed, the break in the connection may be easily seen and remedied.

hex screws? you can easily purchase these from the mall. they're not expensive. even from the 66 or 88 pesos japan stores..
if you are not sure whether it really is a hex screw or not, you may make a clay indentation of the ones screwing your antenna, and show them to the salesman. he'll know what to give you. btw, these specialized screws are usually and best bought, as a set. it's not easy to eyeball the size, kasi. (and star screws may sometimes be mistaken for hex screws.)
good luck.

sweet 16 naman, hindi 25

i have a set of hex screws. i tried them all pero they won't fit. parang iba yung ngipin nung sa crv. mas mukhang star kesa sa hexagon. may slit din pero too thin for a flat screwdriver.

balak ko na lang yung antenna na nakadikit sa top windshield. i see them at blade. i just want to ask others na nakagamit na kung malakas naman makasagap ng fm yung ganung type.

my headunit has usb, bluetooth, cd and video. pero kami talaga ng wife ko fm lang talaga ang gusto 90% of the time.

[dr. d]

sweet 16 naman, hindi 25

i have a set of hex screws. i tried them all pero they won't fit. parang iba yung ngipin nung sa crv. mas mukhang star kesa sa hexagon. may slit din pero too thin for a flat screwdriver.

balak ko na lang yung antenna na nakadikit sa top windshield. i see them at blade. i just want to ask others na nakagamit na kung malakas naman makasagap ng fm yung ganung type.

my headunit has usb, bluetooth, cd and video. pero kami talaga ng wife ko fm lang talaga ang gusto 90% of the time.

oo nga pala! my apologies.. old style abacus ang ginagamit ko kasi..
baka nga star screws yan..

[wewoy_romero]

oo nga pala! my apologies.. old style abacus ang ginagamit ko kasi..
baka nga star screws yan..

hehe ok lang. not offended. mas gusto ko nga when people see i have an old vehicle pero na-aalagaan pa rin.

[yebo]

ganito ba sir?



e di ganito need mo



TORX ang tawag dyan. yung iba pa may pin sa gitna lalo na yung mga made in France na appliances.



so need mo Torx driver na may butas



meron nyan sa handyman at ace, green ang color. yung ordinary hex bit red ang color.

[benchman]

Yung katulad sa link ni oj88 ang iniisip ko if putol na yung connection sa antenna ko. Malakas talaga kutob ko yun ang culprit. Are those types of antenna good?

i have that kind of antenna with our L300 versa van installed i think 9yrs ago pa yata. it seems the OEM telescopic antenna didn't work that much with my new after market HU so that's why i bought that so called powered/boosted one. but nothing had changed, FM radio sounds garbled still. i play CDs most of the time anyways and i didn't bothered to buy another antenna until the van was sold.

[wewoy_romero]

*yebo
6 sides siya so dapat hex screws should work. pero yung bottom part niya parang curved and shallow (dunno kung dahil na rin sa pagkaluma) that's why the hex screws won't "bite". i'll post a picture when i get the chance.

*benchman
thanks for the info. so i think mas ok na i-troubleshoot na lang yung stock antenna.

may improvement naman ang fm reception from my old HU. pero minsan may static lang talaga at nawawala ang signal. can't help but compare it with our other vehicle (civic vti with a motorized antenna and stock HU) na malinaw reception even sa parking.

[batang_raon14]

Actually curious ako if antenna nga ba may tama or may nagbago sa modulation ng mga FM stations sa Manila?

Was in the same dilemma 2 months back. Humina yung sagap so I thought antenna rin. Chineck ko naman yung wires gamit multimeter, buo naman. Bumili na rin ako ng booster saka pampalit na antenna, ganoon pa rin. May hissing noise talaga habang gumagalaw, pero malinaw naman pag steady lang ang sasakyan. Then a few days passed and scheduled na for hilamos yung sasakyan ko, so nakigamit muna ako sa iba. Pag-tune ko sa mga usual stations sa ibang sasakyan ganoon din. In the end bluetooth + Spotify na lang muna tuloy ako hehe

[yebo]

sabagay meron nga ibang fm stations na humina. must be the taller buildings causing interference.

[wewoy_romero]

Eto yung screws ng antenna for crv gen1

http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...5_140855_2.jpg

[dr. d]

Eto yung screws ng antenna for crv gen1

http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...5_140855_2.jpg

...isn't that a torx screw?
but it seems, eyeballing it.. you can also use an ordinary flat-blade screwdriver of correct size.. just be careful the outer edges do not scratch too much the antenna cover..

[yebo]

Eto yung screws ng antenna for crv gen1

http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...5_140855_2.jpg

torx yan sir.

[benchman]

sabagay meron nga ibang fm stations na humina. must be the taller buildings causing interference.

^this, actually may sumpong din yun radyo ko minsan. hihina,,,, lalakas/mas claro. experiment sana and i tried looking for a much longer or higher gain antenna yun screw type kaso wala ako makita na kasukat nung thread ng OEM ng hilux.