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Car Forum / Hyundai Cars / July 2004Ping Hyundaitech
Thank you for all the help you have given us on this newsgroup. You've been a great asset to all us Hyundai owners. I would like to ask you about my 03 Elantra's AM radio. Like others, my reception is practically zilch. I live in a major urban area and listening is like trying to pull in a station from 150 miles away. I like AM radio and have no plans to go elsewhere on the band. But do you know what the cause is of this problems which I and many others experience? Can it be fixed? Will my dealer address this problem as its still under the 1 year warranty for such matters. Thanks Just take it to the dealer and tell them it's not working, they will either fix it under warranty or give you some BS reason why it doesn't work. > Thank you for all the help you have given us on this newsgroup. You've been > a great asset to all us Hyundai owners. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks If there's something actually wrong, it'll be covered by the 3/36 warranty on the radio or the 5/60 bumper to bumper warranty on everything else. I don't listen to AM that much, so I don't know much more than what's been posted here. A poor antenna connection will easily cause what you've described. I suspect, however, that based on the number of statements on this newsgroup, that this is simply the way the system is, and there is no defective component. I can't recommend anything more than taking it to the dealer and having them look at it. Thanks Hyundai tech. The FM is doing well, so I doubt the antenna has a bad connection. It looks like I'm going shopping for a radio. I live news, sports, and talk and its located on AM. Hi, Just a quick question. I, too, have noticed a loss in AM reception. If the antenna is the problem, will it make a difference in reception on AM, even with a new radio? J.W. >Thanks Hyundai tech. The FM is doing well, so I doubt the antenna has a bad >connection. It looks like I'm going shopping for a radio. I live news, >sports, and talk and its located on AM. The problem is more likely to be that the radio has a poor quality AM tuner section. One possible fix might be to buy a better AM radio (not necessarily a car model) and patch it into the existing antenna with a splitter. > Hi, Just a quick question. I, too, have noticed a loss in AM > reception. If the antenna is the problem, will it make a difference in [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>connection. It looks like I'm going shopping for a radio. I live news, >>sports, and talk and its located on AM. A bad antenna will affect any radio to which it is connected. I wouldn't give up on the radio if it hasn't been checked. I suspect you're right, but putting in a new radio if the antenna is your problem won't improve anything. Although counterintuitive, I've seen the loose antenna wire cause a major problem on AM but almost none on FM. GM had a problem with antenna wires pulling apart on some of their late 90's N-body cars that would cause the exact condition you describe. >I wouldn't give up on the radio if it hasn't been checked. I suspect >you're right, but putting in a new radio if the antenna is your problem >won't improve anything. Although counterintuitive, I've seen the loose >antenna wire cause a major problem on AM but almost none on FM. GM had a >problem with antenna wires pulling apart on some of their late 90's N-body >cars that would cause the exact condition you describe. It's not counter intuitive. The frequencies involved are quite different - roughly 1 MHz vs 100MHz. The higher the frequency the shorter the antenna. A broken stub might well work at 100 but be way too short at 1. AM car radio antenna length is way short to begin with but is compensated for with circuitry in the radio. As a quck check I would connect another car radio, tweak the AM antenna adjustment and try it in the car. YMMV. ;-) While I am at it - Unless one is looking at high dollar specialty communications gear it is unlikey a non car radio will have the noise suppression and proper antenna matching to work in a car. |
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