You probably know the pain of listening to your favorite station only to have it interrupted bybad reception.
However, they also tend not to work quite as well as old-fashioned whip and mast antennas.
There are manykinds of car antennasout there, so don’t limit yourself to something that doesn’t work.
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The bad news is that there’s no fix for this.
More bad news here because the relative signal strengths of neighboring radio stations are out of your control.
The only possible fix is to use a head unit with an analog tuner mechanism.
Locate and remove any sources of RF interference in your car.
The most likely culprit is the alternator, but there are other possible sources.
This may require assistance from a mechanic.
It’s one of the prices you pay for big city life.
Rusty Antenna
You’d probably notice if your antenna fell off, right?
But what if the electrical connections become corroded or rusted over time?
And if your tuner can’t make a proper connection to the antenna, radio reception will suffer.
This one has an easy fix: Replace the antenna or clean up the corroded connections.
If this happens to you, blame it on the car wash and call it good.
Extend the mast, and you’ll be back in business.
Find a new head unit you like, install it, and say so long to awful radio reception.
