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Cargo Master
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,263
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From: BC Canada
I had static too, but found out it was just the wife... so I tune her out!
All kidding aside, make sure you have clean grounds on the antenna and radio, but this is some thing we have to live with, RF noise.
All kidding aside, make sure you have clean grounds on the antenna and radio, but this is some thing we have to live with, RF noise.
Elder User
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 508
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From: Webster, NY
These vehicles in general (that generation explorer/mountaineer) are actually know to the amateur radio community as being RF noisy vehicles in their own right.... they have noise from DC to about 140MHz that is very noticeable.
As aquanaut20 mentioned, check the radio grounds (the AM antenna may be built into the radio or it might be just a connection to the car chassis - if the later, then you need to find where as these are notoriuos for having issues).
Good luck... I gave up on using the AM radio in my truck on anything other than the local stations.
As aquanaut20 mentioned, check the radio grounds (the AM antenna may be built into the radio or it might be just a connection to the car chassis - if the later, then you need to find where as these are notoriuos for having issues).
Good luck... I gave up on using the AM radio in my truck on anything other than the local stations.
