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  1. 14th September 2012, 01:14 PM #11
    CountP
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    Disco aerial

    Before I rip into the dash can someone tell me if the aerial cable behind the dash has a plug/connector/join somewhere behind the dash besides the one that goes into the back of the radio or is it a continuous cable all the way to the aerial?

    I still haven't been able to solve my lack of radio reception. I am not even getting static. I've been thinking the aerial cable was a bit short when I swopped the head units and I may have pulled it a bit too hard and unplugged it somewhere behind the dash.

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  2. 14th September 2012, 04:48 PM #12
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    FM is useless out of town! RN and ABC local have coverage on AM over lots of Oz if you have a decent radio and antenna.

    Used to have lots of problems with the D2 OEM radio. Really peed off after a long trip across the Nullabooooooring. Perth radio shop supplied me with a great antenna which I spliced into the aerial circuit. He advised that the antenna was the one all the East West Truckies used. He also said the best "fringe" radio on the market for AM was el cheapo Pioneer.

    At home a couple of months later purchased said radio. AM reception was absolutely bloody excellent. Even better after I made up and adaptor to plug into the D2 window plug and bypass it. For big trips used the Perth guy's antenna on a folding gutter grip, could then get ABC RA and Local almost anywhere. Someone later identified the antenna as a 27Meg CB into a stock base.

    So if you have reception problems in the middle of nowhere can only recommend the above setup.

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  3. 15th September 2012, 03:22 PM #13
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    Most car radios have a regional setting that sorts the frequency gap issue. Check that first. It is a known issue with the radios in new Defenders but very easy to fix.

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