AM Radio Receiver Options for D2a?

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Originally Posted by Rick Fischer

Hi

If you are still looking this is what you need to install. Interstate truckies use them almost exclusively. ...................or so I was told. Mine works a treat.

AudioXtra - Axis, Blaupunkt, Dynamat, Uniden, Vertex Wholesaler - SW2

The lead is, if I recall the correct impedance (90ohm) for AM. Everything else out there is 70-75 ohm and set up for FM.

You can also get the short whip for around town.

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My local guy has lent me a SW2 1.5m one for the weekend. Going to Margaret River to help SIL move some timber for a couple of days, so will get a good tryout! Will feedback later.

Gavin. Are you running a noise suppressor on your alternator. I have one on the d1 & am running Mobile one Bandscanner ariel & can listen to abc 594 which is in Horsham which is about 300 km's from my home location. Regards Shane.

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Originally Posted by superquag

I'll confess to preferring the AM stations in general, and ABC/regionals in particular

A decent aerial is much better than an add-on in-line RF amplifier, which is just as good as amplifying noise as it is signal.

I feel your pain, the piece of (expensive?) rubbish in my softdash Classic is hopeless on AM. - Either too little signal-quiet- ...and noisy, or, press the "DX" (long distance) button and the front end overloads and it's loud AND distorted.
Mine has the radio aerial on one of the rear windows, with an in-line amplifier up in the roof lining, AFAIK. US models had them on both rear windows.

Never tried it in the bush, but if the Perth-Mandurah freeway run is any indication, then my 100 year old SONY AM/FM Walkman is just a good.
Or bad...

PS, as far as Perth is concerned, I wonder if the AM transmitter power has been reduced.... or moved to a less effective location.:eek:

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Sorry to dissapoint you,Perth and other ABC stations are fine.
I get 720 down here in my D2,rodeo work ute,and in most of the machines we have no problems at all.I get 558(ABC Great Southern from the Wagin transmitter) easy in Perth and north of Perth plus clearly in Albany and out to Esperance.
Its the am reciever/antenna setup.Most are only now made to get good FM reception.I have an Alpine unit in the grader,its pretty poor at AM and very poor at FM reception.It has a short rubber antenna wich I have found to be very ordinary in the past.
Andrew

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Originally Posted by disco 3 door

Gavin. Are you running a noise suppressor on your alternator. I have one on the d1 & am running Mobile one Bandscanner ariel & can listen to abc 594 which is in Horsham which is about 300 km's from my home location. Regards Shane.

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Shouldnt need any noise suppression on a D2.The ECUs wouldnt cope with a noisy alternator I would have thought.
Andrew

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Originally Posted by flagg

Axis antenne are made in Cessnock, NSW too ... for people who care about that sort of thing :)

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Yep, as long as the quality really is there...

Pity the website is so difficult to get any info from... prices ? availability? factory-direct sales?

As I posted before , Mobile 1 make a range of AM/FM antennas.

Mobile One AM/FM Antennas

I had one on my RRC for about 10 years and it was excellent quality.
Regards Philip A

Great Info..

Cheers