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  1. 1st February 2011, 04:51 PM #1
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    scratchy radio

    Hey Guys

    My original Disco stereo had a hernia the other day. Wouldnt play/eject cd's, the display was all scrambled and the fm stations stuck to one station only.

    I replaced it with a VDO head unit, and now whenever you put the radio on fm the sound is really scratchy.

    Ive tried a new aerial and coax cable, but still the same. The sound when playing cd's is normal, no scratchy sound at all.

    Any ideas?
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  2. 1st February 2011, 05:31 PM #2
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    What type of aerial have you got - a "conventional" one or is it the kind embedded into window glass as per my classic rangie.
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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    I was using the aerial in the rear window glass, but swapped it over to a convential one and new cable but still didnt make a difference.
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  4. 1st February 2011, 09:32 PM #4
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    If you've tested two different antennas and you had good sound quality from the radio previously, I'd say the problem is with the head unit itself.

    Is it a brand new unit?
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  5. 1st February 2011, 11:22 PM #5
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    It's VDO!

    Their tuners are pretty poor.
    Even worse in fringe areas.

    Kenwood, Alpine or Pioneer have great reception
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  6. 1st February 2011, 11:36 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    It's VDO!

    Their tuners are pretty poor.
    You said what I was thinking. I'd never get a VDO, but hey, I've been indulging in Alpine and Pioneer systems for years.
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    Even crappy radios should still provide reasonable RF reception.

    Does it make any difference when u plug the co-ax in at all?

    Did u have the the 2nd test antenna grounded when u did it?
    They should be grounded to the chassis to get a good groundplane?
    If it was just plugged in and sitting in the floor of the car, its not really a good comparison test.
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    I had the 2nd aerial bolted to the bull bar, cleaned the spot up where I bolted it on.
    I did think it may have been the head unit, I got it for my old car about 3 years ago and never ended up putting it in. So technically its brand new..

    Might give a pioneer or an alpine a go. See if that makes any difference. or load my Ipod up with more songs!!

    Thanks for your help guys.
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