windscreen aireal- useless?
windscreen aireal- useless?
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hairyben

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8,516 posts

212 months

Saturday 18th June 2011
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my van (vito mk2) has a FM antenna element running along the top of the windshield, and pretty dire reception- are these generally substandard and best replaced with a proper antenna, or should I be looking for a bad connection? I listen mostly to LBC, so probably not as good a signal as Radio1 etc.

sday12

5,067 posts

240 months

Saturday 18th June 2011
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Aerial

Glassman

24,959 posts

244 months

Sunday 19th June 2011
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Fitted hundreds of these windscreens and can't say I remember anyone complaining that the integral aerial or as Porsche like to call it, 'radio diversity' is a bad idea.

Like Porsche, the VAG versions have the aerial sandwiched in between the two layers of glass but on the Vito, the aerial is 'applied' to the inside of the glass - it's quite possible that you may have a break in the antenna.

Other than that, check the module.

davepoth

29,395 posts

228 months

Sunday 19th June 2011
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Glassman said:
Fitted hundreds of these windscreens and can't say I remember anyone complaining that the integral aerial or as Porsche like to call it, 'radio diversity' is a bad idea.

Like Porsche, the VAG versions have the aerial sandwiched in between the two layers of glass but on the Vito, the aerial is 'applied' to the inside of the glass - it's quite possible that you may have a break in the antenna.

Other than that, check the module.
It's absolutely dire in late Rover 75s. I can only get Radio 4 longwave.

Glassman

24,959 posts

244 months

Sunday 19th June 2011
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davepoth said:
It's absolutely dire in late Rover 75s. I can only get Radio 4 longwave.
Rover 75 aerial(s) in the heated rear window.

sonarbell

226 posts

196 months

Sunday 19th June 2011
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Most screen (Front or Rear) aerials have a pre-amp somewhere. Alwasys a good idea to check power and connections to them.

hairyben

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8,516 posts

212 months

Sunday 19th June 2011
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ah. Could this pre amp be combined in the factory fit radio I jettisoned?

Probably easier to wap a new one on the roof I guess.