Twoply 0 #1 April 6, 2007 My aiwa stereo in my workshop gets terrible reception even though it's in a wide open space. The station comes in fine everywhere else and it was working fine when I had it in the house. The factory antenna is still attached but looks pretty weak. Do they make a booster to help with reception? I hate listening to static. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjiimmyyt 0 #2 April 6, 2007 billvon could probably answer this better but is there any large electrical motors around? Also does the signal get better if you hold onto the anntena , if so add a length of wire, thta might help. Or get a CD player. "This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 April 6, 2007 Are you trying to listen to AM or FM?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twoply 0 #4 April 6, 2007 Fm. The signal doesnt get any better if I move the antenna wire around. Isn't there just some kind of booster taht you can plug in to increase it's reception? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #5 April 6, 2007 As I had suspected. It's entirely possible that you -can't- do anything about it. Here's why; Unlike AM, FM radio can have a tendency to interfer with itself due to reflections. It's entirely possible, in fact probable, that where your car sits in the garage, could be the null point of a couple of different reflections. It really has nothing to do with overall signal strength, but rather waves coming to the receiver out of phase with one another; one from the transmitting tower and another that has bounced off a building. This is known as multi-path. No matter how much you boosted the antenna signal, you'd still be amplifying the nulled signal and still get, essentially, nothing. Lemme ask you this; does it appear to depend on which station you're listening to? My guess is yes.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twoply 0 #6 April 7, 2007 Yes it does depend on the station. I guess I should try moving it to the other wall? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #7 April 7, 2007 QuoteYes it does depend on the station. I guess I should try moving it to the other wall? Couldn't hurt to try.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
