AM Radio Reception, 95 Ford Taurus?

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Topic: AM Radio Reception, 95 Ford Taurus?

Posted By: PuppyDawg
Subject: AM Radio Reception, 95 Ford Taurus?
Date Posted: August 04, 2003 at 12:15 PM

I have a friend that's having radio reception problems......he can't seem to get a lot of the AM channels he used to get in his older vehicle (90 mitsubishi eclipse) He has a 95 ford taurus now....he's wondering if he should change the antenna? Or the radio has something to do with it? Why did his Mitsubishi radio pick up these am signals with no problems where as his taurus can't?

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Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: August 04, 2003 at 1:03 PM

Does the taurus have a power antenna? If so, is it working properly? Also, how is his FM reception?

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 04, 2003 at 1:10 PM

Of course the easy answer might be that the Mitsu simply has a better radio/antenna that does the Ford. There is probably nothing wrong. If he does not like the reception of the Ford, he may have no choice but to replace the head unit...

Posted By: PuppyDawg
Date Posted: August 04, 2003 at 1:19 PM

yea the reception and stations are coo on the mitsubishi and the ford.....it's just the ford does pick up the certain couple of stations that mitsubishi can......would i have to replace the head unit? or the antenna? I'm not sure if it has a power antenna either?...

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Posted By: bbmecp
Date Posted: August 09, 2003 at 12:33 AM

if the fm is good then the promblem is going to be not in the antenna or the radio but simply in the vechile. am reception is dependent on the antenna in a way but am isnt a powered signal like fm is. am works much like line of site kind of like a cb radio. you see these trucks with big whip antennas and laugh but there is a good reason for it. the higher the antenna the farther it reaches and also can recieve. same thing with am radio.

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Posted By: Himself
Date Posted: August 09, 2003 at 12:36 AM

bbmecp hit it on the head, if fm is there and am is bad, test the antenna.

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