Static/Crackling noise on AM band

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Topic: Static/Crackling noise on AM band

Posted By: einreb
Subject: Static/Crackling noise on AM band
Date Posted: January 12, 2004 at 12:53 AM

I just installed my car stereo but the AM band has static and crackling noise. What seems to be the problem?

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Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: January 12, 2004 at 11:23 AM

What year make and model is your car? Also is the antenna built into the rear window?

Posted By: einreb
Date Posted: January 12, 2004 at 10:10 PM

Thanks for your quick reply. My car is a Volkswagen Beetle 72 model. The antenna is just installed into the front .

Posted By: danxav13
Date Posted: January 14, 2004 at 12:31 PM

Don't know if this is true but from my own experiences, aftermarket radio manufacturers don't focus too much on the quality of their AM bands so much as the FM and CD/Tape. Just my opinion. No aftermarket radio I have ever had was worth a @#$% in AM mode (yes, they were the very expensive kind).

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