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Old 08-28-2015, 07:54 AM   #1
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2014 sunseeker. How's your radio play? Stations just keep coming and going in mine. Anyone change antennas or try and move there's
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Old 08-28-2015, 09:36 AM   #2
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I'm all ears,cause I can't get Charlotte stations and 18 miles to the west (no interference)
Can someone please tell me why you can always get country and R&B?
This country was built on Rock n Roll
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Old 08-28-2015, 02:38 PM   #3
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Must be the radios all I get is PBS
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Old 08-28-2015, 02:51 PM   #4
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I'm all ears,cause I can't get Charlotte stations and 18 miles to the west (no interference)
Can someone please tell me why you can always get country and R&B?
This country was built on Rock n Roll
Probably because you're in the south. go to Minnesota and you probably won't get the country.... LOL
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Old 08-29-2015, 06:35 AM   #5
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That's a fact!
But on a serious note,has anyone come up with a mod or solution?
Amp? Power booster?antennas?
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Old 08-29-2015, 07:48 AM   #6
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i was thinking of getting a hidden antena. like they sell for motorcycles friend has one on the inside of is harley fairing just a wire in plastic tape maybe 30 in long and try under hood .
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Old 08-29-2015, 07:56 AM   #7
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If you do a search on here, I believe you can connect your radio to your TV antenna and get much better reception.
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on my 2010 sunseeker, ford chassis, i get good reception if the station is out in front of me but if the station in located behind me, the signal seems to get blocked by the metal in the rig?
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Old 08-29-2015, 08:33 AM   #9
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I have one of the 2012 and earlier model Jensen radios that seems to work fine on free radio. However I added satellite to it and rarely listen to regular radio anymore. Once you have satellite you'll never go back. It has a portable receiver head and can be moved from vehicle to vehicle as well as connected to a portable boom box that can be used in the house or anywhere outside.
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Old 08-29-2015, 09:06 AM   #10
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I added a little do-hickey module to the aux jack & stream Pandora from my phone via bluetooth......much better
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Bad Radio Reception

Bad radio reception? Try grounding the radio. Don't know where your radio is mounted in your RV, but the chassis of the radio has to grounded.
If you can not receive any AM stations but spotty FM stations your antenna
for the radio is defective or the radio is not grounded. In order for the radio
to work properly the radio case (metal) has to have a ground wire run to the RV's metal body or frame. First to test to see (easiest) if the antenna is defective, just simply run a ground wire to RV's frame. The ground for the
radio's 12 VDC grounding is isolated from the chassis. A separate ground must be run!

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This problem has been discussed here numerous times. If you have a class C, expect horrible AM radio reception on your cab radio due to the antenna being located under the front overhang. FM reception is not affected as much. Having had two Class Cs before ordering my 2860, I requested the cab radio antenna to be located on the coach roof, which was done for an additional cost. (I believe this is standard for the Solara). AM reception is definitely better.
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Old 09-04-2015, 08:23 AM   #13
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Had the same problem, especially on AM side. Coastal RV in Carrolton, VA, young tech came up with idea to use the TV antenna on top and splice into radio, bypassing under front roof antenna. Works great and long, clear reception. Took about 1/2 hour and under $50 for splitter and wire.
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