Fm Antenna

I'm trying to install an XM radio in my 2006 Jetta and I can't find the FM antenna. I do not have an exterior antenna so it must be in the windows. There doesn't appear to be one in the windshield and all I see in the rear window is the defroster grid.

It is in the defroster grid look closley and you will see 2 seperate grids.

2009-01-09 11:06:43 by John B

This is a video that shows how the Keykeeper and I installed the Antennacraft FMSS outdoor FM antenna along with a signal amplifier that also ...

The AM/FM antenna wire is cut right behind the cd deck in my car. Instead of going through and replacing the whole thing is it possible to splice a new antenna wire into the old one, or do they make an adaptor to do this? any other suggestions to get my radio working again let me know!

i would not do it, I believe there are spliters and that may work, but if you try to splice you will very likely cause interference.the antena is a common place as it is to pick up electrical noise if you go monkeying with the wire, then the chance of that will escalate. more fittings, more places for interferance. as a result you would hear engine noise thru the radio.

2007-11-20 05:18:24 by bwjamin

A simple dipole antenna can be used for improved reception of FM broadcast signals.
It has a nominal 3 dB gain over an isotropic source and is directional, tending to favor signals coming broadside to the wire.
A dipole is basically a length of conductor (wire) split into two portions and signal is taken off at the split.

Am installing Peripheral ipod adapter with HD radio. HD radio wires to antenna, that normally would leave me without AM/FM. I want to keep AM/FM AND have HD radio, too. Can I split antenna feed between the two?

I have an '06 TL.
Love the Peripheral ipod + hd radio implementation.

HD Radio includes regular old AM/FM. When you tune to a station, it will automatically jump to the HD version if that station transmits in HD.

I emailed Peripheral about this exact same situation (I was getting better AM/FM reception with my OEM headunit). Here's what they said: "Yes you can split the antenna between the two, but it will cut your reception for each module in half."

If you want full HD Radio and OEM AM/FM reception, I only see two possible solutions:
1) Build an antenna switch (I doubt this exists), so you are not splitting the signal. The TL stereo uses a typical 75 Ohm antenna. Of course, you would have to manually flip the switch when you switch between HD Radio and OEM AM/FM.
2) Add an additional AM/FM antenna. I have no idea where you would place it and what kind of reception you would get.

Good luck!

2008-04-17 11:08:18 by xen-cuts

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Hi everyone,

Is there any way to connect an FM antenna (of any type, dipole "T", terk amplified, etc) to a clock radio's antenna (a piece of wire)? For example, if the FM antenna's output is of a coaxial type, would it just be the center wire of the coax to the dangling wire antenna of the clock radio?

If there is no way to do this, I would appreciate any tips of how to improve the signal strength of a FM station to a clock radio.

THANK YOU!

Zeke

The antenna for FM is built into all the clock radios, that dangling wire is for your AM reception...

2007-07-11 10:53:22 by Zeke

My home theatre system: Sony DAV-DX155 needs a stronger FM receiver so it can catch FM signals. When it was bought, it came with an AM receiver but it's not like I would use it anyways. Anyone know where to buy an FM receiver for home theatre systems, specifically Sony?

Try a better antenna first.

2009-08-15 14:30:35 by Luka S