Stereo AM Reception

[kidinspace]

Recently changed HU for a Sony, and now i don't get any AM reception.
Previous factory fit HU worked fine on all band as well.
I know it's not the HU as the HU worked fine on all bands in the previous car.
Is there somehting i'm missing here?

.G.

 

[chris1985]

u need to get some kinda aerial booster i think.

mines is the same since i put my alpine in, even fm is a bit patchy

 

[PhilW]

If its like a VW connection you need to disconnect the wire goin to the K-line, which is normally a blue and white wire off the back of the unit. You can use this wire to power a power amplifier, PC5-52 (halfords sell them as well as most ICE shops).

This is a great thread to check if your setup is the same as the mk4 golf, especially if you look at the last part of the DIY.

 

[NickyJam]

yep aerial booster is needed...the factory hu's have it built in

 

[Damoegan]

I use a aerial booster. Got it of the bay for about 6 quid and used the blue remote live for a amp to power it. Works a treat.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

My standard HU seems not to pick up AM at all...

 

[kidinspace]

My standard HU seems not to pick up AM at all...

I think the factory fit stereo already has a signal booster in it already... ...Meaning they made the rest of the Ariel system weaker than it should be so if you removed the factory fit stereo then you would have a greater chance of bring the car back to them to fix it.

.G.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

I think the factory fit stereo already has a signal booster in it already... ...Meaning they made the rest of the Ariel system weaker than it should be so if you removed the factory fit stereo then you would have a greater chance of bring the car back to them to fix it.

.G.

Standard HU though... a bit crap in my opinion!

 

[kidinspace]

Booster has been ordered, so I'll need to wait till next week when it arrives to see if it works.
Hope it does cos my FM reception was a bit funny the other day as well.

.G.

 

[Nath.]

Standard HU though... a bit crap in my opinion!

Didn't know the Alana had AM, just FM and MW I thought.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Didn't know the Alana had AM, just FM and MW I thought.

AM is MW isn't it?

 

[Nath.]

Maybe, I don't know.

Maybe a google is in order.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Maybe, I don't know.

Maybe a google is in order.

Good old Wikipedia:

"Medium Wave (MW) is a part of the Medium frequency (MF) radio band used mainly for AM broadcasting. Some experiments and trials are planned or under way for a digital modulation such as Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)[1]. For most of the world the frequencies used for broadcasting are from 515 kHz-1629 kHz, and in North America an extended MW broadcast band goes from 515 kHz-1715 kHz."

So we were both right! Radio is still rubbish IMHO

 

[Nath.]

Good find.

Ipod beats radio every time

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Good find.

Ipod beats radio every time

You are bob-on with that.... but all I have at the moment is an FM transmitter which is crap. Need an Ipod lead soon I feel.

 

[Nath.]

Ebay is your friend mate, I used to have a lead that went in the back of the Alana and it was fine but I now have this.

Just leave the ipod in the glove box and navigate it with the HU or steering wheel controls

Think they are about £100 now in Halfrauds.

 

[kidinspace]

Help!!!

HELP!!!

I fitted the PC5-52 to the car and it got my MW reception, then the radio went off and the door locked.

Why would the doors lock!?

I fitted the power cable for the PC5-52 to the Red cable from the ignition as this was the only cable that became live when the ignition is switched on.

So it's either the fuse on the back on the stereo or the one in the fuse box.

I'm at work just now so I don't have my manual, where is the fuse box?

.G.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Ebay is your friend mate, I used to have a lead that went in the back of the Alana and it was fine but I now have this.

Was it the standard SEAT one that I could get from the stealers or another one?

 

[kidinspace]

Was it the standard SEAT one that I could get from the stealers or another one?

Standard Seat Headunit? - No a Sony CDX-GT23
The PC5-52 came from PassionAuto on ebay.

I've managed to get my hands on a Multimeter so i'm now going to head out into the dark with a torch to see if i can figure it out.

.G.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Standard Seat Headunit? - No a Sony CDX-GT23
The PC5-52 came from PassionAuto on ebay.

I've managed to get my hands on a Multimeter so i'm now going to head out into the dark with a torch to see if i can figure it out.

.G.

Sorry mate, if you read my post I was asking nathwarr!