The radio in my Dodge Dakota died last week so I purchased an after market AM/FM/CD unit. It accepts a USB drive device and an SD card. The biggest plus for me is that it has two RCA jack outputs for stereo. I found that I am now able to record directly off of the radio to a device like iRiver 899 or other devices that have a line-in. This is great for bandscanning and casual dashboard DXing. And it cost me about $120 total! And also, the radio is fairly sensitive to boot.
Now I have a couple of questions. 1. My truck suffers from really bad ignition noise. It has had this problem since the day I bought it. How do I troubleshoot to get rid of this. It varies in intensity with the speed of the engine, so I assume it is spark plug related. I have had it tuned several times and each time told them about the problem. I think the repair guy did not quite understand. What should I do? 2. Is there some way to inductively connect an antenna to the whip antenna? I touched the antenna with my hand and it got a little more gain, enough on some of the weaker signals, that they become audible. Anyone had experience with that? 3. I also have a problem at certain speeds when loud crackling noises. It goes away at low speeds. I suspect it is an antenna shorts or open connection. Any ideas anyone? -- Bill Harms Elkridge, Maryland Check out the Spokane Radio History Pages http://spokaneradio.philcobill.com and the Spokane Radio Tower Pages http://spokanetowers.philcobill.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
