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« on: May 22, 2012, 10:14:39 AM » |
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I'm not sure how long this has been going on, as I don't listen to AM very much, but:
My AM reception on my I/S radio is gone. I don't mean it's bad. It's just not there at all. I tune to a very strong station nearby, and I don't even get a hint. Just static. Static all across the band. FM is fine and reasonably good reception. Audio is good for both FM and aux. If I had a hint of reception, I would think it was interference of some sort. This is like the antenna isn't plugged in, but I don't believe there is any separate antenna for AM.
Any ideas? The only thing I can think of is that some cable got pinched and thus broke some wires, but I can't figure out what would kill the AM but not the FM.
Mark
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Ricky-D
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« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2012, 11:14:08 AM » |
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Does it say (AM) on the dial? It should, if your radio is on and switched to (AM)
A owners manual would be very helpful for this area.
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Rocketman
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« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2012, 11:37:57 AM » |
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I thought I had covered all the bases with my previous message. I guess not.
Yes, it's on. Yes, it's tuned to AM, and as I stated before, it's tuned to a strong station, so there should be a strong signal.
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« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2012, 11:40:29 AM » |
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if it is saying (AM) on the dial then the problem is within the electronics inside the radio!
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gordonv
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« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2012, 10:21:03 PM » |
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Do you know how to do an auto search for stations? Do that, then see if it records any AM stations. I emailed Dag and sent him the scanned pages from my IS owners manual to do with the radio controls, but I've never seen it posted (hi Dag!), email me, and I can forward to you if you need it (or anyone else).
That should tell you if the radio is finding any AM stations. If it does, then I would figure that something within your AM portion of the radio has blown, as it is receiving a signal and saving it in the scan.
Other than that, no help. I also don't think Clarion would be of much help. I would go to Sierra Electronics, aren't they the people who repair the radios/CBs that are on our bikes?
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« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2012, 01:02:27 AM » |
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AM reception doesn't come in unless you have a good antenna and its good all the way to the radio. FM will come in even with a poor antenna AM will not. Take the radio out and hook a piece of wire or another antenna into it and see if the reception improves. If it does then you need to replace the antenna you have on the bike. Always used AM to check antennas if FM came in spotty turn to AM and see if you have reception if not then antenna time. Also check to see if you have a local and long distance setting on the radio that could cause problems.
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Rocketman
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« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2012, 09:55:37 PM » |
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Thanks for the replies. As for the auto-search, I've done that, and it locks on the first six frequencies on the AM dial. That tells me that it's getting no signal at all.
As for Sierra Electronics, I don't know. I'll have to do some searching to even find out who that is.
As for the antenna: Interesting. I've never heard that. When I get a chance, I'll try your idea with the wire. I have another antenna, so I'll probably try that first.
I've never seen a local/long distance setting on the Valkyrie radio. I've seen it on others, so I know what you're talking about, just never seen it on the I/S.
Mark
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Rocketman
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« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2012, 08:04:38 AM » |
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Update:
I finally got home from my trip, and things finally settled down enough for me to look into this.
I removed the whip from the antenna, and cleaned off the connection point for that. It helped some, to the point that I could hear that there was a station there, but not really understand what was going on.
I have a flooded out I/S in the garage, so I started trying out parts from that. I traded whips, and that didn't do much. I traded back, then removed the connector under the seat from both bikes, and plugged the flooded one's cord into the usable I/S's radio. Massive improvement. I would call that repaired, except it was then tethered to an immobile vehicle.
So, in the process of swapping out the cables (If the whip isn't the problem, and the radio isn't the problem, the cable is the only remaining component), I found that the bad cable had been routed through a very small space next to the CB, and pinched there. I think that the pinching damaged the cable. I couldn't fit the cable connector through the small space, so I had to remove the CB. To remove the CB, I had to remove the trunk, and the previous owner had done some odd kluges to the trunk bolts, and two of them snapped while I was removing it.
So, bottom line, it took lots longer than it should have, I still need to replace those two bolts, but the AM radio is fine now. Thanks for the responses that sent me on the right track.
Mark
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