FM reception sucks after install of Kenwood DNX5140
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FM reception sucks after install of Kenwood DNX5140
Finally got my total sweep done !!....One thing I haven't been able to get right is the FM reception. It's not even close to the Blose unit.
I have the blue wire on the GMCO / B3 hooked to the power antenna wire from HU (I also had tried the wire for the amp power up...the same). It does get better when I attach the power wire but still poor. I checked the bigger antenna wire seems OK.
Does the ground wires have anything to do with it ? I just have all the blk. wires hooked together but didn't run them to ground. Everthing else works fine on the HU.
Is there an FM setting in the Kenwood 5140 ? I looked through the manual 100 times..nothing.
Thanks
I have the blue wire on the GMCO / B3 hooked to the power antenna wire from HU (I also had tried the wire for the amp power up...the same). It does get better when I attach the power wire but still poor. I checked the bigger antenna wire seems OK.
Does the ground wires have anything to do with it ? I just have all the blk. wires hooked together but didn't run them to ground. Everthing else works fine on the HU.
Is there an FM setting in the Kenwood 5140 ? I looked through the manual 100 times..nothing.
Thanks
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Markcz/OP...do you have the module grounded? You mentioned all the black wires "tied together" but not grounded?
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In C6 there are 2 antenna modules, both located inside the rear bumper, and both have their own ground, so all you need to connect is the +12v. There is a 'FM Composite Signal' wire that normally connects to the stock radio, but nobody ever confirmed exactly what it does. I believe it's some kind of feedback type system that would tell the modules if the signal is good or bad, telling them if they need more or less amplification, but that's just speculation.
Click here for the antenna schematic.
Click here for the antenna schematic.
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The composite FM signal is most likely the sum of the two antennas, less prone to fading.
It is also known as Diversity Antenna System using more than one antenna.
Sometimes they polarize one antenna vertical and one horizontal.
The intent is to fill in areas that may flutter due to signal strenth.
It is also known as Diversity Antenna System using more than one antenna.
Sometimes they polarize one antenna vertical and one horizontal.
The intent is to fill in areas that may flutter due to signal strenth.
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The composite FM signal is most likely the sum of the two antennas, less prone to fading.
It is also known as Diversity Antenna System using more than one antenna.
Sometimes they polarize one antenna vertical and one horizontal.
The intent is to fill in areas that may flutter due to signal strenth.
It is also known as Diversity Antenna System using more than one antenna.
Sometimes they polarize one antenna vertical and one horizontal.
The intent is to fill in areas that may flutter due to signal strenth.
Jay