Problems getting radio stations after installing new head unit

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Apr 11, 2005 | 04:41 PM

axotik

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Problems getting radio stations after installing new head unit

I got this head unit installed a week ago Kenwood MP5028, now stations I normally got before with the stock head unit are nearly impossible to get now. Someone said they forgot to hook up the antenna is this possible?

Apr 11, 2005 | 06:15 PM

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very possible and more than likely that is it. Just take it back and tell them to hook the antenna up.

Apr 11, 2005 | 08:27 PM

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IF the antenna is connected then its still expected to lose substantial signal. You went from Factory Nissan Diversity to a single antenna.

Apr 11, 2005 | 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max

IF the antenna is connected then its still expected to lose substantial signal. You went from Factory Nissan Diversity to a single antenna.

I had the same issue with my Alpine HU, and a helpful guy at a local stereo shop explained it the same way as Don. The stock HU is tuned to work VERY well with the 2-pin antenna system. However, aftermarket HUs don't have the tuning system required to bring the two signals together correctly, and thus they get a terrible signal. I get almost nothing with my HU, and I've tried chaning adapters. No luck. I wish there were an answer to this, but in the grand scheme of things, my mp3 discs do the job just fine.

-Brian