Does your new radio have a limiter button somewhere...something designed for overpowered AM
stations.  If it's on then the normal AM stations might disappear and you'll only hear the really
high powered ones.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Renz" <aircooledchris@EUCASAFARI.VENDIOWEB.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 12:47 PM
Subject: stock antenna - no AM stations?

> I had an old baywindow before and the stock antenna on that seemed to pick
> up AM stations great.
>
> Im on my third tape deck and I still can't seem to get anything on the AM
> dial.
>
> Does anyone else have better luck, should I replace my antenna, or is it
> mostly the radio that would be at fault?
>
> I just switched to a brand new Sony tape deck and while I can pick up one or
> two now, I dont understand why this massive extended antenna on my van
> OUTSIDE can't fair as well as the clock radio in my bedroom with basically
> no antenna whatsoever.
>
> thoughts, suggestions, tomfoolery welcomed.
>
> best,
> chris