The plug that is on the van DOES look like a Motorola a/c adapter I have for
a Bluetooth headset.
Anyway, seems sometimes the station is not coming in clear enough.  Will run
by the stereo shop when I get a chance. I do not use AM so I don't have the
static preventer on my dizzy since I replaced it, but was told that will
interfere with AM only. Thanks to all.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 1:43 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 09:53 PM 5/16/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>
>> OK, well there was a wire coming out of the dash with a little circle type
>> male end and when I bought the van there was no stereo in it.  I got a Volvo
>> antenna adapter that turned that little round male plug into a long male
>> plug that is the type currently plugged into back of the stereo. The adapter
>> has a blue wire coming out of it for the power antenna, I believe.  Just
>> wanna extend my range.
>>
>
> Gotcha.  European to Motorola (?) type plug.  Dunno how power antennas are
> wired; but it that is indeed a power-antenna feed then putting voltage on it
> will make no difference.  OTOH if the adapter has an amplifier built in,
> then powering it would likely make your reception either better (if you're
> out in the puckerbrush) or maybe worse (if you're in the city).  Or if it's
> to power an amplifier built into the antenna itself, I'd expect no
> difference but you might end up with twelve volts sitting on your antenna
> which could conceivably be awkward.
>
> Yours,
> d
> ps -- What exactly do you mean by "static?"  Crackling noises, or something
> else?  It's generally only AM radios that are subject to "static" reception
> from lightning etc etc.  That's one of the main features of FM, that it
> rejects any kind of AM signal.
>