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I have a kenwood dnx7100 and the radio reception is horrible, should i
A) get a powered antenna

B) there is just no way to fix it and i have to live with it.

C) there are other ways to fix it besides a powered antenna.

thanks in advaced
-Justin

 

how did you hook up the radio, what harness? you need to connect the power antenna lead to a switched power source.

 

Did you use the diversity antenna adaptor?

 

Did you connect the power antenna lead when you installed the radio? It's my understanding that the antenna, which in in the rear window, has a booster that needs power.

 

my friend also having this problem with his Kenwood.

 

i dont have a powered antenna and i didnt install it my self, it was a metra antenna adapter.

 

I know you don't have a power antenna. None of the cars do, but the power antenna lead needs to be connected to the stock harness. The antenna adapter is something different.

 

so to correct this problem i should get a power antenna and connect it to the stock harness?

 

You power up the antenna amplifier. It will be grn/wht or red/wht wire.

 

No, you don't get a power antenna. You need to wire the power antenna turn on lead from your new radio to the correct wire on the wiring harness adapter (assuming that's what you used) labeled for the power antenna lead.

 

alrite, the main problem is that i didnt install it myself, so when i take out the HU what should i look for, pictures would be great, and what exactly should i do.

also i brought it back to the place of install and they said everything was fine.
so could it be somthing different?

 

Dude, take it back to your installer and have him fix it! You should get what u paid for and there is noi reason why ur reception should be screwed up. There is plenty of people who hjave upgraded their HU with no reception issues.

 

i did take it back, they said nothng was wrong. if everything is plugged in right then my question is, what could be wrong with it. i think it is just an inevitable problem.

 

You could have several problems. The first one could be the installer. Does he know there is a antenna amplifier that needs to be powered up? You could also have a head unit with a weak tuner. Most aftermarket radios are never as good as the factory radios but should not be bad either.

There is a antenna signal wire that gets 12 volts that sits next to the constant power wire(yellow). This is the wire you will want to make sure is hooked up.

 

hmmm I am having the same problem and taking the deck out tomorrow, once I will see if I forgot to hook up the power antenna cable I will post it here...